Lulu, a single mom from Southern California, recently went back to school, which prevented her from working full time to pay a market rent. Due to this she was forced to move out of her conventional home, so instead she decided to build for herself and her small daughter a home from a shipping container. …
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Small portable housing in a standard 20-foot shipping container. Another example of semi-portable micro housing. Our pop-up hotel offers a readymade answer: a compact yet luxurious hotel room, equipped with all the mod cons: a box-spring bed, rain shower, iPod docking station and air conditioning – all contained in a 20ft recycled sea container.” – Sleeping …
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The MyPad is flexible. It is transportable anywhere, and offers flexible, short or long term solutions that enables you to use your land or garden without the cost of investing in a permanent property commitment. It could be ideal if you have or considered a leased land situation.” – MyPad.ie. Learn more about MyPad…
I’m not sure a cabin is ever truly finished, but this is as good a time as any to say it is… I still have a long list of things I want to do, but I’m finally to the point where I don’t feel “I have to” do them – at least for now. Still on …
While this solution is not a tiny house, it is an interesting example of micro housing and what can be done in a tiny space. I also like how all this functionality has been packed inside a transportable shipping container. Wherever quality, temporary accommodation is needed, Snoozebox provides a fast, flexible and cost-effective solution with …
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For a San Antonio artist, Poteet created a guest house/garden retreat/playhouse using a reclaimed steel shipping container. Poteet added glass doors and windows, heating and air-conditioning, a green roof, and bamboo flooring and wallcovering.” – Remodelista Read more at Remodelista
The house is built amongst mature Jerusalem pine trees. Two of the trees were integrated in the design of the house. The trees are permitted to grow through the timber decks and the roof.” – Golany Architects See more of this Two-Tree-House made with Recycled Shipping Container .
This innovative shipping container home measures 500 square feet including the deck space, and is located in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. It comes complete with a small dipping pool and would make a great beach home or lake cabin. While this small home can be hooked up to utilities, it is designed to also function completely …
A shortage of student accommodation in Amsterdam lead to shipping containers being used as student apartments. At only 20m2 these spaces are quite small, but these colourful places still provide a great living environment. Small is Beautiful – Shipping Container from Jeremy Beasley on Vimeo.
Thought you would also like this shipping container to tiny cabin conversion over in Bonaire. I absolutely love the way they did it.
Here’s an introductory post discussing some of the basic concepts for using a shipping container for housing. “Many people are turning their attention toward shipping containers or cargo containers as they look for ways to create affordable housing. Shipping container house plans or floor plans are readily available on the internet.” Continue reading about Homes Made …
The folks a My Home in a Box put together a nice photo collection from this television episode. If you missed it or don’t like watching these kinds of shows here’s your opportunity to see the final results. “For their final challenge, the remaining three All Stars must each design the interior and exterior areas …
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