With more and more people choosing sustainable ways to live, several newer types of accommodation have come into limelight. One of these includes the use of shipping containers. Since shipping containers are strong, heavy, big and spacious, it makes them seemingly indestructible. If you still think that shipping containers can’t make good homes, then you definitely need to check out this list of sustainable homes made from recycling shipping containers-
- Container City, Trinity Buoy Wharf, London– Normally, a building could take months or maybe years to complete, but Container City took just four days for installation and further five months to finish. The residential and office space provided by this rises to four floors; and 20 containers have been used. Beautiful yellow, orange, grey and red tones make it warm and inviting.
- Kalkin’s Shipping Container Homes- Designed by Adam Kalkin from New Jersey, these recycled shipping containers are just like any home, have floors and beautiful, contemporary furniture. And the best part is that they hardly cost $1000 and are extremely durable.
- Shipping Container Guest Houses– Enjoy luxury in the lap of nature with Poteet Architects’ guesthouses! Made from shipping containers, these guesthouses are unique residential ideas for those who wish to live sustainably. Big, bright and bold colors make them irresistible and surrounding landscape contributes to the beauty.
- Zigloo Domestique- In Vancouver Island, Canada, you may find several affordable, designer shipping container living spaces that offer incredible, innovative living experience. The designer, Keith Dewey lives in one of those shipping containers with his wife and daughter. The home also includes balconies and staircases.
- Painted Shipping Containers– A single shipping container may not have the required height. Therefore, to solve this problem, an architect created a home with two containers, thereby increasing height and width. Just like a normal home, this one too has vivid colors and incredible brightness with carefully chosen furniture for sophisticated and sustainable décor.
- Maison Container- Designed by Patrick Partouche, this one is a complex shipping container home that looks nothing less than a traditional house. Covering an area of 2,240 square feet, the home has everything, including stylish staircases, spaces for luxurious sofas and beds along with metallic corners for industrial theme.
- Cove Park- The cubes in Cove Park overlooking Loch Long in Scotland are made from shipping containers. The accommodation units are quite famous for their studio apartment styles and beautiful landscapes. Originally designed in 2002, now they have additional residential spaces.