Industrial shipping containers are usually associated with confined spaces, but they have become quite popular among architects for creating very diverse buildings, including residential homes.

Following its shipping container-based sauna, Backcountry Containers once again showcases the versatility of the metal boxes with its Augustine tiny house. A good fit for rural living or as a hunting ...

In this video, we compare a shipping container home with a tiny house on wheels, exploring the advantages and disadvantages ...

The Double Duo shipping container-based tiny house is not built from one container like we usually see, but two. The extra floorspace allows it to offer a roomy interior arranged around a large living ...

Would you live in a shipping container house?. A better question: Do you have $3.5 million? . That’s the price tag for the so-called “Starburst” house, which is going viral on social media for its ...

It’s incredible what people can do with the simplest things. This used shipping container was modified to include a massive window that offers panoramic views of the surrounding forest. Its interior ...

Would you live in a shipping container house? A better question: Do you have $3.5 million? That’s the price tag for the so-called “Starburst” house, which is going viral on social media for its ...

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This article appears in print in the January 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. When Julianna Carlson left her parents’ Delridge home for college in Santa Barbara, she never expected to tire of the ...

This 2,192-square-foot home in LoHi, made up of seven recycled shipping containers, could be yours for $749,000. —Photos courtesy of Proform Real Estate The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide ...

OAKLAND — When entrepreneur Luke Iseman looks at the massive stacks of red, blue and gray shipping containers that loom over the Port of Oakland, he imagines an end to the Bay Area’s housing shortage.