A building assembly system that comprises thermoformed high density polyethylene molded components filled with high density polyurethane foam. The molded components are configured in a cube or triangle form and secured against a steel frame to provide a habitable constructed unit. The composition of the high density polyethylene molded components filled with high density polyurethane foam in combination with its connection with a steel frame meets standards for the American Society for Testing and Materials for a habitable structure used by humans. The habitable structure can be used on land or water.

A structure has spaces that can accommodate at least two International Organization for Standardization compliant shipping containers. The structure has studs, joists, and rafters connected together above, besides, between, and in front of the spaces for the shipping containers. The structure provides for an attractive outdoor retail space with shading, allowing for signage, decorations, product display, ergonomics, and other retail design features. In an implementation, the structure is for a mobile retail space that is tailored for customizing and manufacture of the customized apparel, especially the laser finishing of products like jeans. The mobile retail space can be relocated to and deployed easily at various events, such as sports events and music festival venues.

A modular building unit for construction of a building comprises a structural frame 40 suitable for interconnection to another modular building unit in construction of the building; and a stud frame wall 80/82 internal to and fixed to the frame. The modular building unit is suitable for handling as a shipping container for transport.

A structure has spaces that can accommodate at least two International Organization for Standardization compliant shipping containers. The structure has studs, joists, and rafters connected together above, besides, between, and in front of the spaces for the shipping containers. The structure provides for an attractive outdoor retail space with shading, allowing for signage, decorations, product display, ergonomics, and other retail design features. In an implementation, the structure is for a mobile retail space that is tailored for customizing and manufacture of the customized apparel, especially the laser finishing of products like jeans. The mobile retail space can be relocated to and deployed easily at various events, such as sports events and music festival venues.

A computer system of a finishing center, such as a mobile finishing center, includes a tool that allows a customer to preview or create new designs for apparel before purchase and before laser finishing. Software and lasers are used in finishing apparel to produce a desired wear pattern or other design. Based on a laser input file with a pattern, a laser will burn or ablate the pattern onto apparel. With the tool, the customer will be able to preview, create, make changes, and view images of a design, in real time, before purchase and burning or ablation by a laser. Input to the tool can include fabric template images, laser input files, and damage input. In an implementation, the customer or another user can also move, rotate, scale, and warp the image input.

A method for joining shipping containers together to create a modular structure includes providing a first shipping container and a second shipping container; removing a wall of the side of the first shipper container to create a first opening; removing a wall of the side of the second shipping container to create a second opening; positioning the first opening adjacent and opposite to the second opening; aligning the first opening with the second opening; after the aligning, securing the first shipping container to the second shipping container to create the modular structure; and securing an inner flashing around an inner periphery of the first opening.

A modular building unit for construction of a building comprises a structural frame 40 suitable for interconnection to another modular building unit in construction of the building; and a stud frame wall 80/82 internal to and fixed to the frame. The modular building unit is suitable for handling as a shipping container for transport.

A transformable house comprises a stationary part and a movable part placed inside the stationary part and configured to move out of the stationary part along a first direction of the movable part by a first distance. The movable part includes a first sub section having a first width equal to the first distance and a second sub section having a second width that is the rest of a width of the movable part, the second sub section including a water tank. The first width and the second width are determined to meet the following equation: W1D1=W2D2, wherein W1, W2, D1, and D2 are the weight of the first sub section, the weight of the second sub section, the first width, and the second width, respectively.

A modular building unit for construction of a building comprises a structural frame 40 suitable for interconnection to another modular building unit in construction of the building; and a stud frame wall 80/82 internal to and fixed to the frame. The modular building unit is suitable for handling as a shipping container for transport.

A transformable house comprises a stationary part and a movable part placed inside the stationary part and configured to move out of the stationary part along a first direction of the movable part by a first distance. The movable part includes a first sub section having a first width equal to the first distance and a second sub section having a second width that is the rest of a width of the movable part, the second sub section including a water tank. The first width and the second width are determined to meet the following equation: W1D1=W2D2, wherein W1, W2, D1, and D2 are the weight of the first sub section, the weight of the second sub section, the first width, and the second width, respectively.