8 eye-catching shipping container homes
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Container House
Leger Wanaselja Architects, Berkeley, Calif.
Living in three, 40-foot refrigerated (instant insulation!) shipping containers has never looked so, well, normal as the Container House from Leger Wanaselja Architects. The 1,350 square-foot, three-bedroom Bay Area abode features green bells and whistles throughout including bamboo flooring, dual-flush toilets, wool carpeting and EnergyStar appliances. Because of its traditional (but far from staid) appearance, this beauty is the ideal place to shock new houseguests with the news that “Surprise! You’re standing in a repurposed shipping container!”
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I couldn't think of anything worse, not to mention the price. 1) Completely non-standard sizes for all regular building specifications (door height, window size etc). 2) Total bear to add anything after completion (upgrade wiring for example). 3) Have you looked at the cost of a new insulated shipping container- its about 48,000 for a 8' x 20', that works out to $300 a sq foot, about 5 times the cost of regular housing structure. Would absolutely be classified as "mobile" by any zoning board so.... More
You can buy a used one for 4-5k or about $30 a sq foot.
Hi there
That's a great line up of container home projects. I would comment however that for anyone considering a DIY build there have been a LOT of lessons learn't in this space in recent years.
By way of example you mentioned the use of insulated containers, most experts in the space would not recommend using insulated containers that its easier, faster and cheaper to undertake the insulation as a separate element of the project, for anyone interested there is a free 30.... More
details! interiors please!
Another really nice one from Thailand.
http://asitespecificexperiment.wordpress.com/2009/02/15/eco-living-101-m...
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