Industrial shipping containers are usually associated with confined spaces, but they have become quite popular among architects for creating very diverse buildings, including residential homes.

Tiny homes can be luxurious and still cost so little. This specific build is a container transformed into what could be a future house for the next owner. It is packed with everything someone would ...

Rakhee Shobhit Design Associates (RSDA) offers an impressive example of shipping-container-based architecture with its Container House. Located on a picturesque plot in rural India, the project ...

Anyone who has ever been a fan of The Boxcar Children book series may have found the thought of living in a railroad car intriguing. In fact, that is probably more likely the case now than ever before ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When you think about buying a home—or even renting one for a short period of time—your mind likely ...

Shipping containers have become trendy statement homes, sustainable solutions to a need for housing, and durable replacements for traditional homes at risk from climate change. Myriad variables go ...

Joshua Clark is no stranger to the loss that comes from weather disasters. While he has overseen durable home construction ...

ZANESVILLE ‒ A Zanesville man has introduced tiny, indestructible homes as part of a growing homeowner trend. Dow Cameron, 25, founded Cameron Custom Containers in 2025 to transform drab, utilitarian ...