Shipping containers are kind of like LEGO bricks. Sturdy and stackable, they can be crafted into all sorts of creative things, from fold-out coffee shops to surprisingly stylish modern homes. They ...

Using shipping containers has rescued a backyard pool house project at Leopold, saving almost $50K as quotes were pointing to a budget blowout. Royal Wolf Geelong branch manager Justin Van Loon had ...

A new, modern home in the hills of Oakland, California — for sale for $5 million — comes with several unique features but none as distinctive as the state-of-the-art swimming pool crafted out of a ...

NEW ORLEANS – Experimental architect Stefan Beese has brought “Dumpster diving” to his own backyard by converting a 22-foot-long, steel refuse container into a small, but elegant, swimming pool. The 7 ...

Rather than create the run-of-the-mill granny flat with their shipping container, a couple turned it into a jaw-dropping feature. And they chose not to disguise the metal structure’s China Shipping ...

After nearly two decades of carrying freight across the ocean, the colorful steel containers are scooped up by specialty construction companies to enter "retirement" as pools, coffee shops, apartment ...

From the forests of the Cascade Mountains outside Seattle to the countryside in Lille, France, these dwellings prove that ...