# Shipping Container Restaurants The Smoky Park Supper Club is Built From 19 Shipping Containers By Rahul Kalvapalle | Published 2015-03-31 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smoky-park-supper-club References: [gizmag](http://www.gizmag.com/smoky-park-supper-club-shipping-container-restaurant/36784/) & [smokypark](http://www.smokypark.com/) The Smoky Park Supper Club is a restaurant, located in Asheville, North Carolina, that was built by 19 containers from shipping container construction form SG Blocks. The restaurant is the largest in the country to be built using shipping containers. The containers first had to be stripped off their exterior coatings, before having fresh coatings applied and being prepared for installation. Installation took only three days, even though initial contact and design work began back in 2011. The restaurant is due to open this coming spring, with post-build work currently taking place. The Smoky Park Supper Club is more than just a novelty architectural feat and is actually a sustainable venture, what with the use of shipping containers in construction helping save around 142,500 kWh of energy. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.1/10 - Popularity: 91% | Activity: 85% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/architecture) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Shipping Container Architecture:** Using shipping containers to construct buildings and structures, ranging from houses to office spaces, can provide a sustainable and cost-effective alternative to traditional construction. - **Shipping Container Hospitality:** The Smoky Park Supper Club and other similar shipping container restaurants and bars are a trend in the hospitality industry, providing unique and eco-friendly dining experiences. - **Eco-friendly Construction:** The use of repurposed materials, like shipping containers, is becoming more prevalent in the construction industry as a way to reduce waste and save energy. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Construction:** The construction industry can explore the use of shipping containers and other repurposed materials as a way to reduce construction costs and environmental impact. - **Hospitality:** The hospitality industry can leverage the trend of shipping container restaurants and bars to provide unique and sustainable dining experiences for customers. - **Shipping and Logistics:** The shipping and logistics industry can explore opportunities to repurpose decommissioned shipping containers and reduce the environmental impact of shipping by finding alternative uses for these containers. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Shipping Container-Built Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kennedy-model.md) - [Shipping Container Tiny Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rising-sun.md) - [Pop-Up Event Companies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/steel-space-concepts.md) - [Ruin-Adaptive Shipping Container Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/barneys-ruins.md) - [Container Tiny Getaways](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/teeny-tiny-haus.md) - [Versatile Compact Modern Residences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/augustine-tiny-home.md) - [Triple Shipping Container Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modhouse-tiny-home.md) - [Cost-Effective Shipping Container Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/custom-container-living-nook.md) - [Up-Cycled Glamping Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ek-solutions.md)