What Does a Shipping Container Office Interior Look Like?

Shipping container office interiors often look almost the same as their permanent and modular counterparts, albeit with different dimensions. These are just some of the amenities you can expect from your container office, as well as some indicators that using a shipping container may be right for you.

Why Choose a Shipping Container Office?

Container offices are a popular choice for organizations across all industries, notably—but not exclusively—construction and event management. Some of the reasons businesses are more often using containers as office spaces include:

• Portability: Part of the reason why construction companies and event organizers use shipping containers as offices is because they’re easy to move from place to place as projects start or events end.

• Affordability: Compared to site-built buildings, it’s more affordable to adapt a shipping container into an office since it uses a pre-existing framework while still allowing for customization.

• Convenience: If your team needs to respond to rapidly changing needs on the ground, a shipping container office makes it easier to operate within days instead of months.

• Durability: By design, shipping containers can withstand some of the most extreme elements the earth has to offer, such as hurricane-force winds or wave action. This makes them ideal as offices in remote locations and areas with unpredictable weather conditions.

• Sustainability: In addition to being readily available on a quick turnaround, shipping container offices can be more easily reused and reduce waste compared to traditional or even some modular offices.

What a Shipping Container Office Interior Looks Like

While they may look like ordinary shipping containers on the outside, these offices can have all the amenities of a standard site-built office in a convenient, compact space. While they may be narrower than most office layouts, they still have space for multiple desks and workspaces.

There are thousands of possible layout options with a shipping container office. Some offices have a single room with multiple desks and a break area and are generally more open-concept by design. However, container offices can also be outfitted with bathrooms, storage closets, kitchenettes, and other amenities that make it feel like a standard office.

No matter the layout, interior design of your office, or the type of work you do, these spaces are ideal for anything from call centers to project management offices. They also make effective pop-up shops, remote command centers, foreman offices, and more.

Shipping Container Office Interior Amenities

While most of these amenities come standard with Nadler Modular’s shipping container offices, others can serve as add-ons that make your office feel more like a reflection of your business.

• Windows: All our shipping container office designs come with windows to let in ambient and natural light. Since exposure to natural light can improve productivity and creativity, windows are standard with our containers.
• Doors: Our 20-foot shipping container offices come with one door on the side of the container, as well as an operable container door at one end for better accessibility as needed. The 40-foot model has two standard-sized office doors in addition to the functioning container door at one end. All doors come with security locks.
• Climate control: These offices come with full HVAC features for heating and cooling, along with a programmable thermostat in our 8’ by 40’ offices.
• Lighting: Featuring multiple interior lights, these shipping container offices use LED lighting for energy savings. For added security during evening shifts, they also come with exterior lights.
• Electrical outlets: With six interior receptacles in our 20-foot containers and seven in our 40-foot containers, our 100-AMP electrical panels power everything you need, from HVAC and lights to computers and equipment.
• Flooring: At Nadler, our shipping containers come with unfinished flooring as an economical option for getting your office when you need it. However, we also provide optional finished flooring through NadlerPlus™.
• Walls: Using the same durable material that keeps all types of products dry and protected during transpacific voyages, the walls of your container office are well-insulated and ideal for keeping out noise, rain, wind, and everything in between that can disrupt your operations.
• Desks and tables: Through NadlerPlus™, we offer conference tables with multiple seats, several styles of individual desks, and workstations with privacy panels and space for computers and file storage.
• Security: In addition to providing locks on doors, we also offer metal security screens for windows and bars for doors through NadlerPlus™. These security upgrades prevent burglary and dissuade vandals. 
• Partitions: Need additional privacy for everyone working in your office? Just let us know—we can include partitions in your layout that make it easier to give everyone their own space.

Who Uses Shipping Container Offices?

• Construction companies: For construction companies of all types, container offices make excellent job site offices because they’re easy to ship anywhere their operations may take them.

• Event organizers: Container offices are an excellent choice for on-site logistics and meeting spaces. They take up minimal space at an event venue and are easy to move in and out after the event has concluded.

• Non-profit and humanitarian organizations: For organizations that need to operate on the ground where people need help the most, shipping container offices make it easy to start providing aid within struggling communities.

• Agricultural operations: Providing site offices and break areas for agricultural workers is easier with container offices. These containers can be set up anywhere you operate, be it a cattle ranch with thousands of acres of pasture or a small, organic orchard.

• Small businesses and startups: Micro-businesses and startups who are just beginning their journey can use shipping container offices as an economical base of operations—especially as their teams continue to grow.

• Manufacturing and industrial companies: Shipping container offices are ideal for the manufacturing and industrial sectors, especially for businesses that are actively expanding their operations or consolidating their office space to one campus.

Shipping Container Offices from Nadler

Get the perfect office space for your organization in an economical, convenient package with shipping container offices. Ready to find the right office space for your team? Request a quote from us today to get started.