In a container you can of course much more than just swimming. How about ping-pong, skateboarding, or a using it as a pond.
I’m not exactly sure what went on here, whether some people were trying to prove a point by putting a container “installation” in town somewhere and seeing what people would use it for, or if they thought of all the uses themselves. Just thought I’d share:
Amazing Houseboats Made From Used Shipping Containers
Modern
The team at Vandeventer + Carlander Architects beautifully designed a modern floating home. This 2,900-square-feet abode is worth $3.45 Million. It is perfectly set in Lake Union at the center of Seattle. The 850-square-feet porch and roof deck allows residents to fully enjoy a scenic view of the city.
Fennell Residence
The creative idea of Robert Harvey Oshatz created a distinct and elegant floating home. Its graceful arches and outlines express a flowing river while the glass front excellently frames the water view to showcase the welcoming interior of the house.
Hamburg
In Hamburg, renowned architecture firm Sprenger von der Lippe built and designed a 1500-square-feet floating house. The upper level features nice communal areas while the lower level are mostly private spaces for the residents. It carries an industrial designed appearance with a touch of natural wood element.
SayBoat
The SayBoat houseboat is perfectly designed by Milan Ridky. Truly, it is an amazing creation which features beech wood and stainless steel. It is a nice 700-square-feet floating home. And because it is a compact house, it can either be set on rivers or carried on a boulevard.
Hausboot Silverbeaver
Confused-Direction Design created a beautiful houseboat in Oldenburg, Germany. Its natural wood structure blends perfectly with its natural surroundings. Once you enter this lovely home, you’ll experience warmth and coziness.
For more of Vandeventer + Carlander Architects’ work, find them in our shipping container homes directory.
Various sizes fully demountable shipping container homes
Who wants to live in or build a container house. Shipping containers seem to be used for building homes everywhere nowadays, but actually I don’t really see a lot of shipping container sellers, which is kind of important for anyone planning to set one of these houses up. It’s the main building material, and that means it requires a little research.
So here’s one option we’ve been looking at in our own research, which we of course try our best to pass on to you guys, knowing how much interest there is out there in alternative home building styles — particularly if the alternative means a savings in cost, right? That’s something I think about when trying to plan out my first house, anyway.
So, here we have options in sizes of containers that are set up already as building blocks (or finished frames) for houses. This usually means you can just get one and crane it onto your simple blocking or whatever foundation you’ve decided on. But in this particular case it can also mean (the company has a few options) you get a “flat pack” (demountable) a– a package with the walls laid down flat on top of each other and you attach them in place (or have a crew do it). This is actually the most interesting thing about the company we wanted to pass on to you — the idea that your shipping container style house can arrive to your door in a few different ways. Later on, we’ll also look at the option of buying regular used shipping containers and see what the prices are like there.
These already-set-up containers come at varying lengths, from 6 meters to twice that, 12 meters.
“Our new generation of demountable containers are produced with high-tech system that uses bolts and nuts instead of whelding,” according to the company. “With 60 mm thickness walls and 110 mm thickness roof panels our containers enjoy superior insulation.
“With Karmod jointed containers’ system, single-storey or multi-storey buildings can be produced including offices, worksite buildings, working offices, worker camp, campus, dormitory, mess hall, wc and shower units, international sport and tourism organizations buildings, sport facilities, military facilities, are all prepared with different alternative plans.
“Karmod worksite and office container buildings have many advantages such as quick design, production and assembling according to international standards, and economic prices that meet customer’s budget.”
For more of Karmod’s work, find them in our shipping container homes directory.
