Used shipping containers as homes

SF Gate has an article about architects turning used shipping containers into homes – “In this era of scouring the earth for the magic bullet in home building, few ideas can compete with the weird, pragmatic beauty of the used shipping container. Cheap, strong and easily transportable by boat, truck or train, these big steel structures now litter the ports of America as mementos of our Asian-trade imbalance. (Many more full containers arrive on our shores than depart, so ports either ship them back empty — to the tune of about $900 per — or sell them.) Hurricane proof, flood proof, fire proof, these metal Lego blocks are tough enough to be stacked 12-high empty — and thus can be used in smaller multistory buildings.” Thanks C! [via] – Link. & CNN has a video.

Pictured here, Adam Kalkin’s 12-container house – Link.

Related:

• Build A Huge Cheap Home with Shipping Containers – Link.
• Selected projects utilizing shipping containers – Link.
• Amsterdam’s container park – Link.
• “How much is inside” a 40 Foot Shipping Container – Link.