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Another Innovative Idea: Instant Shipping Container Garages
By gnuworld in Conversions, Housing Units, Steel Containers on May 14, 2018
Shipping containers can be converted for use as instant garages. We consider the pros and cons.
Shipping Container Mansions
By gnuworld in Housing Units on February 19, 2018
Unused shipping containers may be an eyesore to some, but when they’re painted, polished and given a new life, they’re…
Shipping Container Student Accommodation: Around the World
By gnuworld in Conversions, Housing Units on December 7, 2017
Around the world, shipping containers are helping solve shortages of student accommodation.
Is It Time for Shipping Container Skyscrapers?
By gnuworld in Conversions, Housing Units on September 11, 2017
Is there anything that shipping containers can’t be used to construct? Now designers are even considering container skyscrapers.
What’s Really Involved: Building Shipping Container Homes and Offices
By gnuworld in Conversions, Housing Units, Office Containers on August 4, 2017
Find out what’s really involved in building a shipping container home or office.
One of Our Favourite Projects
By gnuworld in Conversions, Housing Units, Schools on May 11, 2016
In 2012, the Dutch NGO Orange Babies and a committed group of volunteers got together to build new facilities for…
Shipping Containers as Homes
By gnuworld in Conversions, Housing Units, Kitchens on January 14, 2016
In recent years, increased urbanisation, migrancy and environmental awareness have fuelled the growth of innovative alternative building technologies and housing…