42nd+5th MALL


The Container Mall is an innovative solution for underutilized urban lots, leveraging the modularity of shipping containers to transform empty spaces into vibrant retail hubs.

Nine levels of stacked shipping containers create a unique vertical mall typology on a narrow street-front site. Each container module functions as an indoor retail booth, evoking the dynamic energy of an urban market. The design replicates the sidewalk experience with elevated catwalks, forming an open-air arcade.

Strategically omitted containers along the façade create views, loggias, and visual interest. The undulating façade emerges from containers shifting back and forth from the lot line, generating balconies and overhangs that activate the street below.

This modular design redefines urban retail, merging functionality with architectural expression.