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A brick chimney with two fireplaces anchors this tiny, grass-roofed sauna in Sweden.

At the basement level, the home opens to a sunken courtyard that makes space for reading and contemplation.

A custom blue Durat countertop and birch-plywood vanity in the bathroom match the renovation’s mate-rial palette, while Daltile wall subway tiles add an unexpected flair.

A custom media console in the living room creates yet another space-saving solution to maximize the unit’s small footprint.

Floor-to-ceiling bookshelves in the living room and entrance hallway make ample space for the family’s extensive book collection.

The hall workspace features a pegboard wall and a built-in bench with storage, in addition to open shelving. For the desk chair, Spot Lab refurbished and reupholstered a vintage chair that had been left on the street.

Design-build firm Spot Lab re-imagined a 980-square-foot apartment in a Brooklyn cooperative building for programmer Eric Tsai, research collection manager Audrey Christensen-Tsai, and their eight-year-old son, August.

Rob hired his friend, Jacksonville, Florida, neon sign maker Toby Norris, to bend the glass for a clock he designed in 1999 for the cafeteria of his St. Augustine screen printing business, Screen Arts. Now it hangs on the kitchen wall.

Even in spaces where the home’s shipping container structure is less obvious, bright colors and eccentric decor match the overall look.

A seating area on the upper level overlooks the double-height living room.

The 1,600-square-foot home was made using nine shipping containers.

Rob DePiazza worked with architect Stephen Bender to build his shipping container house after his longtime home in St. Augustine, Florida, was damaged by a fallen tree during Hurricane Irma.