Tag: shipping containers
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Manifesto House is Built From Three Shipping Containers
A few years ago the sustainable housing design firm Infiniski completed yet another awesome shipping container home. Located in Curacaví, Chile the Manifesto House is made from three recycled shipping containers, while it also boasts of a number of other sustainable features. Infiniski prides itself on designing and building homes made from at least 80…
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Shipping Containers Outfitted to Become Temporary Housing for Canada’s Workers
A British Columbia-based modular home company, BigSteelBox, has unveiled a series of temporary living quarters for workers made out of shipping containers. The housing was built to house Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) workers in a work camp and is designed to offer them all the comforts of home, while LNG carries out the new liquid…
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A Stackable Hotel Made of Recycled Shipping Containers
The Hong Kong-based architecture firm OVA Studio recently unveiled their plans for a so-called Hive-Inn, which is a hotel build from shipping containers. Their plans call for a structure, which can be added to or removed from by simply adding or removing the shipping container units at need, and in relation to current demand. Apart…
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Best Container Houses in the World
Shipping container architecture is much more than just buying a used cargo container, cutting some holes for windows and doors and calling it a home. Amazingly beautiful houses have been built using these eco-friendly building blocks. Below you will find eight examples of shipping container architecture done right. 1. Containers of Hope Located in San…
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Useful Shipping Container House Ideas and Plans
When it comes to building a home out of a shipping container you have a lot of options. Despite the fact that a standard shipping container is just a rectangular box, usually measuring about 8 feet by 40 feet, they can easily be transformed into cozy and even spacious homes. Below you will find a…