We recently welcomed a Spanish customer who was searching online for container homes to address the medical shortages expected during next year’s peak tourist season. He ordered 28 of our container homes, and the project is currently in the final stages of production and phased delivery.
Client Background
Madrid, a popular tourist destination, experiences a surge in both population and public health emergencies during peak season, exceeding the capacity of existing medical facilities to handle the situation in the short term. The local government needs to construct a temporary emergency hospital with 50 beds and full medical capabilities within 70 days, scheduled for trial operation in March of the following year and full operation during the peak season in April.
After extensive evaluation, the Spanish Ministry of Health ultimately selected the containerized modular hospital solution provided by WANZHI Steel.
Ordering process
Contract signing → Confirmation of final construction drawings, specifications, colors, and configurations → Factory production → Customer-designated third-party inspection → Delivery → On-site acceptance.
Order List
1. Ward Units: 15 x 40ft Expandable Container House. Equipped with independent bathrooms, observation windows, and UV disinfection lamps.
2. Treatment Rooms: 10 x 20ft Double-wing Expandable House. Equipped with nurses’ stations, medicine cabinets, and office areas.
3. Operating Rooms: 2 x 40ft custom-designed high-roof container units, one for operating rooms and one for CT scans.
4. Corridors and Connecting Hallways: Custom-designed enclosed corridors, 2.0 meters wide and 80 meters long, with roofs and sealed interfaces, connecting all functional units.
5. Mechanical and Electrical Room: 1 custom-designed power cabin for the fresh air unit, negative pressure control system, and pure water system.
Total: 28 standard container modules + 80-meter connecting corridor + 1 set of core electromechanical modular unit.
Customized Appearance and Logo
- Main colors: Walls RAL 1015 (light ivory white) / RAL3001 signal red; ceiling RAL 7016 (matte dark gray).
- Functional markings: Compliant with EU standards, using green (outpatient), yellow (isolation), and red (intensive care) color-coded markings.
- Brand: The Spanish Ministry of Health logo and hospital name are painted on as required.
Project Planning Timeline
- Days 1-7: Requirements gathering and preliminary design.
- Days 8-15: Detailed design and approval.
- Days 16-30: Factory prefabrication and production, 24-hour shift production.
- Days 31-56: Sea freight logistics.
- Days 57-58: On-site foundation construction.
- Days 59-63: Module hoisting and docking (6 cranes operating simultaneously).
- Days 64-66: System integration and acceptance (joint commissioning by Chinese and European engineers).
- Day 67: Formal delivery and commissioning.
Project Specifications
- Main frame: Q355B rectangular steel pipe, 80×40×2.5mm, galvanized Z275.
- Secondary structure: Q235B C-shaped steel, thickness 1.8-2.0mm, with pre-drilled holes.
- Connectors: 40Cr alloy steel, hardness HRC28-32, tensile strength ≥980MPa.
Project Production
- First, 1250mm wide steel coils are leveled, hot-dip galvanized, and then used to process rectangular tubes and C-shaped purlins.
- The building frame is welded, then hot-dip galvanized overall with a zinc layer thickness ≥85μm, followed by passivation.
- Sandwich panel production is carried out simultaneously in the steel plate workshop: uncoiling → cleaning → gluing → foaming → composite paneling → curing, and CNC cutting.
- Door and window prefabrication involves cutting profiles → assembling corner brackets → glass installation → hardware assembly.
- The final step is to combine the various modules and install wall panels, windows, partition doors, pre-installed plumbing and electrical wiring, and ceiling/flooring/bathroom fixtures.
Packaging and Logistics
The packaging utilizes multiple layers from the inside out, including PE anti-static film, pearl cotton, aluminum foil moisture-proof layer, solid wood outer frame, and transparent observation window. A total of 20 containers were placed inside the ship’s hold. CE certification documents and a Spanish technical manual were provided.
Customer Feedback
These prefabricated houses solved our immediate problem, and their construction quality, comfort, and portability were very beneficial to our project. It demonstrates the importance of modular construction in emergency situations. Its low noise and rapid construction have garnered understanding and support from local residents. Even after the peak tourist season ends, the modules can be transported to other areas for reuse.
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