Who says you can turn boring, ordinary, rectangular steel boxes into something beautiful? These engineers and architects from all over the world have proven just that- by making houses and offices out of steel shipping containers. Here’s a 10 of them
1) De Maria Design Redondo Beach House
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This beautiful award-winning Redondo Beach house is one of the most beautiful and luxurious storage container creations we’ve ever seen. One of them even has a pool!
2) London’s Container City
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First starting out at the London Docklands in 2001 with 12 studios, 3 stories high, this low cost and environmentally friendly living space by Urban Space Management can make anyone feel right at home.
3) Container City II
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After the success of their first Container house, Urban Space Management decided to create Container City 2, with 22 studios, 5 stories high. It also has an Elevator
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4) All Terrain Cabin
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This nice and cozy cabin by Canadian company Bark Design Collective can sustain up to 4 people who want to live off the grid and enjoy the peace and serenity of the Canadian nature.
5) The Ecopod
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A nice and small container home that’s designed to be eco-friendly with its solar panels powering the house, a floor made out of car tires, birch paneling, and double panned glass for slow heat transfer.
6) Adam Kalkin Quik House
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The Quik house by architect Adam Kalkin has a 6-month waiting list for customers who want their own container house built
7) illy Push Button House
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Inspired by Adam Kalkin’s designs, Italilian coffee brewers from illycaffe had commissioned him to create the Push Button house, which goes from a boring maroon colored box of steel to a fully furnished café in 90 seconds
8) Cove Park Artists’ Retreat
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Care for a nice retreat on the Scottish country side? Well Urban Space management has just the right house for you!
9) Port-a-Bach
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For whatever purpose you might need it as, Atelier Workshop has made a nice and minimalist living space that can support up to 2 adults and 2 children. This thing goes from a fully enclosed steel shell to a nice off-grid vacation house in a matter of seconds.
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10) 2+ Weekend House
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And finally, this cute mini container house from Jure Kotnik makes it a suitable house for anyone.
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