July 7, 2012

Treehugger Series: Cargo Homes

Shipping containers only have so long of a life span.  What to do with them once they are unusable for shipping?  Some innovative architects have given new meaning to "repurposing"...think: tricked out mobile homes or recyclable pre-fab construction.

My architect husband was conceptualizing a home in the CA desert based on grouping cargo containers together and creating an outdoor/indoor space.  Here is some inspiration I found:

















The above photos from Vectro Ave.






The above photos from Coolist.

Photo from Jetson Green.

  
You sure have come a long way from this:




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