{"id":114,"date":"2014-04-08T08:28:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-08T08:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jpsil.co.uk\/blog\/?p=114"},"modified":"2014-04-08T08:28:00","modified_gmt":"2014-04-08T08:28:00","slug":"would-you-live-in-a-shipping-container","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jpsil.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/04\/08\/would-you-live-in-a-shipping-container\/","title":{"rendered":"Would you live in a shipping container?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Believe it or not, plenty of people do! And architects across the globe have created some of most breath-taking homes you\u2019ll 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. <\/p>\n<p>So what are the benefits of building a house from shipping containers? Well, for a start, using recycled shipping containers isn\u2019t just cost-effective, it\u2019s 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! <\/p>\n<p>And it doesn\u2019t just stop at houses built from shipping containers \u2013 check out the shipping container guest house, the \u2018Glamping\u2019 cabins, the eclectic shipping container hotel and the most incredible shipping container restaurant, Les Grand Tables which seats 120 people! 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