The Sonic House Truck
Most people dream of homes with picket fences. Ok, maybe not with picket fences, but you get the idea. But not for this couple who live in this 1980 Bedford TK turned…
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The Sonic House Truck
From rusty van to cozy camper
This camper van conversion is one of the most impressive stories we've come across! Why? Because it's not just about an old van converted into a camper. It is also…
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From rusty van to cozy camper
Is a modular home in your future?
The Australian construction industry is worth around $150 billion annually yet modular housing makes up less than 3% of that figure. In direct contrast, more than 70% of all new housing in…
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Is a modular home in your future?
When silos meet containers!
Newtown, Johannesburg, South Africa - Citiq One doesn't need to look hard to find unused, unloved buildings in the older parts of our cities. Warehouses have become sought after properties…
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When silos meet containers!
Like a glove – the Dovecote Studio
Snape Maltings, England - Haworth Tompkins Year built: 2009 Photography: Philip Vile Dovecote: A shelter with nest holes for domesticated pigeons. Snape Maltings was an abandoned industrial site…
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Like a glove – the Dovecote Studio
Loft Remodeling
Minneapolis, Minnesota - Christine Albertsson Photography: Dana Wheelock Click on any image to start lightbox display. Use your Esc key to close the lightbox. You can also view the images as…
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Loft Remodeling
Eastern Oregon Modern Ranch
Portland, Oregon - Scott Gilbride/Architect Inc. Built area: 2,540 sf Completion Year: 2011 Photography: Paula Watts If your idea of a ranch house is a structure with rustic features reminiscent…
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Eastern Oregon Modern Ranch
Once a barn - now a vacation home
Leachachan Barn
Loch Duich, Scotland - Rural Design Architects Built area: 120m2 Completion: 2011 Photography: Nigel Rigden Leachachan Barn, once used as a byre for working horses, sits on the southern shores of…
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Leachachan Barn
Inspiration + $9,000 dollars = home
Hank’s Bus
Location: Anywhere he chooses Architect: Hank Buttita Year built: 2013 With just a $3,000 Craigslist purchase, 15 weeks of design and construct effort and…
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Hank’s Bus
The Clock Tower - yours for just $18 million
The Clock Tower Penthouse
Brooklyn, New York - Corcoran Real Estate Group Original Build: 1915 Rebuilt: 2013 Built area: 6,813 sq. ft. (631 m2) Photography: Corcoran Real Estate…
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The Clock Tower Penthouse
Saved from decay to become a great home!
Montana Mountain Retreat
Montana, USA - Heritage Barns Heritage Restorations has built a business specializing in the sourcing, relocating and restoration of old barns. As you can see in this album, the results…
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Montana Mountain Retreat
The original barn - good for another century or two!
A Barn Conversion and Extension
Lesponne, France - PPA Built area: 70 sqm Year built: 2010 Photography: Philippe Ruault A vacation home that started as a barn conversion in…
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A Barn Conversion and Extension
Once an unloved barn...
Fultonville Barn and Home
Fultonville TX USA - Heritage Barns We're waiting for more information on this barn conversion and home. Heritage Restorations is a Fultonville based builder that scours the country looking for…
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Fultonville Barn and Home
Barn Homes
Barn Conversions
When is a barn not a barn? When it's converted into a gorgeous home. Many old barns have a lot to offer: Aged timbers in sizes and qualities no longer…
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Barn Conversions
Earthship Homes
Earthship Homes
This home uses one of the world's biggest waste problems as it's basic building material. Can you guess what that is? The result is an incredibly strong, thermally stable home.…
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Earthship Homes
Sister ship - Henry Ford II
Benson Ford Shiphouse
South Bass Island, Ohio - Ship on the Bay Usable area: 7,000 sq ft (648 m2) Year built: 1924 Year landlubbered: 1986 Imagine your home…
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Benson Ford Shiphouse
Moor Street Apartment and Office
Melbourne, Australia - Clare Cousins Photography: Shannon McGrath Another great example of 'walk to work', in this case through an interconnecting doorway that separates two large warehouse apartments. From a…
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Moor Street Apartment and Office
A steep, rocky site overlooking the city...
Caterpillar House
Santiago de Chile, Chile - Sebastián Irarrázaval Built Area: 350m2 (3,780 sq. ft.) Photography: Sergio Pirrone Santiago de Chile backs up to the Andes Mountains but,…
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Caterpillar House
Take 256 containers, some imagination and paint, and bake a hospital!
Cancer Centre Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands - MVRDV Site area: 2,000 m2 Building area: 2,000 m2 Total floor area: 6,000 m2 Year of completion: 2006 Quantity of Containers: 256 What you see here is…
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Cancer Centre Amsterdam
The Redmond Treehouse
Redmond, Washington - Steve Rondel Most kids dream of having a tree house for a hideaway or just a place to play in. Some parents indulge their kids and build…
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The Redmond Treehouse
Concept drawing - Glassberg container home
Made in China – at home in Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri - BNIM Architects (Yes Dorothy, there really is a Kansas City in Missouri) Built area: 2,600 square foot (240 m2) Year built: 2009 Take a typical suburban…
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Made in China – at home in Kansas City
Container housing in Sri Lanka
Container Homes – Q and A’s
Colombo, Sri Lanka - Hybrid Homes (pvt) Ltd This is an interesting gallery less for the design it presents - which is remarkably similar to 'The Container of Hope' -…
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Container Homes – Q and A’s
Zigloo Domestique
Zigloo Domestique
Victoria, Canada - Keith Dewey Number of Shipping Containers used: 8 Shipping Containers Built area: 185 m2 (2000 sq. ft.) 3-4 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms Year built: 2006 Photography: Keith Dewey It takes…
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Zigloo Domestique
The First Container Home in the Hamptons
At home in ‘The Hamptons’
Amagansett, New York - SG Blocks Built area: 180m2 (1942 sq. ft.) + 120m2 (1,300 sq. ft.) of decks Year built: 2011 Photography: Prudential Douglas Elliman 'The…
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At home in ‘The Hamptons’