The idea that shipping containers can be used as the main building material for house builders is still gaining in popularity. Shipping container buildings are used for a wide variety of purposes, spanning the range between modular homes, prefab truck to a site and crane down on some supports homes, tiny homes, temporary shelters, emergency dwellings, and then all the way up into larger buildings, like apartment complexes and mansions, which each take a number of shipping containers put together to make. Oh, and houseboats as well sometimes use these, despite the weight. From the wide and continued use of shipping containers, what I gather is that people are finding benefits in them, and it doesn’t seem to be just a fad. The main benefits I see are the cost when people buy these as used shipping containers and the durability and strength.
Recently I came across this interesting company that is compiling lots of shipping container house designs into a pdf downloadable book, called, you might have guessed it, “Container Home.”
This is one of the shipping container houses they chronicled. It’s a 2050 sq. ft. mixed-use home / office construction in Pinellas Park, Florida built by Sundog Structures in for Miranda Piechowski.
“The Pinellas Park Live/Work project is made of seven 40′ shipping containers including the marquis vertical tower that announces the creative arts district. The upper containers are offset to the front to provide a canopy at the entry and result in the rear deck that overlooks the neighboring community. The ground level features a gallery and production space for the work environment and the second floor provides a two-bedroom one-bath apartment. This model can be converted to a single family residence or as a unique office space for your business.
“At only 24′ wide, the building is a great example of modern sophistication that provides amazing views from front and rear windows and deck.”
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