12 Homes Made From Shipping Containers

Cargo containers are modern, cheap and environmentally friendly. In some parts of the world, "container buildings" are growing almost like "mushrooms after the rain", and people like them precisely because of the ease of installation, the wide possibility of personalizing the building and, last but not least, economical construction. Take a look at 12 homes that are made from containers and in which you could live comfortably without any problems.

By combining two containers, we can add a higher ceiling to the central space in our "container house". Studio H:T placed the living room and kitchen in the part with the higher ceiling, while the bedrooms occupy the lower part of the building. The container house (pictured below) will be placed in a peaceful environment, will use passive cooling, have a green roof, and will use photovoltaics to generate electricity.

Container house Studio H:T. Photo: Braden Gunem — Container house Studio H:T. *Photo: Braden Gunem*

Studio Benjamin Garcia Saxe Architecture made the orange container below for customers from San Jose, Costa Rica. The roof is made from already discarded metals.

This container will be located in San Jose, Costa Rica. Photo: Andres Garcia Lachner — This container will be located in San Jose, Costa Rica. *Photo: Andres Garcia Lachner*

Copenhagen Architecture Bureau arcgency created the so-called “WFH House” in Wuxi, China. The house is made of three containers stacked on top of each other, and the facade of the house is made of bamboo. The house collects rainwater, solar energy and has a permeable floor.

WFH house. Photo: Jens Markus Lindhe — WFH house. *Photo: Jens Markus Lindhe*

The lower structure, which was also exhibited in the New York museum Whitney Museum of American Art and Minneapolis Walker Art Center, is called MDU, or Mobile Living Unit. The design of the house was made by an architectural bureau Lot-EK. The house is intended for users who would like to travel with their residence - in that case, the outer parts of the house are simply pushed inward, and the house is sent by ship to another location.

Mobile living unit. Photo: Walker Art Center — Mobile living unit. *Photo: Walker Art Center*

Biro Lot-EK also designed this 140 square meter "penthouse" apartment in New York. The container in the photo was partially dismantled to become an open space.

We can also expand an existing apartment with a container. Photo: Paul Warchol — We can also expand an existing apartment with a container. *Photo: Paul Warchol*

As can be seen from the wall behind the sofa, it is also a container house in this case. It was placed in Houston, Texas, and consists of a total of three containers, which thus provide 143 square meters of living space. Architect Christopher Robertson of the local office Robertston Design he wanted to create a space that would give the user the feeling of living in a typical home.

A container can also provide homeliness. Photo: Jack Thompson — A container can also provide homeliness. *Photo: Jack Thompson*

Poteet Architects, a company known for its adaptation and reuse of already built buildings, produced this small guest house. It is located in San Antonio, Texas, USA, the floor is made of bamboo, and the walls and roof are made of recycled cans. We can also plant some greenery on the roof.

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A small guest house. Photo: Poteet Architects — A small guest house. *Photo: Poteet Architects*

The green artwork is set in Brittany, France, and was produced by the company CG Architects. Each floor consists of two containers. As usual, the common areas are on the ground floor, and the bedrooms are on the first floor.

Cove Park it stands on the west coast of Scotland, and the population is strongly oriented towards the arts. Company Container City she placed nine cubes made from shipping containers there, and they were intended for traveling artists.

Residencies for traveling artists in Scotland. Photo: Design Milk — Residencies for traveling artists in Scotland. *Photo: Design Milk*

There is a house in California, New Jersey Adam Culkin. Three containers in length and two in height make up the house, which is surrounded by glass on two sides. The industrial materials continue into the concrete floors covered with fir wood, mahogany wood doors, and iron columns are also found in the house.

Adam Kalkin's house. Photo: Quik Build — Adam Kalkin's house. *Photo: Quik Build*

The simple wooden house consists of one 12-meter-long container and stands in Galicia. A terrace and a removable canopy allow outdoor enjoyment, which is ideal for this summer house. They made it Severo Fernández and Basilio Rodríguez from the studio Estudio Base.

This wooden house stands in Galicia. Photo: Estudio Base — This wooden house stands in Galicia. *Photo: Estudio Base*

Bureau Maziar Behrooz Architecture designed a 78 square meter art studio next to the client's home in the Hamptons area of New York's Long Island. Two containers have been painted black and match their surroundings perfectly!