Structure with 20 kitnets was built during the pandemic and appears in a context of novelty in the CapitalWritten by Lucas Falconery, lucas.falconery@svm.com.br 14:29 - 27 July 2022. Updated at 15:59A kitnet condominium made of containers appeared, “overnight” in the eyes of the neighborhood, on Rua Tenente Benévolo, in Fortaleza, and should receive the first residents next week.With shorter execution time, the work also had a 40% reduction in costs.There are 20 houses divided into 3 different sizes: 15m², 18m² and 30m².The kitnettes, with thermal insulation and painting to protect the effects of the sun, are inaugurated in a context of few constructions made in this modality.The condo has 2 floors.“The residents are delighted, I receive WhatsApp (with curiosities) from so many people, and someone has already come asking us to do it for him”, says the owner, David Rodrigues, 40 years old.Also check Ceará What are and where are the 10 tallest buildings in Fortaleza;see images Germano Ribeiro Condominium resident is sentenced to indemnify neighbor for noise in renovation work Business Increase in freight and lack of containers generate a worrying scenario for the logistics sector in CEResidencial Gerardo Campos, named in honor of David's grandfather, is in the final stages of painting and renovating the sidewalk.In the midst of this process, the first objects of the changes and plants that should decorate the place arrive.But all this movement to live “in iron houses”, in the heat of Ceará?“All the containers have thermal insulation, which can be made of styrofoam and glass wool, plus the structure that can be drywall or PVC, which I put in the kitchenettes”, he explains.The condominium project was designed by an engineer, an architect and with the support of a company to adapt the 2x12m containers.Metal blocks were acquired in Porto do Pecém, but not easily.Caption: Structure received painting to avoid wear from the sun Photo: Kid Júnior“It wasn't that simple, because the shortage of containers is great and it also has a boom in value.When I bought it a year ago it was a price, today it is much more expensive”, David contextualizes.After designing and fitting the container parts, the next step was to bring the blocks to the site.“I had to ask for a request to close the street, because the crane had to stop there and we stayed all night, from 11 pm to 7 am, from Saturday to Sunday”, he recalls.Hence, as the owner associates, the process works like building toys.The containers are docked and in the early morning they were already assembled.Next, the electrical and hydraulic installations, flooring and PVC on the walls begin.“When I went to do it, my fear was this: I didn't have any project besides mine, at least I didn't find it.There are motels, offices, cafeterias, inns, but housing like this in a condominium doesn't have it”, he emphasizes.The Diário do Nordeste requested the registration number of constructions made with containers from the Regional Council of Engineering and Agronomy of Ceará (Crea-CE).However, there is no such survey.With this, there is no official information about other condos of the type.Caption: Condominium is in the last finishing adjustments Photo: Personal collectionDespite seeming to have appeared quickly at the site, construction began after about a year of studies by the owner, who came to understand how container properties in the South of the country, the United States and Europe work.David started looking for the alternative when he came across the expressive increase in the price of construction materials at the beginning of the Covid pandemic.Until then, the idea was to expand the number of kitnetes for rent made in the most common way.Caption: Project was made with the support of an architect and engineer Photo: Personal archive“I did the project to make another masonry building, I got the budget with the construction company and unfortunately it was very expensive, because when the pandemic arrived, the construction material took an absurd leap”, he recalls.I was inside my room when I received the quote from the construction company and I started researching other types of construction and discovered the container.I went to study, find out where I did it and look for information David Rodrigues OwnerAfter that, the work took about a year to complete with a few moments of pause.Until next week, as estimated by the owner, the last finishes will be completed.Caption: Apartments should receive their first residents starting next week Photo: Kid JúniorLike traditional works, buildings with containers must be registered with Crea-CE and with the City Hall.Permits, registration at a notary's office, registration of Urban Property and Territorial Tax (IPTU), for example, are required.“We are starting to have specific architectural projects for this, because not long ago they were only used for temporary installations, such as construction offices and material warehouses.Over the years, this has become more sophisticated”, explains engineer Emanuel Mota, who was once president of Crea.With this, the team must be formed by an architect, a civil engineer and a mechanical engineer.There is no "container" classification for registration with the competent bodies, but general registration can be made.“It is a general project using mixed materials, because it will have concrete, container, acoustic and thermal coating”, he exemplifies.Caption: Balconies attract the attention of those who pass by the street Photo: Kid JúniorCosts are relative and container prices are set in dollars, in addition to shortages in some periods.The use of this material makes the work more environmentally sustainable, because they are discarded blocks.Another advantage is in runtime.“It takes you less time to get good in time to use than with traditional methods, because they are ready-made and all you need to do is adapt.It reduces the time of the work, in some cases, in half the time”, completes Emanuel.We have to be aware of new technologies and associate them with our daily lives, because the tendency is for traditional building materials to 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