Believe it or not, plenty of people do! And architects across the globe have created some of most breath-taking homes you’ll ever see, constructed entirely from recycled shipping containers! What started as a fun challenge has now become a world-wide movement, and the results are simply stunning.
So what are the benefits of building a house from shipping containers? Well, for a start, using recycled shipping containers isn’t just cost-effective, it’s eco-friendly too. It gives an opportunity to really unleash your creativity and to create unique homes and talking points. Click on the link below to see some of the most amazing shipping container homes designed by leading architects, including a shipping container house build in the Mojave Desert!
And it doesn’t just stop at houses built from shipping containers – check out the shipping container guest house, the ‘Glamping’ cabins, the eclectic shipping container hotel and the most incredible shipping container restaurant, Les Grand Tables which seats 120 people! There’s even a Starbucks built from shipping containers – the idea came from the company’s extensive use of shipping containers to import tea and coffee from all over the world.
These structures all unique and incredibly modern. Click here to take a look for yourself to see if living in a shipping container would suit you.