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House of the Week: Budget-Friendly Shipping Container Home that Responds to its Tropical Climate

Every week, we highlight one amazing Dwell home that went viral on Pinterest. Follow Dwell's Pinterest account for more daily design inspiration.

This week our readers were smitten with an Indonesian container home with a planted roof.

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Natural light pours into the open-plan house, which is outfitted with low-cost materials like polished concrete floors and recycled metal railings.
Natural light pours into the open-plan house, which is outfitted with low-cost materials like polished concrete floors and recycled metal railings.
Covered with wire mesh, the green roof will continue to vegetate over time.
Covered with wire mesh, the green roof will continue to vegetate over time.
A cherry red game room gives way to a second green space on the roof, which can be used as an extension of the indoor space.
A cherry red game room gives way to a second green space on the roof, which can be used as an extension of the indoor space.