Tiny House Living

Jetson Green has a nice wrap up on shipping container projects. Some are big and some are small but for those who are interested in cargo container homes it’s a nice article.

10 Shipping Container Projects

Slide outs are not a new idea but I’ve never seen them in a shipping container. This ‘Mobile Dwelling Unit’ (nicknamed MDU) takes a standard shipping container and breaks the mold by expanding the space using simple slide outs.

Shipping Container with Slide Outs

Here’s a new shipping container tiny house made from a standard 40-foot container. It’s the creation of Architects Fulton + Salomon and is a turn-key housing solution. They will be offering many different configurations from luxury tiny homes to homeless shelters. Take a look at Small is Smart.

This is a clever way to reuse an old shipping container. The original wall panels have been cut out and replaced with windows. I suspect this would not work in all climates but is definitely in innovate way to break free of the metal box aesthetic most shipping container homes seem stuck with.

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