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Welcome to our curated collection of real-world shipping container home projects from around the globe. Each project tells a unique story—designed by architects, builders, or passionate homeowners who embraced modular, eco-conscious living. From remote off-grid cabins in New Zealand to striking two-storey homes in suburban Australia, these builds showcase the versatility, beauty, and innovation possible with repurposed shipping containers.

Whether you’re an architect looking for case study inspiration, a developer exploring modular construction, or a future homeowner considering a container build of your own, this is where practical design meets sustainable ambition. Every home featured here includes key project details: site location, number of containers used, layout considerations, sustainable features, and insights into construction methods and builder vision.

Dive in to discover how people are rethinking traditional housing by turning steel boxes into warm, functional, and future-forward homes. Use these examples to shape your own ideas, refine your plans, or simply enjoy the creativity of container architecture.

Crossbox by CGArchitectes

Crossbox by CGArchitectes – Container Home

    Crossbox is composed of four “containers”, two on the bottom and two on the top stacked crosswise, with living and dining areas on the bottom and bedrooms up top.

    CGARCHITECTES designed and built this stunning “Crossbox” house composed in Brittany, France. The modern residence is clad in a low-maintenance material for a sleek finish, while the inside is simply furnished and bright. The top of the bottom box features a green roof at either end, which provides an extra planting region for the home. Meanwhile the overhang of the top box provides shade for a deck area and a mini car.Read More »Crossbox by CGArchitectes – Container Home

    A Shipping Container Home in Krabi, Thailand

    A Shipping Container Home in Krabi, Thailand

      Here is another great example of a resourceful builder using shipping containers as building blocks. The following is the story behind A Shipping Container Home in Krabi. Here’s the transcript: What made you decide to build a container home? We (my wife & I) have a small sandwich shop called Sandwich Market located on Aonang Beach, Krabi, Thailand. When the leasing contract was over, we had to find a new place. So… Read More »A Shipping Container Home in Krabi, Thailand

      Linterna Container Home—an innovative affordable container home concept designed by Group 41 Incorporated Architects.

      The Linterna Container Concept – Affordable Container Homes – By Group 41 Incorporated Architects

        The Linterna Container Home, designed by Group 41 Incorporated Architects, introduces a groundbreaking concept in eco-friendly container architecture. By repurposing three shipping containers, this design addresses the growing demand for affordable sustainable housing – utlising affordable container homes. This approach transforms industrial waste into modern, functional living spaces, offering an alternative that is both environmentally conscious and cost-effective.Read More »The Linterna Container Concept – Affordable Container Homes – By Group 41 Incorporated Architects

        The Barking Riverside Marketing Suite Made From Shipping Containers – 12762721701736 17 main

        The Barking Riverside Marketing Suite Made From Shipping Containers

          Situated on former wasteland, the new marketing suite was designed to fit within a larger community that is being developed along 2 kilometres of Thames waterfront in Barking and Dagenham. Commissioned by Barking Riverside, the project has been designed with the environment in mind. Wind turbines, solar panels, biomass heater and re used structure ensure the projects very low carbon footprint and sustainable high performance during its life cycle.Read More »The Barking Riverside Marketing Suite Made From Shipping Containers

          The Puma City Retail Shipping Container – lotek puma end

          The Puma City Retail Shipping Container

            Nobody does shipping container architecture like Lot-ek, one of the originals. They designed a demountable retail space for Puma, with “with large double heights as well as with 4-container-wide open spaces to challenge the modular box-quality of the container inner space; offices, press area and storage occupy the second level and a bar, lounge and event space with a large open terrace is at the top.Read More »The Puma City Retail Shipping Container

            Contemporary House Extension From Shipping Containers – contemporary house from shipping containers l house

            Contemporary House Extension From Shipping Containers

              Here is another project involving the shipping container, this time from France. The shipping container becomes a perfect solution because of the narrowness of the space. The owner wished to enlarge the living and dining room and to have a new room with an adjacent bathroom. The new building is an extension to an old house in suburban area of a district in the city of Nantes, France.Read More »Contemporary House Extension From Shipping Containers

              15 Iconic Shipping Container Homes

              Adam Kalkin 12 Container House, Blue Hill, Maine. USA

                The Adam Kalkin 12 Container House in Blue Hill, Maine, ranks among the most impressive & iconic shipping container homes ever built. Owned by Anne and Matthew Adriance, designed by Adam Kalkin architect, and built by Sheridan Corporation—one of Maine’s top commercial builders—this house stuns both inside and out. Completed in 2003, it remains a landmark in cargotecture and architectural reuse.Read More »Adam Kalkin 12 Container House, Blue Hill, Maine. USA

                The Ultimate In Office Recycling - Shipping Container Offices – kpim0z 18pbphotos2184large

                The Ultimate In Office Recycling – Shipping Container Offices

                  The bright red office pods are arrayed across the floor of a giant warehouse in an industrial section of Santa Ana, complete with round porthole windows, comfortable office furniture, plants, even bathrooms and sinks. They’re individually climate controlled, vastly cheaper than a more traditional setup. The best part: they’re made from old shipping containers – the same blocky, bus-sized metal boxes you might see stacked at the Port of Long Beach.Read More »The Ultimate In Office Recycling – Shipping Container Offices