Have you ever seen a shipping container home with a site-built extension? There are growing number of examples of this design, but not all can hold up to strict engineering standards for structural integrity. With that said, Relevant Buildings developed a model that exceeds all the necessary standards to create … Read more
Jen lives in a permitted shipping container home in the Colorado mountains—a dream come true. But to get to this point took a massive amount of research. Importantly, she found a county government open to nontraditional housing types. Gilpin County proved to be exceptionally helpful during the entire permitting process. … Read more
Tony built his first container in his parent’s backyard. He spent 9 months and $13,000 on materials. This included the container but not the cost of construction since he did it himself. Tony’s friend did a video walkthrough of his project and he posted it on his new business website … Read more
Meet Dan, an architect who designed, built, and now lives in a high-cube 40-ft shipping container home with his wife, dog, and cat. During the design phase, he focused on not sacrificing comfort while optimizing function. The result is an exceptionally livable, light and airy tiny home. Impressively, Dan did … Read more
I really like the floor plan and layout of this little container home. I don’t have much info on this Canadian-based company but here is a little more about it and some pictures. Dwell Containers is proud to introduce a new model, the Cawaja Cabin. Paying tribute to one of … Read more
From California to Canada, a home design company is bringing modern minimalism to modular homes. These homes are not only made for traditional housing, but the company also offers their designs for tiny, efficient dwellings that can be tucked into a backyard. HONOMOBO buildings are ready to be crane-lifted into … Read more