Andres Garcia Lachner

Mint Santa Teresa / Studio Saxe

May 15, 2018

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Architects: Studio Saxe
Area: 660 m²
Year: 2018
Manufacturers: -, Cemex, Pilington

Joya Villas / Studio Saxe

February 22, 2018

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Architects: Studio Saxe
Area: 961 m²
Year: 2018
Manufacturers: Ducasse Industrial, Sur Paint
Professionals: DYNAMO Studio, Sotela Alfaro LTD, Vida Design Studio

Yellow Door House / NiHu Arquitectos

January 16, 2018

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Architects: NiHu Arquitectos
Area: 416 m²
Year: 2016
Manufacturers: Hansgrohe, Daikin, H.T.Betontransportes, Kurú Wood

PMX-01 House / QBO3 Arquitectos

December 05, 2017

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Architects: QBO3 Arquitectos
Area: 911 m²
Year: 2015
Manufacturers: High Lights, Techlam

Casa CHING / MG design studio

August 01, 2017

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Architects: MG design studio
Area: 143 m²
Year: 2017
Manufacturers: Esteban, HERRERA, INNOVA

Tropik Works / VOID

April 14, 2017

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Architects: VOID
Area: 215 m²
Year: 2016
Manufacturers: Big Ass Fans, Acor, Lumos, Roca

Seagull House / Indigo Arquitectura

September 23, 2016

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Architects: Indigo Arquitectura, Indigo Arquitectura
: Indigo Arquitectura
Area: 290 m²
Year: 2015
Manufacturers: Arcelor Mittal, Plycem Costa Rica, Productos de Concreto

Ocean Eye / Benjamin Garcia Saxe

August 24, 2016

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Architects: Benjamin Garcia Saxe
Area: 300 m²
Year: 2016
Manufacturers: Fercosta, TEAKO
Professionals: Electrotec S.A, Sotela Alfaro LTD

Cabaña EFC / VOID

April 26, 2016

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Architects: VOID
Area: 124 m²
Year: 2015
Professionals: Diseño Cinco, GAACO, Manufakktura, Altea Design

Casa Magayon / SARCO Architects

January 04, 2016

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Architects: SARCO Architects
Area: 1290 m²
Year: 2015
Manufacturers: Duomo, Hafele, Miton Cucine, Porcelanosa Grupo, Top Kitchen
Professionals: Circuito S.A., Heriel S.A.

11 Tips You Need To Know Before Building A Shipping Container Home

Subscriber Access | April 29, 2015

One of the more niche trends in sustainable design of the past few years has been the re-use of shipping containers in order to create the structure of a building. Due to their convenient size, shipping containers are well-suited for use in houses and their appeal lies in their apparent simplicity: you get a room delivered in one piece, and you can stack them together to make multiple rooms or join them up to make larger rooms.

But of course, things are never so simple, and using shipping containers to make a house is still fraught with challenges - particularly as the idea is still relatively new, so there are few people with the expertise required to build one without a hitch. That's why the folks over at Container Home Plans reached out to 23 experts from around the world - designers and owners who have overcome the challenges to build their own container houses - to ask them what they wish they'd known before taking on this challenge. Check out their 11 top tips after the break.

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