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April 23, 2008 in Containers, Green Living by Steve Qunell

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Sure, this New Zealand home is heavy on the industrial, nuclear reactor look, but it has a certain draw to it, don’t you think? I was pointed to these images in a flickr photoset owned by petraalsbach and was struck by the interesting use of containers — as you can tell, the home was built right up to, and possibly into, the hill. Containers are strong and stackable,and it seems like lots of people are using them right now in home design. Container homes may just become more popular than modern prefab …

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Here is a great idea for a compact weekender:

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August 29, 2007 in Containers, Pre-Fabs, Product Design by Winston Gieseke

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We’ve seen the container house and the pop up coffee shop, but what about the container construction shelter? Conceived by Dublin-based designer Richard Barnwall, the Linx is a two-story break room comprised of four 20-foot shipping containers. Easily shippable (obviously) and erectable, this temporary structure seems to have everything a construction worker would need, including (it seems) luxury. No more blue porta-potties, the Linx comes equipped with a bathroom, a changing room with showers, office space and a lunchroom. (Evidently Barnwall doesn’t advocate sleeping on the job because there’s no nap room.)

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