Engineered once, deployable many times.
An expandable container is an ISO 668 shell with hinged side walls that swing or telescope outward on site, tripling the transport footprint into usable floor area. structmod expandable containers ship as standard 40-ft (12.2 m × 2.44 m × 2.59 m) high-cube units — stackable, CSC-plated, sea-freight compatible — and deploy to 7.32 m wide by 12.2 m long via synchronised hydraulic walls. A two-person crew completes deployment in under four hours, from unloading through levelling, wall extension, utility connection and operational handover.
The structural logic is simple: the container floor and roof stay at ISO dimensions; the side walls fold down into floor sections and the opposite walls fold up into ceiling sections; on site, hydraulic rams unfold the floor and ceiling sections outward, and new side walls drop into place at the expanded perimeter. The result is a fully insulated, weather-sealed building with full-height ceilings throughout the expanded area — not a compromise structure where the pop-out zones have lower clearance or limited load capacity. Interior fit-out can run the full length of the expanded building: offices, clinics, classrooms, laboratories, command posts.
structmod expandable containers deliver turnkey to clients who need transportable buildings that ship at ISO rates and deploy at building rates. Typical applications include field offices on remote construction sites, temporary classrooms during school builds, disaster-recovery accommodation, mobile clinics at healthcare outreach campaigns, and pop-up retail or hospitality. Lead time is 8-12 weeks from contract signature for standard configurations. EN 1090 EXC-2 structural steel, EN ISO 3834-3 welding, CE/CPR certification and full CSC plate documentation support international deployment without further approval.
Secuencia de despliegue típica
- Día 0 — contenedor ISO llega en camión, descargado con carretilla o spreader
- Día 0 — gatos desplegados, nivelación verificada
- Día 0 — paredes hidráulicas extendidas a la huella operativa
- Días 0–1 — conexiones de servicios y configuración de equipos interiores
- Día 1 — puesta en marcha y prueba funcional según FAT
- Día 1 — formación de usuarios y entrega con documentación O&M
Spec sheet — STR-2052
| Longitud total | 13.2 m · 43.3 ft |
|---|---|
| Anchura (transporte) | 2,99 m |
| Anchura (desplegado) | 2,99 m |
| Altura (transporte) | 2.70 m |
| Superficie (desplegado) | 39.5 m² |
| Peso en seco | 9.2 t |
| Chasis | Acero laminado en caliente EN 10025 S355JR · EN 1090 EXC-2 |
| Calidad de soldadura | EN ISO 3834-3 |
| Envolvente | Panel sándwich, núcleo PIR 80 mm · λ ≈ 0,023 W/(m·K) |
| Resistencia al fuego | EI-30 · ensayado según EN 13501-2 |
| Suelo | Contrachapado marino sobre EPDM · clasificación antideslizante R-10 |
| Instalación eléctrica | 230 V / 50 Hz · TN-S · conforme IEC 60364 |
| Climatización | Bomba de calor inverter split · MERV-8 |
| Rango de operación | −25 °C a +50 °C ambiente |
| Clasificación de viento | Diseñado para viento básico de 130 km/h (EN 1991-1-4) |
| Transporte | Huella ISO 668 · apto para placa CSC (variantes contenedor) |
| Tiempo de montaje | 4 horas · equipo de 2 personas |
Full drawings, calculation notes, DoP, O&M manual and FAT report included with every unit. Specs indicative — configurable to project requirements.