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Shipping Containers are of course a popular building material in this day and age, where people are more green and planning on being more sustainable for the earth. While a majority of what we see as far as homes are concerned are all over the world– New York is a relatively surprising location for such a…

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David Fenster of Modulus in California was commissioned by a local family to create a dreamy getaway home in the woodsy area of the Santa Cruz Mountains. With the area lending itself to a more rustic and natural feeling retreat, the homeowners decided to juxtapose the green elements with some metal shipping containers as the foundation…

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Shipping containers are an emerging trend in the green design community and beyond, and now that they’ve gotten some recognition from big name brands such as Starbucks and various restaurants around the globe; shipping containers are the solution to just about any architectural issue. Below you will find 22 great inspiring spaces created with recycled shipping…

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Once again, we have a shipping container turned into an amazing, functional piece of architecture. Müvbox combined gourmet fast food and a refined container to provide a refined urban dining experience. This particular box located in Montreal offers great lobster dishes and other Quebec specialties. This restaurant folds up and unfolds from each of the four…

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Designers and architects have been tapping into the popularity of shipping containers for plenty of projects of the past few years. The Tim Palen Studio at Shadow Mountain is a prototype of a second generation pre-fab design home. The project is located in the Mojave Desert, in a little town known as Joshua Tree in California,…