TOOP Architectuur designed two architectural studios starting from shipping containers. Located in two different locations in Belgium – Lokeren and Westouter – Diptych tries to answer issues regarding flexible office spaces and their relationship with different environments. The belgian firm took low-budget containers as starting point, considering that they can be placed everywhere and be easily transformed. 

A huge glazed sliding window is set in the city office to reflect the surrounding garden, while mirroring aluminum panels are used to clad the countryside office to make it invisible in the landscape. Both offices are covered inside by red plywood – a typical construction element proving the potential of low-budget materials. According to the studio’s intentions, their offices can be placed in more sites and become a polyptych.