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Man Uses 11 Shipping Containers To Build His 2,500 Square Foot Dream House, And The Inside Looks Amazing
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Man Uses 11 Shipping Containers To Build His 2,500 Square Foot Dream House, And The Inside Looks Amazing

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When it comes to building their dream home, people have a lot of different ideas. Some choose comfortable and small bungalows, others opt for luxurious mansions. However, there a handful of those to decide to ditch the traditional architecture and build something completely different, for instance, a container house. That’s exactly what designer Will Breaux did and now he’s a proud owner of a house built solely out of shipping containers.

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    His new home is located on McGowen street in Houston. According to the owner, his 11 container house is the most extensive structure of its kind.

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    The containers are piled on top of each other to create a three-story house, complete with a rooftop deck.

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    Breaux wanted to build his own house since the early 2000s, however, for a long time he struggled to find someone who would design the kind of house he wanted, so Breaux decided to do it himself.

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    “I began looking at projects that were being built that I liked. Ultimately, a designer with a home builder family was hired to design a 3 story townhouse to be built on the lot. After going round and round for months, I eventually had to fire that group because they weren’t willing to give me what I wanted. Thus, the journey to design my own house began around 2011,” the man wrote in his blog.

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    Breaux got the idea of a container house many years ago before it was even a thing. Why containers? Well, the idea behind it is quite simple.

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    “Shipping containers are strong, fireproof, long-lasting, hurricane resistant, and have common characteristics,” Breaux explains.

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    However, the man, who is not a professional builder, had no knowledge of what it would take to build his dream house. But he was determined to do whatever it takes.

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    The first thing he did was to create a 3D sketch of the house. After long hours spent learning everything about constructing a house out of shipping containers, Breaux is now a proud owner of an impressive 2,500 square foot house. Now the house is almost completely furnished and looks just like Breaux had imagined it.

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    What's In Your Head?
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, it's very cool, but I'd hate to live near that thing. It's looks God-awful from the outside.

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    4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm wondering about thermal and sound isolation, there's nothing in the article about it (I don't know...well ... almost anything about shipping containers and only ever saw them on TV and internet). Also how exactly are they kept together, what about electricity (which he obviously has) and running water etc. ... I mean, sure, the outside looks bad and the inside looks nice but I could use some more information here

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, it's very cool, but I'd hate to live near that thing. It's looks God-awful from the outside.

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    Night Owl
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    4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm wondering about thermal and sound isolation, there's nothing in the article about it (I don't know...well ... almost anything about shipping containers and only ever saw them on TV and internet). Also how exactly are they kept together, what about electricity (which he obviously has) and running water etc. ... I mean, sure, the outside looks bad and the inside looks nice but I could use some more information here

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