AFFORDABLE HOUSING? Twelve AMAZING Shipping Container Houses

peaceandlove · 03-27-2009, 03:57 AM

You know I mentioned to a few people how they could use a shipping container or trucking trailer (reinforced) to create an underground facility. These above ground designs are works of art.

Twelve AMAZING Shipping Container Houses

By Brian Clark Howard
Posted Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:50am PDT

Invented more than five decades ago, the modern shipping container is the linchpin in our global distribution network of products. In the containers go toys from China, textiles from India, grain from America, and cars from Germany. In go electronics, chocolate, and cheese.

While a number of resourceful people have converted shipping containers into make-shift shelters at the margin of society for years, architects and green designers are also increasingly turning to the strong, cheap boxes as source building blocks.

Shipping containers can be readily modified with a range of creature comforts and can be connected and stacked to create modular, efficient spaces for a fraction of the cost, labor, and resources of more conventional materials.

Discover some of the exciting possibilities of shipping container architecture, from disaster relief shelters to luxury condos, vacation homes, and off-the-grid adventurers. See what makes them green as well as cutting edge.

Related links from The Daily Green at bottom of yahoo article:
45 Awe-inspiring Homes Made From Shipping Containers
9 Cutting-Edge Designs That Will Change Your Mind About Modular Homes

Article continues and photos: http://green.yahoo.com/blog/daily_gr...er-houses.html

Set on 50 acres of gorgeous Scottish countryside, Cove Park is an artist's retreat designed to stimulate and reinvigorate. Urban Space Management first brought in three repurposed shipping containers in 2001, and the center became so popular that more units have been added.

03-27-2009, 03:57 AM	#1
peaceandlove Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Turtle Island Posts: 2,776	AFFORDABLE HOUSING? Twelve AMAZING Shipping Container Houses You know I mentioned to a few people how they could use a shipping container or trucking trailer (reinforced) to create an underground facility. These above ground designs are works of art. Twelve AMAZING Shipping Container Houses By Brian Clark Howard Posted Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:50am PDT Invented more than five decades ago, the modern shipping container is the linchpin in our global distribution network of products. In the containers go toys from China, textiles from India, grain from America, and cars from Germany. In go electronics, chocolate, and cheese. While a number of resourceful people have converted shipping containers into make-shift shelters at the margin of society for years, architects and green designers are also increasingly turning to the strong, cheap boxes as source building blocks. Shipping containers can be readily modified with a range of creature comforts and can be connected and stacked to create modular, efficient spaces for a fraction of the cost, labor, and resources of more conventional materials. Discover some of the exciting possibilities of shipping container architecture, from disaster relief shelters to luxury condos, vacation homes, and off-the-grid adventurers. See what makes them green as well as cutting edge. Related links from The Daily Green at bottom of yahoo article: 45 Awe-inspiring Homes Made From Shipping Containers 9 Cutting-Edge Designs That Will Change Your Mind About Modular Homes Article continues and photos: http://green.yahoo.com/blog/daily_gr...er-houses.html Set on 50 acres of gorgeous Scottish countryside, Cove Park is an artist's retreat designed to stimulate and reinvigorate. Urban Space Management first brought in three repurposed shipping containers in 2001, and the center became so popular that more units have been added. Last edited by peaceandlove; 03-27-2009 at 05:00 AM.