Want to Rent Container Homes across North America?

January 2019 – Containerly recently interviewed us to better understand the various types of people who rent our demonstration unit and the types of challenges we experienced during the Octopod build.

In our case, we do get a few parties from Airbnb however most folks find us in the media and wish to fulfill their aspirations of building their own container homes.

They often start by booking a 1 on 1 consultation, follow with a rental and then they put together a wish list of everything they would like to have in their own custom build. The Containerly folks are testing both the rental market and providing assistance with builds in exchange for access to the rental units. Definitely an out of the box approach! We wish them well in their grand endeavours and look forward to hearing about their adventures in the container world.

Spotted in Shizuoka Japan

Once you are in the business of building with shipping containers, you can’t help but notice these types of projects when traveling the world. We were recently in Shizuoka Japan, and drove by a retail storefront that caught our eye. A series of containers were painted black, placed along both sides of this building and have been integrated in a way to provide furniture and goods storage. I was particularly impressed with the beefy foundations and fastening detail they employed. What a neat find. If you come across anything neat, please let us know so we can share with our community of shipping container architecture enthusiasts.

 

Japan shipping container

Japan shipping container

Toronto’s Sea Container Hat Trick

Three commercial shipping container establishments have hit the streets of Toronto. Two are here to stay. One is on it’s way out to do some globetrotting.QQseacontainervendors

  1. At Toronto’s waterfront there are some fancy food vendors located on Queens Quay. I particularly liked the attention to detail they added to each vendor unit with barn boards and other neat treatments. Dundasvendorcontainers
  2. A budget friendly and small entrepreneur kick-starter strip of shipping container businesses, ranging from niche foods, drinks, and even a bicycle service shop.JMSonsshippingcontainer
  3. Handy furniture makers displaying their products for sale.

Antarctic Shipping Container Research Station

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This shipping container project caught my eye given the sheer style and size of the complex.  Then you realize it is in the middle of nowhere.  Excellent project, this is certainly a noteworthy show piece.

http://www.gizmag.com/bharathi-research-base/28498/