8' x 8' x 20' MODULAR HOMES!

You've seen these new modular homes for years and didn't even suspect they were ready for occupancy!

Shipping containers are the latest darlings of the architectural world. 8'wide x 8' tall x either 20' or 40' long is the size you have to work with. Here are 4 examples of what can be done with a little imagination. Do I like them? Nope!

8 containers and a roof...I might be talked into this one, but they'd have to throw in a pool and a big screen TV.

I could use this one as my workshop! But my wife would probably kick me out and use it for her gardening shed.

Put some axles under it and it will look like a modern single wide trailer.

Only in California! Built around California’s notoriously stringent construction codes, this Redondo Beach container house is sleek and contemporary, barely hinting at the recycled and sustainable nature of the house. The American Institute of Architects gave the home design a 2007 award for innovative design, which incorporates the used shipping containers, which are integrated with traditional home building techniques. And who says Architects don't have a sense of humor!