Tag Archives: shipping container

The Free Agent House by Jibe Design

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Juliet, the principal architect at Jibe Design, shared this clever container-based home design with me and thought it might be interesting to readers of Tiny House Design. I think she’s absolutely right and applaud her for this new take on shipping … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged Goldenberg Photography, Jibe Design, Juliet, Naquib Hossain, off-grid, shipping container | 13 Comments

Introduction to Container Homes & Buildings

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Heather Levin over at The Greenest Dollar shared a copy of a new ebook with me that she and Alex Klein recently finished called, Introduction to Container Homes & Buildings. It’s not a complete how-to book (that’s their next book) … Continue reading →

Posted in Construction Method | Tagged Alex Klein, Heather Levin, ISBU, shipping container | 2 Comments

Foam Dome Home by Craig

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Craig posted this very cool design on Google Buzz the other day and I thought I’d share it with the larger community. Craig also has a blog where he posts many of his clever design concepts called You and your … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged craig, dome, foam, shipping container | 1 Comment

Sawtooth Saltbox

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Michael Janzen

The following is a guest post and house design from one of my regular readers, Craig Moorhouse. As you can see the design isn’t exactly tiny but contains so many great ideas and detail I asked Craig if for permission … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged Craig Moorhouse, design concept, earthbag, passive solar, saltbox, sawtooth, shipping container, sketchup | 9 Comments

Backyard Shipping Container Office

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Michael Janzen

One of my regular readers, Malcolm, spotted this little building on Oregon Live this morning and passed this onto me. It’s a little home office built from an 8′ by 20′ shipping container. Mike Corvi, a Southwest Portland resident and … Continue reading →

Posted in Construction Method | Tagged cargo container, home office, oregon, portland, shipping container | 1 Comment

Shipping Container Housing – Global Portable Buildings

Posted on September 27, 2008 by Michael Janzen

Now here is a company that seems to be very well funded building tiny portable homes out of shipping containers. The houses are a bit plain but if you like the industrial look of shipping containers and spartan interiors these … Continue reading →

Posted in Builders | Tagged container, container house, shipping container, steel house, tiny house, tiny houses | 10 Comments

Hybrid Seattle Cargotecture

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Michael Janzen

If you’ve been looking for information about tiny houses online you’ve probably noticed that some people like to build tiny houses out of cargo containers. This group, hybrid seattle, has been at it for a while and have even coined … Continue reading →

Posted in Builders | Tagged cargo container, Cargotecture, container house, prefab, shipping container, tiny house | 1 Comment