Designers never seem to run out of good ideas for old shipping containers and the Cargo by Madeiguincho is a much more livable example of this than most.
This shipping container-based tiny house cost just $21,000 to build. Designed by Pin-Up Houses, it offers full off-grid functionality with solar panels, a wind turbine, and rainwater collection system.
This industrial crane was long used to load coal from in a harbor in Copenhagen, Denmark. Having been decommissioned, it has been transformed into a tiny luxury retreat – complete with spa.
If you’d like to delve into the tiny house movement but being portable isn’t a concern, then maybe a shipping container-based home would be of interest. This unnamed model, by Custom Container Living, consists of a shipping container that has been heavily modified to offer a spacious and low-cost home.