These shipping container creations highlight the multiple uses and reuses for old shipping containers. From shipping container houses to pop-up shipping container nightclubs, shipping containers actually prove to be great living, working and fun spaces for everyone.
The green movement has forced people to rethink old garbage and recreate it in new and innovative ways; just take a look at the multiple shipping container uses for inspiration!
Implications - The last few years have seen an increased importance placed on sustainable and reusable products. One of the quickest ways a company can benefit from this movement is by creating products out of resusable materials, which allows them to trumpet their company’s commitment to Green living as well as promote the product as one that helps society.
35 Shipping Container Creations
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Miniature Urban Abodes
A Prefab 'MEKA ALP320' Home has Been Plunked in Downtown NYC
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Sustainable Container Eateries
Les Grandes Tables Offers an Eco-Friendly Dining Experience
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Shipping Container Cafes
Montreal Muvbox Restaurant Serves Lobster & Pizza
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Sustainable Shipping Shelters
The Container Guest House is a Cozy and Eco-Friendly Home
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Shipping Container Spas
The SOAK Urban Bathhouse Serves Up Indulgence in a Sustainable Way
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Shipping Container Housing
The Crossbox by CG Architects is Made from Recycled Shipping Crates
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Pop-Up Urban Microfarms
The 'GrowUp Box' Automatically Raises Fish and Plants in a Small Area
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Cardboard Box Pop-Up Shops
Naver App Square is a Cool Temporary Store by Urbantainer
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Shipping Container Abodes
Studio MK27 Transforms Discarded Containers Into a Stacked Eco Home
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Shipping Container Workspaces
The Sugoroku Office by Daiken-Met Architects is Stacked Cargo Boxes
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Tilted Cargo Crate Construction
ECORRE Complex Revolutionizes Recycled Building
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Shipping Container Hotels
$20 Rooms at 41 Berangan Hotel for Credit Crunch Travel
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Industrial Box Coffee Shops
Starbucks Shipping Container Location Opens in Washington
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Shipping Container Architecture
The Freitag Store Brings New Light to Upcycling
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Shipping Container Homes
Christopher Nogry Expands Living Space with Shipping Containers
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Steel Box Architecture
OceanScope Observatory is Made of Recycled Shipping Containers
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Traveling Shipping Container Stores
Puma City Might Come to Your Town
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Adaptable Container Abodes
James Green's Eco-Pak House is Modular & Sustainable
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Shipping Container Offices
Truth Box Architects Break Ground on Providence Eco Design
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Sustainable Recycled Cities
The Container City in Mexico is Made Entirely from Shipping Containers
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Pop-Up Shopping Centers
Boxpark Mall is the First Mall Made from Shipping Containers
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Shipping Container Eateries
Los Sopranos by Pedro Scattarella Redefines Reclaimed Design
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Traveling Container Hotels
The Pop Up Hotel Moves Around the World
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Interim Industrial Eateries
The Softroom 'Wahaca Southbank Experiment' is Time Sensitive
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Shipping Container Theatres
Platoon Kunsthalle is an Eco-Friendly Space for Artistic Works
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Pop-Up Shipping Container Nightclubs
Aqua by Grandstand
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Collapsible Shipping Containers
Cargoshell Containers Fold to a Quarter the Size
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Green Container Condos
Salt Lake City Center Lofts
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Mobile Freight Lodges
The 'Snoozebox Portable Hotel' Takes Three Days to Build
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Shipping Container Terminals
The Barneveld Noord Train Station Has a Simple but Strong Presence
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Shipping Container Classrooms
The Waldorf School of Orange County Gives New Meaning to Portables
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Industrial Box Bazaars
The Dekalb Market Becomes America's First Shipping Container Market
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Stacked Crate Skyscrapers
The Lotto Turm in Stuttgart is Made of 55 Shipping Containers
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Quirkily Stacked Architecture
The Trippy '3 Dan Box' by Capd
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Transparent Waste-Filled Chairs
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Utilitarian Cargo-Hauling Scooters
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Refillable Alcohol Containers
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Recycling-Focused Store Concepts
COS Adopts Recycled Materials to Enhance its New Store Locations
Storage-Packed Compact Homes
Modern Tiny Living Designed the 20-Feet Cerceaux Tiny Home
Upcycled Beauty Retail Interiors
Nina+Co Uses Salvaged Materials and Biotextiles for This Project
Space-Conscious Compact Homes
Baluchon Introduces a Look at the Midgard Tiny Home
Next-Generation Egg-Shaped Tiny Homes
The Ecocapsule NextGen is Ultra-Compact Yet Comfortable
Prefabricated Miniature Home Concepts
i29 Creates the Câpsula Concept for Dutch Design Week
Playful External Hard-Disk Designs
Seongmin Ha and Hanyoung Lee Design the Cargo Hard Drive
Sunscreen Packaging Solutions
TerraCycle Partners With Leading Skincare Brands for Packaging
Shutter-Accented Tiny Homes
The houzEKO Tiny House Offers All-Season Efficiency and Privacy
Reusable Paper-Made Water Bottles
The 'reU' Reusable Water Bottle Concept is Recyclable
Ocean Waste-Made Office Chairs
Okamura Designs the Sphere Office Chair from Fishing Nets
Sophisticated Upcycled Home Sculptures
Origin Made Boasts the Exquisite Barco Basket Sculptures
Shipping Container Storage Drives
The Conceptual 'CARGO' Hard Drive Fits onto a Data Server Ship
Recycled Clothing-Crafted Furniture
Hemingway Design Transforms London's Traid Store
Lightweight Folding Vehicle Pods
The Camp365 Model T Foldable RV Pod is Expandable
Compact Off-Grid Bright Homes
Modern Tiny Living Designed the Sea Chord with Plenty of Storage
Funky Colorful Storage Units
Pavel Vetrov's Funky Storage Units Capture Attention
Energy-Efficient Prefabricated Homes
The 'SON.DER' Home Offers Environmentally Responsible Living
Minimalist Adventurer Tiny Homes
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Collapsible Storage Trolleys
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Sustainable Carton-Based Packaging
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Squid-Inspired Packaging
Squid-Inspired Packaging Revolutionizes Temperature Control
Unfurnished Camping Trailer Designs
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Efficient Shipping Container Solutions
Boxhub Eliminates the Hassle of Buying a Shipping Container
Sustainable E-Commerce Packaging
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Refillable Travel Containers
Cadence's Magnetic Leakproof Containers Repurpose Ocean-Bound Plastic
Upgraded Off-Grid Tiny Homes
Minimaliste Designs the Nomad 30 Small Home with Improved Interior
Green Cosmetics Concept Stores
This Innisfree Store Utilizes Bottles in its Architectural Design
Multifunctional Glass Food Containers
These Containers Are Shatterproof, Stackable and Stylish
Convenience-Focused Upcycled Tote Designs
Out of the Woods Enhances Its Out of the Ocean® Range
Repurposed Pasta Boxes
Barilla & Marie Kondo are Sharing How to Reuse Packaging
Minimalist Private Office Pods
The Solarlux Soundproof Space by Peter Kuczia Has a Flexible Design
Box-Like Innovative Apartment Designs
Photon Studio's Designs the Box in the Box Apartment
Sustainable Artist Endeavors
CASETiFY Launches a New Artistic Upcycling Project Called Re/CASETiFY
Everyday Material Colorful Pavilions
Foster + Partners and NEON Create Two Pavilions in London
Sustainability-Oriented Kids Toys
Learning Resources Unveils a New Sustainable Toy Capsule
Modular Flatpack Furniture Designs
The 'OPO=O' Multifunctional Furniture Piece Works in Many Ways
Compostable Sugarcane Containers
Eco-Products' WorldView Containers are Foodsafe and Microwavable
Upcycled Circular Design Products
Cyrc Designs Expansive Products with Sustainable Themes
Portable Wooden Mobile Homes
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Sustainable Cafe Delivery Cases
This Paper Pulp Coffee Carrier Keeps Drinks Hot or Cold
Modular Camping Furniture
'Owomo' Created a Line of Build-Your-Own Camping Panels
Two-in-One Drinking Vessels
Bottlecup Combines an Insulated Water Bottle with a Coffee Cup
Remote Work-Catering Modern Homes
Studio Plow and Brit Epperson Creates a Workspace-Home
Sustainable Produce Packaging
These Cascades Eco-Friendly Produce Baskets are Recycled
Interlocking Living Room Furniture
Mirlay Özlem ER's The Cube is Elegant and Space-Saving
Recycled Ocean Plastic Lighting
LightArt Presents the Ocean Coil Collection of Lamps
Outdoor-Blended Summer Houses
Erling Berg Studio Designs the I/O Cabin in Risør, Norway
Bioplastic-Made Home Interiors
Natural Material Studio Presents the White Utopia Installation
Micro-Living Portable Homes
Modern Tiny Living Creates the Buttercup Tiny Home for Hosting
Eco Insulated Boxes
The Cruz Cool Cooler Made from Chitin Insulates Frozen Goods for 48 Hours
Sustainable Furniture Capsule Shops
Light and Dwell Open up a Store of Furniture Designs
L-Shaped Stacked Shelving
The LOFT Shelf for GOODS Can be Assembled at Various Heights
Ohio-Based Refill Stores
Reduce & Reuse Refillery Helps Save Money and Reduce Packaging Waste
RFID-Equipped QSR Containers
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Circular Packaging Facilities
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Sustainable Ocean Packaging Designs
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Discarded Toys-Created Homes
Wallmakers Designs the Toy Storey Home with Repurposed Toys
Weekend Excursion City Vehicles
The Playbox Urban Mobility Vehicle is Imagined for 2040
Sustainable Upcycled Glass Cups
HMM Design Creates a Unique Eco-Friendly Glass Cup
Green Thermoformed Cardboard Trays
Cascades Launches Innovative Packaging for Fresh Produce
Upcycled Sculptural Exhibitions
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Upcycled Stool Designs
Space Copenhagen Designs a Stool with Coffee Shells and E-Waste for Mater
Eco-Conscious Canned Water
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Community-Centric Office Spaces
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Reusable Contactless Cups
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Urban Waste-Made Furniture
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Sustainable Modular Desk Trays
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Upcycled Plastic Furniture Series
Kasper Kyster Presents the Crafting Plastic Series
Nature Blending Modern Homes
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Compostable Foodservice Packaging
These Sabert Pulp Food Containers are Convenient
Sustainable Repurposed Clay Bricks
Mutina and Konstantin Grcic Create Eco-Friendly Bricks
Hempcrete-Crafted Sustainable Workspaces
Commonbond Architects Designs the Gardenhide Studio
Closet Cleanout Programs
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Reusable Banana Containers
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Upcycled Fabric Home Goods
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Tree-Free Sustainable Packaging
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Locally Focused Visionary Tableware
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Reusable Cafe Packaging
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Sustainable Decomposing Containers
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Smart Reusable Fish Crates
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3D-Printed Terracotta Cooler Designs
Entreautre Creates the Biomimcry 3D-Printed Terracotta Cooler
Eco-Friendly Refurbished Studios
Workers of Art Presents the WOA Second Home in Kochi
Futile Material Design Exhibitions
Objective Gallery Presents Please Sit for an Alternate Ending
Youthful-Inspired Office Designs
OSO Architecture Creates the New Office for Esalco Logistics
Recycled Phonecase Art Installations
Casetify Creates Public Displays for Journey to Re/Birth
Ruin-Adaptive Shipping Container Homes
Patrick Bradley Architects Forms the Barneys Ruins Project
Upcycled Aircraft Luggages
Emirates Launches a Collection Made from Upcycled Aircraft Interiors
Thoughtful Wheeling Cabinets
Anna Søgaard's Cabinet on Wheels Emphasizes Mobility in the Everyday
Personal Cubicle Concepts
Ma. Camilla Isabel Reyes Designs a Personal Working Pod Concept
Reimagined Hybrid Workspace Designs
Mason Studio Redesigned its Offices in Toronto
Sustainable Growing Containers
The HC Companies Debuts the Revamped Horticultural Containers
Broken Bike Lock Furniture
Design Students Showcase the People and Places Exhibition
Green-Timber Glad Office Spaces
Oslotre Designs the Lumber 4 on an Industrial Foundation
Reused Skyscraper Furniture Capsules
Niceworkshop Creates the Aged Form Line and New Form Line
Cardboard Box-Transformed Furniture
Max Lamb Presents the Box Exhibition at Gallery Fumi
Paper Packaging Recycle Stations
Co-cre8 Debuts the New Paper Cup Collection and Recycling Service
Billboard-Transformed Tent Shelters
Wunderman Thompson Morocco Creates the Life-Saving Outdoors
Green Energy-Delivering Ships
This Revolutionary Ship Can Deliver Clean Energy to Vessels At Port
Temp-Controlled Smart Containers
Tower Cold Chain Debuts New Upgrades to its ‘Smart’ Containers
Recycled Ship Sail Pavilions
The Breeze Installation is Installed at Chart Art Fair
Climate-Friendly Waterfront Homes
From 4 to 1 Creates Three Pavilions in Copenhagen
Oversized Colorful Dynamic Planters
Tuleste Factory and Manscrapers Launch the TFM Collection
Mobile Dorm-Designing Features
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Natural Material-Transformed Artworks
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Industrial Warehouse-Inspired Offices
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Shanghai Marketing Office Refurbishments
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Lantern-Topped Sleek Workshops
Cabinet Designs the Gardeners House in a Park in Geneva
Stable Temperature-Maintaining Containers
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Docked Ship-Inspired Tea Houses
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