Crack Two 2 x 40 Shipping Container Home

Very good demonstration of a home built from 2 forty foot shipping containers,
check the link for over a 100 step by step pictures from Crack Two
http://www.cracktwo.com/2011/07/home-built-from-two-shipping-containers.html

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Refined Living with no Electricity Off Grid Living Part 2

Living with no electricity may seem primitive, inconvenient, or lacking, but Michael and Diana Lorence of northern California have been living that way for years by choice. They do it with surprising style and grace, all within the confines of a 12' x 12' tiny home they call "Innermost House."  To them, their life in this tiny home without electricity or hot water is not one of deprivation, but instead it's a life of luxury.  See if you agree.

View from sleeping loft into sitting area.

Mankind has been around for about 200,000 years without electricity and the convenience it brings.  That's how we evolved.  Just as there's a current trend toward the paleo-diet consisting of whole, unprocessed, and raw foods (that is after all, what we evolved to eat), and it seems to impart substantial health benefits, maybe there will also be a movement embracing a more paleo lifestyle.  Such a lifestyle would make us more aware of the planet's daily rhythms.  That too is how we evolved, and probably what we are best suited for.  Adopting a paleo diet and a more paleo lifestyle may just be the cure for what ails us individually and our society as a whole.  Incidentally, when I say paleo lifestyle, I'm not talking about living like cave people, I'm just suggesting that perhaps cutting back on electricity,  coupled with paying attention to nature, taking long walks, and eating less processed foods is worthy of consideration.

The exterior of Innermost House.

Innermost House is 12' x 12', or 144 square feet.  It is divided into five distinct areas.  About half of the main floor area consists of a sitting area which is exquisite in its simplicity.  Two chairs face one another, bounded on one side by the fireplace (where all the cooking is done), and bookshelves on the other, all beneath a soaring cathedral ceiling.  From this space, a ladder leads to the sleeping loft.  

Sitting area in front of the wood-burning fireplace.

Sitting room showing bookshelves, ladder to sleeping loft, and reading room beyond.

Beautiful wood ceiling above sitting area and sleeping loft.

The remainder of the main level is divided into three roughly equal spaces, the kitchen, bathroom, and reading room.  There's also a covered porch, which extends the living space outdoors a bit.

Innermost House kitchen

Kitchen detail

Bathroom

Reading room

The kitchen serves as a place to store dry goods, wash vegetables, and keep dinnerware.  Without electricity, there can be no electric water pump, so I assume that water comes out the faucet from a well or cistern somewhere uphill from the house, creating a gravity fed kitchen sink.  All cooking and water heating takes place in the wood burning fireplace out in the sitting room.  There is no refrigerator, so all food is fresh, and there are no left-overs.

The bedroom is a simple, open sleeping loft above the three tiny rooms. It overlooks the sitting room and fireplace.  There's a clothing and linens closet at the head of the bed.

Sleeping loft and closet

As lovely as it appears to be,  I am uncomfortable with the fact that there is no escape from the sleeping loft besides down the ladder.  I think that it needs a window big enough to escape through quickly in the event of a fire.

I'm going to leave you with a few more beautiful photographs, followed by two videos about Innermost House.  Enjoy...

I'm including two videos below about Innermost House.  The first is a photo montage accompanied by harp music.  It includes most of the photos I've chosen for this post, plus many more.  Choose the full screen option to fully appreciate it.  The second video includes Diana Lorence going about her normal activities in the home.  It provides a glimpse of what living day to day in this wonderful tiny home would be like.  Each video runs about seven minutes.

 

 

Click here to see part 1 of my off-grid living series, Off-Grid Lighting.

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2 Shipping Container Home Savannah Project Price Street Projects Florida

2 Shipping Container Home, - Savannah Project, Price Street Projects, - Florida,
A great example of using 2 Shipping Containers with  section added between the two containers to increase square footage.
This home shows how spacious and modern a project like this can be.
created bu Architect PSP in New York and Florida, the Savannah project makes a very nice small house.

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2 x Shipping Containers The Container Restaurant Durango Colorado

2 x Shipping Containers, - The Container Restaurant, - Durango, Colorado,

Ska opened The Container in August. The Container takes the form of two industrial shipping containers attached to the south side of Ska’s brewery, 225 Girard St. in Bodo Industrial Park. The bottom container serves as the kitchen and walk-in cooler, with one side open to the indoor tasting room and the other facing the outdoor beer garden. The top container, equivalent to the brewery’s second floor, provides seating exposed to the elements.

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Kalkin Push Button House 2 Bernardsville NJ Fold out Container Home

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The 8-foot-wide, 20-foot-long shipping container home has 5 rooms inside of it, and starts out looking like an ordinary shipping container. But with the push of a button, the house comes to life, with a complete kitchen, dining room, bedroom, living room and library hiding inside.
The interior is all done up in a shiny white lacquer finish for show, but I suppose it could be built out with any design. This is actually the second Push Button House designed by Kalkin, and is much more complex and advanced than the original.


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High Country Green Boxes DwellBox Boone North Carolina 2 x 40ft Shipping Container Home

They cut two 40 foot shipping containers in half and stacked them in a square. The project was completed in 34 days after breaking ground at a construction cost of under $100 per square foot. The two-story structure was their learning project so they kept it small.
The house has one bedroom and one bath upstairs with 320 square feet of heated living area. Downstairs is another 320 square feet that is unheated for storage and a garage. Shipping containers come in 20 foot lengths but are only eight feet tall. The group used 40 foot ISBU's for their nine and one half foot ceilings for more headroom. Corner castings secure the containers to three foot deep concrete piers instead of a foundation.


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