We are keen to build houses with recyclable shipping containers

because we like the home style without external coverage,

which means we can see the shipping containers directly.

However, this situation may slightly reduce the available area,

because all insulation materials are carried out inside the house.

Therefore, we cannot see too many containers inside some projects.

Today's container house is from St. Charles, Illinois, USA.

It is a house with insulation and other processes completely inside

and only visual panels on the outside of the house.

The project has almost no change in the appearance of the existing container,

with a very clean and modern shell.

The house was built by the local builder [group3 construction],

which used a total of 7 containers to transform into a two-story house.

The container is built on a concrete basement

that includes an 800 square foot garage and storage space.

The container room is designed in a modern way

to meet the needs of a family of four,

with 3 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms.

The staircase separates the kitchen and living room on the first floor,

so that the activities of the two spaces do not interfere with each other.

Some pipes of the house are directly fixed

at the bottom of the container on the upper floor,

and the industrial wind is perfectly released.

The steel stairs lead to the second floor of the house,

which is mainly used for bedrooms and bathrooms.

The multi container splicing design creates a spacious living space,

and different rooms are separated by corrugated plates.

Among them, the design of left and right sliding doors saves a lot of useless space,

and the windows on the box wall also bring sufficient light to the space.

In addition, the second floor also has an outdoor balcony,

 which can enjoy the rural scenery not far away.

The design of the bathroom is very bright and spacious.

 Even the washstand has two side-by-side.

At the same time, the all white color brings a clean visual sense to the space.

Entering the bathroom,

you can feel the internal structure of the container in an all-round way,

and the tiles laid on the wall can effectively prevent moisture.

Pictures courtesy of  Living in a Container