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Custom Building Engineering — SteelMaster Quonset Projects & News

Every building we sell is custom because we work hand-in-hand with our customers to design a structure to meet their needs within their budget, size and load requirements. However, some buildings are more customized than others.

The unique arch-style prefab design of the Quonset hut allows us to meet or beat many building engineering challenges. Our in-house team of experienced building specialists can help you design the custom building solution you need. Whether it’s a size need (Quonsets are expandable), interior design requirements (Quonsets have 100% usable space) or unique purpose (Quonsets are versitile), there’s probably a custom building that we can help you build. These are some of our favorite custom building projects. Learn more about the custom building planning, design and construction of Quonset huts.

Detroit Quonset Hut Village is an Architecture Award Finalist

True North Detroit, a village made from nine SteelMaster Quonset Huts, is one of six finalists that will compete for the 2018 Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize (MCHAP).
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Cuban Artist’s Quonset Hut Transformation Stuns MOMA Visitors

Artist Tania Bruguera transformed a SteelMaster Quonset Hut to represent a Cuban military bunker in her piece Untitled (Havana, 2000).
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California Miner Strikes Gold in Surprisingly Unlikely Place

Shannon P. went on a quest to find a steel building that was just right for his organization, and this California gold miner found value in a surprisingly unlikely place—a SteelMaster Quonset Hut.
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Five Mind-Blowing Quonset Hut Builders Who Will Inspire You

Step out of the box of traditional buildings and into the wonderful, often times quirky world of the Quonset Hut. Check out these five mind-blowing Quonset Hut builders whose amazing ideas will get your creative juices flowing.
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Detroit Quonset Hut Village Wins 2017 Best of Design Award

After over 800 submissions and countless hours of sifting through quality contenders, True North Detroit emerged as one of the winners of the 2017 Architects Newspaper’s Best of Design Award.
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Sloss Furnaces: An Architectural Marvel with a Haunted History

The historic Sloss Furnaces is an 18-acre urban oasis that has become quite the tourist attraction. Every year, the rusted collection of blast stoves and smoke stacks welcomes visitors from all over the world who wish to explore this magical maze of pipes that was once a booming business in the heart of Birmingham, Alabama.
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Airsoft Theme Park Wows Visitors Inside SteelMaster Quonset Hut Hangars

Every day adults and children anticipate a fun-filled visit to a military-themed airsoft field which has incorporated two SteelMaster Quonset Hut hangars into their overall design.
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Noah Purifoy Builds Metal Quonset Hut Assemblage Art

Among artist Noah Purifoy's powerful works of art is a metal Quonset Hut assemblage.
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Washington Man Donates Steel Athletic Facility to High School

One Washington man came to SteelMaster with a big idea and an even bigger heart—he wanted to construct a special steel athletic facility for his alma mater.
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Travel Back in Time Inside the Retro Ghost Town Quonset Hut™

You won’t need Doc’s solid steel, plutonium powered DeLorean to travel through decades of history in one southern Virginia town. All it takes is one tiny step into Theodore Natale’s Retro Ghost Town Quonset Hut™, and you’ll feel as though you’ve been teleported back to the 1950s.
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