Shipping Container Homes

Shipping containers aren’t just for shipping things, they also make great homes. Shipping containers are inexpensive, modular, sturdy, easily transported, and are ready made for conversion into a home. A …

Off Grid solar powered shipping container cabin with an attached greenhouse. This is another Off Grid World original home design which combines the best of many aspects of off grid …

This unique take on a tiny shipping container home was built by Hartman Kable in Seattle, inspired by a New York architect. Built from a 20-foot by 8-foot container, the …

New Orleans architect Stefan Beese took the term “dumpster diving” to a whole new level when he decided to turn a 22-foot-long steel refuse container into a swimming pool for his back …

$32,000 does not go very far these days, especially when it comes to real estate.  Toronto based architectural firm Meka is changing that, and changing how the world views prefabricated homes. …

Tom Fox turned 12 old shipping containers he purchased from a shipping yard in Jacksonville into a beautiful 3-story home just a few blocks from downtown Gainesville, Florida. “I wanted …

Off Grid World has created this mini guide to help you with the in & outs of buying a shipping container. Whether you are buying one to make into a …

If you have the space and resources, you can turn a shipping container into an amazingly effective underground shelter.  This is a great step-by-step example of how a 20 foot …

This modest little cabin is made using two 40 foot shipping containers, with beautiful landscaping outside and rustically gorgeous decorating inside.  It took almost 2 years and $35,000 to complete, but …

There are millions of empty shipping containers sitting unused in ports around the world, and many innovative home builders have found ways to recycle them into beautiful living spaces.  Kansas …