Last fall I visited Brian Levy and the Micro Showcase in Washington, DC. Brian’s friend (a jazz musician) had some triangular shaped property in the Stronghold neighborhood next to an alley and a cemetery. The odd shaped lot is now home to the Boombox, an artist studio and music space made from two 45 foot “High Cube” shipping containers.
https://youtu.be/0aHrasrbjg0
High Cube containers are one foot taller than a standard shipping container and at 9 foot 6 inches they can fit a wide range of uses. For the Boombox, the two containers were welded together lengthwise to create a 16×45 foot space and then divided between a 20 foot garage and a 25 foot artist studio. The wall of one side of the studio rolls open (with skateboard wheels) to create a music stage. Guests can sit outside on the lawn to hear impromptu concerts.
Before the structure was built it had to comply with District of Columbia zoning regulations for a “garage/artist studio” and it was completed to DRCA building regulations with full permits. The Boombox is sometimes included on the free Micro Showcase tours.
Photos/Video by Micro Showcase/Boombox DC and Christina Nellemann
By Christina Nellemann for the [Tiny House Blog]