In our East River Ferry/#untappedcities Instagram contest for the most “Untapped” photograph last fall, we chose this image of a shipping container house in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, submitted by Reuben ...

A new, modern home in the hills of Oakland, California — for sale for $5 million — comes with several unique features but none as distinctive as the state-of-the-art swimming pool crafted out of a ...

Built from shipping containers and framed by a maple-lined driveway on 11ha of land, Maple Rise is an architecturally ...

From tiny houses to student housing, we continue to be impressed at what architects can make from the humble shipping container. Colo Crossings, from Australian studio Benn + Penna, is definitely one ...

Rather than create the run-of-the-mill granny flat with their shipping container, a couple turned it into a jaw-dropping feature. And they chose not to disguise the metal structure’s China Shipping ...

It’s hard to contain one’s enthusiasm for DeMaria Design’s Redondo Beach House. The home, constructed with a combination of prefabricated shipping containers and traditional buildings materials, is a ...

We’ve all seen shipping containers used for temporary and permanent buildings, but not every house is a winner. But here’s one that is. In fact, it could be the best container house we have seen. It ...

Shipping containers have been upcycled into housing, offices and even a cafe. Now the versatile shipping container is diving into the world of backyard pools. Shipping container pools have given many ...

It looks like Williamsburg’s original shipping container home has got some competition. The Carroll House, designed by cargotecture specialists LOT-EK for a private client, is currently under ...

Is there anything more bloody versatile than the shipping container? House. Art gallery. Boutique hotel. And, as of right now, a pool. Not just any pool, either: the Modpool – made from upcycled ...

A shipping container appears to be slipping away from the top of this house on the island of Lombok, designed by Indonesian architect Budi Pradono. Clay House is set on a hill in Selong Belanak, a ...