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Everyday, you there’s a good chance that you drive past a shipping container and don’t even notice it. Well, the shipping containers in these 8 homes will be sure to catch your eye and make your head turn. What were once standard boxes that travelled around the world is have now been converted into a stylish, modern container homes.
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8 Great Custom Homes Built From Shipping Containers
8 Great Container Homes
Everyday, you there’s a good chance that you drive past a shipping container and don’t even notice it. Well, the shipping containers in these 8 homes will be sure to catch your eye and make your head turn.What were once standard boxes that travelled around the world is have now been converted into a stylish, modern container homes.
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Ste. Adele, Que – IdeaKit Home
Name: Idekit Homes Location: Quebec, CanadaUnits: 3x 40’ shipping containersSize: 1,200 sq ft.Website: http://em2espacemobile.com/Estimated Cost: $99,000Description: The model home is functional and welcoming. By setting the bathroom with its modified vessel sink and all-glass shower in the centre of the home, the other rooms can take full advantage of glazing opportunities on the exterior walls. The two bedrooms at the rear of the home, for example, have full patio doors that could lead to a large deck, while the living/dining area has floor to ceiling windows on three sides.
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Shipping Container House / Studio H:T
Name: Shipping Container House / Studio H:T Location: Nederland, ColoradoUnits: 2x 40’ shipping containersSize: 1,517 sqftWebsite: http://www.studioht.com/Description: Completed in 2010, the 1,517 square foot container home in Nederland, Colorado is a two story living space book ended by two shipping containers. Designed to incorporate the natural beauty of the Rocky Mountain, the home is designed to be completely off grid. It’s powered by a combination of solar orientation, passive cooling, a green roof, wood pellet stove heaving, and photovoltaic /solar panels.
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The Beach Box, Amagansett, NY
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Name: The Beach BoxLocation: Amagansett, NYUnits: 6x 40’ shipping containersSize: 1,517 sqftEstimated Cost: $1.395 millionWebsite: http://www.beachboxit.com/Description: The Beach Box is the answer to sustainable living and development. This luxury modern beach home was constructed in modular units from re-purposed steel shipping containers. By employing these methods of fabrication and construction we have dramatically reduced our carbon footprint and created for you a home that is safer, stronger and more environmentally friendly.
Manifesto House, Spain
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Name: Manifesto House Location: Madrid, SpainUnits: 2x 40’, 2x 20’ shipping containersEstimated Cost: $118,000Website: http://infiniski.com/Description: Quick, inexpensive and green contemporary casas can indeed be good-looking. In addition to being constructed from 85% recycled, reused and non-polluting materials, the bioclimatic and modular design of Manifesto House incorporates alternative energy systems. We think it looks like the perfect spot to kick back, relax and have a couple of cervezas all the while keeping our eco-footprints at a bare minimum.
Six Oaks, Santa Cruz
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Name: Six OaksLocation: Santa Cruz, CaliforniaUnits: 4x 40’ shipping containersEstimated Cost: $118,000Size: 1,200 sq ft.Website: http://www.modulus.com/Description: The shipping containers were cut into sections for the mountain road transport, and were assembled to form a 2 story house. The house has 1 full bedroom, a sleeping nook with bunk beds, 1 ½ bathrooms, and an outdoor shower. There is a skylight installed in the second floor that allows the natural sun light to light up the container house. Additionally, a creative metal grate has been installed on the second story floor that allows the light to shine through to the first floor.
Desert Container House, Mojave Desert
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Name: Desert Container HouseLocation: Joshua Tree, CaliforniaUnits: 6x 40’ shipping containersEstimated Cost: $200/square footSize: 2,300 sq ft.Website: http://ecotechdesign.comDescription: The desert compound has 2,300 square feet with one bedroom, one-and-a-half bathrooms, and a studio. It was built like a kit house with prefabricated . The home, also known as The Tim Palen Studio at Shadow Mountain, was built with re-purposed shipping containers and some impressive green elements such as a steel shade system, a living roof, and a 10,000 gallon water storage tank.
Cordell House, Houston TX
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Name: The Cordell HouseLocation: Houston, TXUnits: 3x 40’, 1x 20’ shipping containersEstimated Cost: $200/square footSize: 1,583 sq ft.Website: http://numendevelopment.com/Description: The large units house the bedrooms and living rooms of the home, while the 20 unit is ′dedicated as a kitchen. These pieces were fused on a 5,000 square foot lot, taking up 1,858 square feet for the living space itself.
Redondo Beach Container House
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Name: Redondo Beach Container HouseLocation: Redondo Beach, CAUnits: 8x 40’ shipping containersEstimated Cost: $125/square footSize: 1,583 sq ft.Website: http://logicalhomes.com /Description: This luxurious home in Redondo Beach, California makes a bold statement. The beachfront residence was constructed by DeMaria Design and Logical Homes using eight prefabricated, recycled shipping containers, one of which even functions as a swimming pool.
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If you’re in the market for new or used shipping containers, no matter if you’re converting them into a high end modern home, or using them for storage on your ranch, farm, or commercial property, ContainerAuction.com has new and used shipping containers available around the world.
