The Re:START shipping container mall was created from the need to breathe new life into the Christchurch New Zealand central city, following the devastating earthquake on 22 February, 2011. The central business owners group looked to build a new temporary
Coromandel Bach Container Home, Coromandel, New Zealand
Located in the North Island of New Zealand, this stunning home known as the Coromandel Bach Container Home captures the beautiful simplicity of living with nature. This 134m2 Kiwi “Bach” – or vacation home – was conceived as a simple
Containers of Hope, Shipping Container Home San Jose, Costa Rica.
Benjamin García Saxe Architecture clients’ Gabriela Calvo and Marco Peralta who constructed “The Containers of Hope” dreamed of living sustainably and debt free in an eco container home on their property 20 minutes outside of the city of San Jose, Costa Rica. They
The Very Green Six Recycled Shipping Container Home, Flagstaff, AZ, USA.
Designed under the guidance of Ecosa Design Studio, this recycled shipping container home in Flagstaff, Arizona, is constructed from six shipping containers, and has very green credentials. The 2,000-square-foot single family residence includes 2 lofted sleeping areas, 2 baths, an
Oh Dear. “Shipping Containers to House Prisoners.”
Shipping Containers to House Prisoners. It follows a trial using shipping containers to house inmates at the state’s (South Australia) Cadell Prison. “This is a great outcome for this important project and I was always confident that shipping containers would
Top Design? Shipping Container Architecture meets a Reality TV Show
Channel 9 Australia has recently aired a new program Top Design – a reality TV show / competition that features interior designers, architects, renovators and the like in a bid to find the Top Designer. Episode One featured four shipping
15 Iconic Residential Eco Shipping Container Homes…
It was brought to our attention that www.ecocontainerhome.com turned its first birthday a couple of weeks ago with out any fanfare. So to retrospectively celebrate, we have revisited our shipping container homes stories, and put together the following homage to the
Rugby World Cup 2011 Pop Up Shipping Container Village, Party Central, Auckland, New Zealand.
I happened to be passing through Auckland, New Zealand last week during the 2011 Rugby World Cup. “Party Central” a huge plaza area with massive video screens, beer tents, merchandising gear, and beer swilling rugby fans is located at Queens