This is the shore team of the Puma Volvo Ocean Race boat. They are setting up the Puma store on the docks of Boston Harbor, using recycled shipping containers. This is one of the many examples of ways to recycle industrial materials for common use. This three-level, 11,000-square-foot retail store and event space made of 24 refurbished shipping containers. The portable Puma Store was designed by shipping container architects LOT-EK, makes clever re-use of discarded shipping containers and has been traveling around the world as a spokes-structure for both Puma and prefabricated buildings.
The store, which has a full bar equipped with a sunning deck and dance floor on the top level, seemed to be a magnet for young Bostonians and sailors eager to catch a few rays and look out over the harbor from a new elevated vantage point. The popularity of the venue was evidenced by a long line and the precariously packed look of the deck, which appeared to be so full of people that it might tip over at any second. I've talked to a few friends who checked it out and said it was amazing.
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