Living In Style In Shipping Containers

Believe it or not there is a group of architects thatonly an experimental project, Mr. Kalkin has built
have developed some very stylish residences out ofhouses that he intends to make available to the
the humble shipping container. Not only residences,public, like his Quik House. He currently has orders for
there have also been hundreds of metal shippingten. These modern prefab houses are made from
containers used for museums, restaurants andfive shipping containers and are then loaded on a
weekend houses. You would not even realize thattruck and delivered to the buyer. It takes less than a
these beautiful and creative structures were onceweek to reassemble them on location. The Quik
hauling supplies across the country.The shippingHouse sells for between 150 to 175 thousand dollars,
containers are stacked, painted and customized todepending on the distance to deliver the house and
form the outer structure of the houses. Glass ceilings,the options that the client chooses. There are many
walls and windows add light and give the structures adifferent options, including mahogany sliding doors and
very bright and airy look.The Shelburne Museum,a full stainless steel kitchen.In addition to this deluxe
located in Vermont, features a Collectors Houseversion of a prefab home Mr. Kalkin is also planning on
designed by interior designer Albert Hadley andselling a single shipping container living space called an
architect Adam Kalkin. It was created by using 3A-Pod. This will be equivalent to a studio apartment,
overseas shipping crates that make a very strikingand will sell for under $100,000.00.Humanitarian
house. The building features glass garage doors, aissuesMost architects have noted that the prefab
large patio area, living space, bedrooms and a fullshipping container habitat is ideal for setting up in
sized kitchen.Adam Kalkin has designed houses out ofemergency situations and for humanitarian needs.
shipping containers before, but his last one is actuallyThese very structurally sound and durable homes can
a luxury dwelling for the rich. He unveiled his creationbe moved easily on the back of trucks and can be
at the Art Basel Miami Beach art show in Decemberloaded and unloaded numerous times with no damage
2005 and the attendants were surprised to see lavishor need for repairs. They can be moved virtually
furnishings and a beautifully designed interior inside aanywhere there is a road and it is easy to hook up
shipping container. The project has the interestingplumbing and electrical connections to the outside of
title of "Push-Button House" because it can be loadedthe shipping container.They are very dry, leak
in the back of a truck to be moved and it opens upresistant and easy to care for. They can be insulated
like a Murphy bed to expose the interior.Jenniferto keep out the cold and, despite being metal, are
Seigal is another architect that uses shippingreported to be easy to cool even in hot climates.
containers to create beautiful living spaces. OneThe shipping container homes are virtually fire
example is the Seatrain house she built for realresistant and can be easily cleaned or painted if
estate developer Richard Carlson, equipped with allnecessary.While a shipping container home may not
utilities and featuring an indoor fountain. She indicateshave been an option you had previously considered,
that these houses are much less costly to build thanit might be something to ponder in the future. The
the traditional ones, and that they are very modernsky is the limit to using your imagination in designing
looking and can be customized to the individual needsyour very own low cost prefab home.Cornelia Myers
of the buyer.While the use of shipping containers forbelieves that shipping containers can make viable and
shelter is not new, the thought of makingcomfortable houses. Visit to find out how to build a
architectural statements and unique creations is.house from shipping containers and how much it
Architects strive to create a feeling of openness,costs and to learn more about the companies that
light and beauty using the prefab shipping containersprovide design services for shipping container housing.
as the foundation.Although his Push-Button house is