Shipping containers may seem like a cheap path to a durable modern home, but costs add up when turning a bare metal box into a functional furnished house.

A streamlined cargo container home on display at the Kentucky State Fair was met with rave reviews and will soon house a single mother in Appalachia. Next year, five of the steel boxes will be ...

Susan Alexander/News Sentinel Rosemary grows alongside other perennials steps away from the outdoor kitchen on Katy Wolfe and David Brown's deck downtown. Susan Alexander/News Sentinel An ...

ROYAL OAK, MI - They're easing people into things at ModEco Development. The 2,250-square-foot home that went up in the 2500 block of Rochester Road in Royal Oak looks like a new house with big ...

Text description provided by the architects. The client planned habitat as a part of site in their family home. The site is kudamatsu-city, Yamaguchi. The site is along a prefectural road. There is a ...

Mary Jo Knapik is building what appears to be only the second shipping container house in the Chicago area. Her house, under construction in Westmont, follows one a St. Charles couple finished last ...

Many homes in the historic Beijing district of Dashilar are centuries old — some even date back to China's Ming Dynasty. When a home needs renovations, it's often demolished and rebuilt from scratch.