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- James Whitaker unveils modular prefab home system that can be 'daisy-chained together' Tue, 4 Dec 18, 5:30amFrom crystalline-inspired homes to funky cargotecture office spaces, James Whitaker's unique shipping container designs have taken the world by storm. However, the prolific architect is now branching out to design modular...
- German company converts old shipping containers into gorgeous living spaces Thu, 17 May 18, 7:00amBuilding with shipping containers may be a growing trend, but converting these steel boxes into livable spaces is no easy feat. Thankfully, forward-thinking German company Containerwerk is making the process a lot easier...
- Striking apartment complex is made of 48 raw shipping containers Fri, 27 Oct 17, 10:10pmWhile some designers choose to mask the rough aesthetic of shipping containers with sophisticated cladding, Danish firm Arkitema Architects are proudly putting the metal boxes at the forefront with the design of a new apartment...
- HonoMobo's container homes can be shipped anywhere in North America Wed, 19 Jul 17, 10:00pmCanadian company HonoMobo is taking the stress out of building a new home with its ultra-green, ultra-swanky shipping container homes that can be sent anywhere in North America...
- A Canadian man built this off-grid shipping container home for just $20,000 Thu, 9 Jul 15, 2:10amDupuis is the architect of this peculiar home in the woods. That is, if you call a man who makes a home out of shipping containers an architect. By day, Dupuis is an engineer and renewable energy researcher by day, and he...
- Architect tops his sophisticated Irish farmhouse with repurposed shipping containers Mon, 26 Jan 15, 5:00pmArchitect and farmer, Patrick Bradley, has created an amazingly sophisticated rustic country retreat out of four repurposes shipping containers. Set in an idyllic Northern Ireland countryside, the Grillagh Water House is...
- EXCLUSIVE PICS: Shipping Container Home Pops Up in NY Mon, 25 Aug 14, 12:18amFounder, Michael de Jong came up the idea for the MEKA after years of building luxury homes in Belize, hiring Jason Halter and Christos Marcopoulous for the design...
- InstantSlide Prefab House Pops Up in a Minute with the Push of a Button Thu, 12 Dec 13, 3:00amThe InstantSlide House is a temporary housing solution for employees of companies who work on remote locations, but the transportable, modular house makes a great alternative to conventional single family homes as well...
- Transportable Prefab InstantSlide House is Assembled in Minutes with a Push of a Button Thu, 12 Dec 13, 1:30amThe InstantSlide House is a temporary housing solution for employees of companies who work on remote locations, but the transportable, modular house makes a great alternative to conventional single family homes as well...
- A++ Architecture Unveils Plans for Shipping Container Homes in Bodrum, Turkey Wed, 12 Jun 13, 7:00amA++ Architecture recently unveiled plans to construct a cluster of net zero energy buildings in Bodrum, Turkey. The new development will feature a number of highly efficient, low cost homes made from recycled shipping containers....
- Shipping Container Homes Ease UK Homeless Crisis Fri, 26 Apr 13, 11:59pmA slew of converted shipping containers are expected to help ease a growing homelessness epidemic in cities across England. The number of homeless youth has tripled in the UK in the last few years, prompting groups like Charity...
- Couple Moves into Cool Shipping Container Home in New York City Tue, 12 Mar 13, 4:53amMichele Bertomen and David Boyle set out the achieve the American dream by building their own home in Brooklyn, New York. But the house they chose to create is undoubtedly a little different from the typical, white picket-fenced...