Shipping containers may be useful for transporting goods from one place to another but they can also make eye-catching homes with a little imagination as one architect in Northern Ireland was determined to prove. <\/p>\n
The architect responsible for one of Northern Ireland\u2019s most spectacular homes bought the containers from a supplier based at Belfast Docks and was able to design and adapt them into a contemporary home. <\/p>\n
The project gained so much attention it was featured on the BBC\u2019s Grand Designs. Having Kevin McCloud come to run his critical eye over a house made of shipping containers is a rarity but by all accounts the project received the thumbs up. <\/p>\n
The shipping containers were transported down narrow country lanes to a picturesque area of farmland with stunning countryside views. The container home overlooks a stream and is fitted with the latest in modern fixtures and fittings. <\/p>\n
The bathtub alone cost \u00a316,500 money which was saved no doubt from the comparatively low cost of building a home from what had been a 45-foot shipping container. <\/p>\n
The container was clad in materials designed to blend with their natural surroundings and the end result was a stunning contemporary living space. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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