17 November, 2007

Container House



Here's a very cool looking house made from shipping containers. Lately I have been very intrigued by these very useful boxes. Check out the full story here... www.azuremagazine.com

16 comments:

Susan said...

We have a neighbour who's planning to live in a container while he renovates his house. It sounds absolutely mad when you first hear of it (and cold!) but now I think he's on to something...

Thanks for sharing that idea!

Mark Fowler said...

Hi Susan ...Thanks for visiting! I think it a great idea what your neighbor plans, if done right it could be quite cozy...when he does live in it, send along some pictures, I'd love to see how and what he does with it....Mark

Susan said...

I will; we're expecting him sometime this winter. He thought of a container instead of a caravan (my suggestion) because he's moving from overseas: he's purchased the container to move his furniture and boxes, then when it's onsite, he'll unload all that into the garage and convert the container to live in until the house is ready. Then, when he's in the house, the container will become a storage shed. Quite a value for money by the time it's all over!

I've been wanting an office of my own, and now you've got me thinking...

Mark Fowler said...

Wow..he certainly will be getting the value out of that container...and yes, storage container and an office...hmmm...now you have me thinking! Let me know how that turns out...

Phil said...

This is one of the cooler designs i have seen as far as the container houses go. I'm also building a house out of shipping containers in austin. Here's a link to the site: Intermodllc.com
We'll be posting pictures of the progress in the blog section.

Mark Fowler said...

Hey Phil...Thanks for the comment...I checked out your blog, very cool! I will be following the progress of the project, thanks for letting me know about it. Happy Holidays!....Mark...

dina said...

More pictures with container home, , illy cafe bar in container
www.pro-container.com

Mark Fowler said...

hi Dina...Thanks for the link...7 out of the 10 people that look at my blog, are looking at the posts about shipping container houses...lots of interest in these types of buildings...

Producator containere said...

visit container factory here.
www.promottion.ro
Thanks!

Mark Fowler said...

Hello Producator containere...Thank you for that link...very neat to see the different uses of these containers in different parts of the world...

Olga said...

I am building the first 100% recycled shipping container building in NYC, just wondering if you knew any fabricators of containers that I can send my plans to for competitive bids?
Thank you for any information you can provide.
Sia

Mark Fowler said...

I don't know of anyone right off hand, but if I come across anyone, I'll let you know. And keep us informed on your progress!

Mark Fowler said...

FYI, the links above are not what they were when they were posted....Sorry...

mark

M. Muenich said...

You guys still working on this? My husband and I are so curious!

Mark Fowler said...

I agree! How did you make out with the build? Let's have some details!

Mark Fowler said...

And M. Muenich , thanks for your comment...and I agree with your profile...;)