SEVERANCE — We’ve seen them house small businesses, restaurants, even a hotel. Now shipping containers are considered as primary dwelling units, additional dwelling units, home offices and studios.

Once confined to the docks and cargo ships, shipping containers have transformed from simple metal boxes into versatile assets used across countless industries. Originally designed to transport goods ...

This extraordinary 900 sq ft home in rural Texas proves that shipping containers can be transformed into modern, livable ...

Alternative Living Spaces specializes in turning shipping containers into livable spaces, such as one-bedroom homes. The standard 40-foot long shipping container home comes with a bedroom, bathroom, ...

Steel shipping containers are used to crate cargo up and down the Mississippi River and around the world. The Port of New Orleans is filled with the massive steel boxes. This weekend, the New Orleans ...

NEIGHBORS IN A BREVARD COUNTY BEACH TOWN ARE APPEALING TO THE COUNTY. RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE UPSET AFTER A HOMEOWNER THERE BEGAN BUILDING A STRUCTURE OUT OF A SHIPPING CONTAINER IN HIS BACKYARD. WESH 2 ...

This post originally appeared on The Wayward Home. Click through the gallery above to see nine model home styles currently on the market. Shipping container homes are an affordable and eco-friendly ...