As part of the cultural countdown to the winter Olympics in Vancouver 2010, media art group Springboard—a trio composed of...

Crafted with layered wood and clad in Cor-Ten steel, a film lover’s backyard retreat offers a series of surprises.

You’ve decided to join the shipping container revolution.

Every week, we highlight one amazing Dwell home that went viral on Pinterest.

It’s easy to buy into the hype around shipping container homes, but there are some fundamentals you should know before going all...

From preliminary guides, to lists of trusted companies, to exemplary floor plans, these resources will get you started on your...

Built for $200,000 and lowered into place by crane, a compact cargotecture office perfectly slots into an architect’s backyard.

Two San Francisco art and travel addicts overhauled a loft—and customized a pair of shipping containers—to accommodate their...

From start-to-finish, prefabricated shipping container homes are revolutionizing the homebuilding process for the better.

We have seen shipping containers being repurposed for uses ranging from housing to hotels—so it's only logical that some...

Designed by one of America’s leading cargotecture proponents, this modern shipping container home in New Jersey is seeking a new...

A shipping container home tackles temperature control in a tropical environment.

An attractive shipping container house shows the benefits of prefab living.

There’s even a shipping container sitting in the kitchen.

This portable dwelling, made of two shipping containers, is ready for its next move.

These shipping containers have left their itinerant lives as vessels that carried goods around the world, only to be reborn as...

Inspired by cargotecture, this boxy dwelling in West Vancouver features an efficient layout that makes the most of its hillside...

Transforming ubiquitous corrugated boxes into sleek pop-up homes, shops, and shelters, Cocoon Modules is redefining what a...

Matt and Barbara Mooney worked with Michael Gooden of M Gooden Design, a boutique design firm in Dallas, to build a home out of...

Nestled in a tiny town off the coast, this container home echoes the main ingredient the owners had hoped for in a weekend...

We can barely contain our excitement over this year's awe-inspiring projects.

Three dozen shipping containers find a safe port in a modern apartment building in Mexico.

Think outside the rectangle with these space-efficient shipping container designs.

Gone are the days when shipping containers were used solely for transportation and storage.