Buildings Inspired by Quonset Huts
The World War II military quonset hut was the forerunner to modern day steel buildings. Quonset huts were used to house soldiers in the field during the war. Quonset huts could be put together quickly and taken down even quicker. The basic design of the Quonset hut quickly became popular with civilians. The basic building design of the Quonset hut is used today for many purposes.
Quonset huts have an arch design where the curved walls meet the floor. Because of the arch design, it was difficult to place furniture or machinery along the walls of the Quonset hut. The design of the walls of the Quonset hut was changed so that they had a 90 degree angle to solve the problem of wasted space.
Steel buildings today are a take off on the military Quonset hut. In fact, many current portable steel buildings got their design from the Quonset hut. These buildings are very light weight and can be put together quickly.Quonset hut style airline hangers, made out of steel, were used after World War II. Thousands of the Quonset huts began to be made. The huts were easily put together by hand tools.
Quonset hut style steel buildings are still used by the military today. Quonset huts can be used for office buildings as well as for storage. The uses for Quonset huts really are endless.
Quonset huts are not very attractive but they are extremely strong and durable. In the civilian world they are used for storage and office space also. Even American farmers will sometimes use Quonset huts to store their farm equipment in, livestock feed and other things in. If you have room on your property, you can use small Quonset huts to keep vehicles and motorcycles in too. There are also small plastic Quonset hut style storage containers for people to use too.
Quonset huts are used for green houses, canopies for recreations vehicles, boat shelters, animal shelters, the list goes on and on. Quonset hut canopies are now used for boat shelter, animal shelters, green houses, etc. Metal frames and a plastic cover are used to make popular Quonset style green houses today. What makes the Quonset green house so popular is the easy and inexpensive way it can be heated. It is worth looking into the new style Quonset hut buildings.