Man Uses 11 Shipping Containers To Build His 2,500 Square Foot Dream House, And The Inside Looks Amazing
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When it comes to building their dream home, people have a lot of different ideas. Some choose comfortable and small bungalows, others opt for luxurious mansions. However, there a handful of those to decide to ditch the traditional architecture and build something completely different, for instance, a container house. That’s exactly what designer Will Breaux did and now he’s a proud owner of a house built solely out of shipping containers.
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His new home is located on McGowen street in Houston. According to the owner, his 11 container house is the most extensive structure of its kind.
Image credits: Will Breaux
Image credits: Will Breaux
The containers are piled on top of each other to create a three-story house, complete with a rooftop deck.
Image credits: Will Breaux
Image credits: Will Breaux
Breaux wanted to build his own house since the early 2000s, however, for a long time he struggled to find someone who would design the kind of house he wanted, so Breaux decided to do it himself.
Image credits: Will Breaux
Image credits: Will Breaux
Image credits: Will Breaux
“I began looking at projects that were being built that I liked. Ultimately, a designer with a home builder family was hired to design a 3 story townhouse to be built on the lot. After going round and round for months, I eventually had to fire that group because they weren’t willing to give me what I wanted. Thus, the journey to design my own house began around 2011,” the man wrote in his blog.
Image credits: Will Breaux
Image credits: Will Breaux
Breaux got the idea of a container house many years ago before it was even a thing. Why containers? Well, the idea behind it is quite simple.
Image credits: Will Breaux
Image credits: Will Breaux
“Shipping containers are strong, fireproof, long-lasting, hurricane resistant, and have common characteristics,” Breaux explains.
Image credits: Will Breaux
Image credits: Will Breaux
Image credits: Will Breaux
However, the man, who is not a professional builder, had no knowledge of what it would take to build his dream house. But he was determined to do whatever it takes.
Image credits: Will Breaux
The first thing he did was to create a 3D sketch of the house. After long hours spent learning everything about constructing a house out of shipping containers, Breaux is now a proud owner of an impressive 2,500 square foot house. Now the house is almost completely furnished and looks just like Breaux had imagined it.
Image credits: Will Breaux
Image credits: Will Breaux
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Yes, it's very cool, but I'd hate to live near that thing. It's looks God-awful from the outside.
I actually think it looks kinda cool.
It seems he could design some kind of exterior that would look nicer. Cedar or faux brick for instance.
@BusLady I agree, at least something to "pull it together". It looks like someone dumped 11 containers and was done for the day.
I guess it's not finished yet at the balcony is only on the 3D view. Maybe some paint can help a bit. But the house surrounding this giant pile of metal are not so good looking either.
It looks awful from the outside. It must also be a nightmare to cool it down in a hot summer day. Or heat it up when all that metal is freezing cold.
My thoughts exactly. I think it's something you either love or hate. The interior is nice.
Google "Corktown Container" houses.....this one is very industrial but some of them are stunning.
True. Liberterianism at its best...
LOL, downvotes? The truth is a problem for those with tiny minds. Red snowflakes perhaps? lol...
I'm wondering about thermal and sound isolation, there's nothing in the article about it (I don't know...well ... almost anything about shipping containers and only ever saw them on TV and internet). Also how exactly are they kept together, what about electricity (which he obviously has) and running water etc. ... I mean, sure, the outside looks bad and the inside looks nice but I could use some more information here
There it the link to his WP blog on top of the article.
I don't know anything about shipping either, but I assume temperature sensitive things get shipped in containers like this sometimes so maybe they have some sort of insulation, or there's an inside wall between it
There's loads of information about those things in his blog. He's really put a lot of thought and hard work into his home.
Place looks like a three-story kill room.
Excuse me, FOUR-story kill room.
Yes, it's very cool, but I'd hate to live near that thing. It's looks God-awful from the outside.
I actually think it looks kinda cool.
It seems he could design some kind of exterior that would look nicer. Cedar or faux brick for instance.
@BusLady I agree, at least something to "pull it together". It looks like someone dumped 11 containers and was done for the day.
I guess it's not finished yet at the balcony is only on the 3D view. Maybe some paint can help a bit. But the house surrounding this giant pile of metal are not so good looking either.
It looks awful from the outside. It must also be a nightmare to cool it down in a hot summer day. Or heat it up when all that metal is freezing cold.
My thoughts exactly. I think it's something you either love or hate. The interior is nice.
Google "Corktown Container" houses.....this one is very industrial but some of them are stunning.
True. Liberterianism at its best...
LOL, downvotes? The truth is a problem for those with tiny minds. Red snowflakes perhaps? lol...
I'm wondering about thermal and sound isolation, there's nothing in the article about it (I don't know...well ... almost anything about shipping containers and only ever saw them on TV and internet). Also how exactly are they kept together, what about electricity (which he obviously has) and running water etc. ... I mean, sure, the outside looks bad and the inside looks nice but I could use some more information here
There it the link to his WP blog on top of the article.
I don't know anything about shipping either, but I assume temperature sensitive things get shipped in containers like this sometimes so maybe they have some sort of insulation, or there's an inside wall between it
There's loads of information about those things in his blog. He's really put a lot of thought and hard work into his home.
Place looks like a three-story kill room.
Excuse me, FOUR-story kill room.