Shipping Container Homes: A Guide to Planning, Designing, and Building a Container Home - Hardcover

Mills, Mitchell

 
9781959018407: Shipping Container Homes: A Guide to Planning, Designing, and Building a Container Home

Synopsis

SHIPPING CONTAINER HOMES


In the world of modern architecture, you may come across the word "cargotecture." This is a word created to describe the increasingly popular sub-form of architecture where shipping containers are used to create houses. The "cargo" prefix comes from a shipping container's primary use as a means of cargo transportation.


Shipping container homes come with a variety of benefits. They are highly customizable, affordable, environmentally friendly, quick to build, and stylish! Whether you are wanting to build one for the purpose of saving money, to embrace a more minimalist lifestyle, or because you want to build an environmentally friendly home, this book will help you on your way.


Inside this book, you will learn about the history of container homes, the pros and cons of building one, different design ideas, the permits you'll need to build your own container home, as well as a breakdown of the building process itself.

In short, if the idea of living in a container home intrigues you, this book is the place to start!

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Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9781959018391: Shipping Container Homes: A Guide to Planning, Designing, and Building a Container Home

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ISBN 10:  1959018396 ISBN 13:  9781959018391
Publisher: Rivercat Books LLC, 2022
Softcover