Pop-up Starbucks made of shipping containers

Recycling shipping containers into houses and environmental centers has been the new architectural hotness for a while, but what good are houses and environmental centers when you can’t get coffee? This four-carton Starbucks near Seattle (go fig) offers a recycled alternative to your strip-mall Starbucks. Freelancers beware, though — it doesn’t really have an inside, so […]

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Recycling shipping containers into houses and environmental centers has been the new architectural hotness for a while, but what good are houses and environmental centers when you can’t get coffee? This four-carton Starbucks near Seattle (go fig) offers a recycled alternative to your strip-mall Starbucks. Freelancers beware, though — it doesn’t really have an inside, so you won’t be able to camp out and get work done. (Maybe that is considered a valid excuse? “Sorry, my Starbucks didn’t have an inside.”)

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