Sturdy, convenient to transport and relatively cheap – these are some of the factors that have made the conversion of shipping containers into modern living and working spaces an ever growing trend.

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Two shipping containers are joined together and topped by an angular polycarbonate extension in this conceptual design for low-cost housing by Peruvian firm TRS Studio. TRS Studio designed the ...

Polish practice Wiercinski Studio has converted two shipping containers into a portable house, which is currently located in a garden next to the Szelągowski National Park in Poznań. The clients, ...

While searching for off-grid habitats, I've decided to shed some more light on a crew I ran across just last year, Momoco, a designer and builder of container homes like very few around. Let's take ...

After his longtime home was damaged in Hurricane Irma, a local artist/collector made the "impractical" choice to patchwork together a metal base for himself and his eccentric possessions. Welcome to ...

Constructed from six disused shipping containers, the Whitney Studio will bring 472 square feet of space for unique education programs. Adults, teens, and children from the community will be able to ...

Wow! We knew that shipping containers could be used to build beautiful buildings, but this art studio by MB Architecture in Amagansett, New York is truly gorgeous. The artist had a limited budget of ...