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Lego-Style Flats Built From Shipping Containers
Link : https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-39378609 A new student housing block in Glasgow is using shipping containers stacked on top of each other in a method of construction described as similar to Lego. Not far from the River Clyde in the west end of Glasgow,...
A Converted Shipping Container Getaway!
The Lake Cornwall, United Kingdom - Cabin for 2 from £115 per night The container at The Lake effortlessly frames the tranquil, flooded quarry, quietly letting the shifting light on the water and the countryside’s varied seasonal hues take centre stage. Simple...
The UK Is Using Shipping Containers To Create Affordable Housing
The humble shipping container is finding new life in the U.K., where Fraser Brown MacKenna Architects has obtained approval to construct a series of homes out of the ubiquitous containers. This "cargotecture" project is aimed at providing cheap, social housing using...
Family Holiday Heaven In A Welsh Shipping Container
Read Jades blog post about a recent stay in a Welsh Shipping container! 'It’s remote, wild and, off season, pretty much empty. But if you are prepared to make the journey here, the beauty of this corner of west Wales will captivate you. It certainly shook my family...
Shipping Containers Become Stunning Suites At Copia Eco Cabins
We love a good shipping container-turned-home. The simple structures make for masculine, gritty spaces that offer an urban industrial look that can literally be placed anywhere you like from city to countryside. What started as a seemingly strange choice for a house...
Brighton Shipping Container Homes An ‘Overwhelming Success’
Homeless people who moved into a collection of converted shipping containers in Brighton have deemed the project an overwhelming success. An independent report into the satisfaction of residents staying at the Richardson's Yard site found 94% of people felt the...
Treehouses Made From Shipping Containers Offer The Ultimate Glamping Experience
Article from: https://inhabitat.com/treehouses-made-from-shipping-containers-offer-the-ultimate-glamping-getaway-in-portugal/?fbclid=IwAR32stg2xr74cRYhrUkatDUmQX1UQzNYPGcY8al3n2NkmRt9xmhfTwWhunA Looking for respite from the noise and stress of the big city? Check out...
Alternative Homes: “We live in a shipping container”
Article from : https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-wales-47310765/alternative-homes-we-live-in-a-shipping-container?fbclid=IwAR1CHeeQFiK_r2Gs4tvnrNVWKv807F33UEDikRrLRFWcs-IAAD6mF7XFG-I Young people who cannot afford to buy a house are now living in...
Cardiff Homelessness: Shipping Container Conversions To Begin…
Article from - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-48254683?fbclid=IwAR16hJnPke4-mVZAYX-qwJTbq2poQoDuYFfIhmH0naIgTJ1PWpJ1no-w_Gc Homeless people in Cardiff could be living in converted shipping containers by the end of the year. Work starts this month on 13 homes to...
Make Former Shipping Containers Your Home For £350,000
Article from : http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2017/11/03/make-former-shipping-containers-home-350000/?fbclid=IwAR1fMNPE6odHat2Y0-hN_K3UXyBE1b_70eaHGV9H8LgODrFBCbXR18Tbvok TWO futuristic homes boasting glass floors, geothermal heating and artificial grass roofs are on...
Cheltenham hub made from 31 shipping containers approved
Article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-48719006 A £1.6m hub for a community arts, office and conference space will be built in a Cheltenham car park from 31 shipping containers. WorkShop Group wants to build the...
Hundreds of Nike trainers wash up on beaches after cargo ship lost containers in storm
Nike trainers have been washing up on beaches across the UK in their hundreds for more than a year after a shipping container lost its cargo in a heavy storm. Beachcombers in Cornwall started finding the shoes after they began appearing on beaches across the world,...
The budget cruise to New York – across the Atlantic on a cargo ship
A leisurely cruise between the home shores of Southampton and the skyscrapers of New York is often seen as the most glamourous way to cross the Atlantic - although such voyages, with their echoes of the "golden age of travel", tend to come with an equally upmarket...
Homeless to live in shipping containers converted into incredible luxury housing
Cardiff Council has paid for 13 containers to be set up in the city in a bid to tackle homelessness The containers will be serve as a stepping stone for homeless people seeking permanent accommodation(Image: Tony King Architects) Homeless families will soon be offered...
Tourist Pays £100 For A Night In An Airbnb Roadside Shipping Container
Most of us have been in a situation where we've paid for a hotel, only to find it a bit disappointing. But one British tourist was shocked when he paid £100 for a one night stay in an Airbnb in Amsterdam, to find it was a shipping container that opened up directly...
Family holiday heaven – in a Welsh shipping container
Ty Cwch Beach House is a bolt-hole right on a pebbly cove made entirely from shipping containersCREDIT: QUALITY UNEARTHED It’s remote, wild and, off season, pretty much empty. But if you are prepared to make the journey here, the beauty of this corner of west Wales...
8 of the best tiny homes for rent on Airbnb right now
Tiny houses are one of the most popular categories on Airbnb, which has seen bookings for micro homes soar by 125% year on year. Perhaps it’s the fact they offer a taste of a clutter-free life that makes them so popular? Or the romanticism of cosying down in a tiny...
SHIPPING CONTAINER HOMES FOR THE HOMELESS
It was a cold day last winter when inspiration suddenly struck Bristol restauranteur Jasper Thompson “I was out shopping in town and the weather was bad,” the owner of North Street eaterie Jasper’s Jamaican Diner recalls. “I saw a homeless guy, offered him a hot drink...
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