Ditch your studio apartment and check out all of these modern and hurricane-proof cargo container cribs. When you think of a cargo container, the last thing that probably comes to your mind is acceptable living quarters. I'm out to change all of that by shinning a spotlight on some of the coolest and most creative cargo container cribs out there.
Cargo containers make excellent houses and apartments, thanks to their relative abundance and weather-resistant features. Used shipping crates can be used to make everything from studio apartments to multi-bedroom homes. Check out this list today to see all of the killer real-world and conceptual cargo container cribs from the Trend Hunter archives.
15 Cargo Container Cribs
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Box-Car Living
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Shipping Container Houses (Follow Up)
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Contained Living Anywhere
Top 7 Shipping Container Houses
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Shipping Container Housing
The Crossbox by CG Architects is Made from Recycled Shipping Crates
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Conflicting Crate Apartments
Smak Shipping Container Condos House Opposing Eco Habits
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Highlife Container Housing
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Nomad Bachelor Pads
The Port-a-bach
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Hip Modular Housing
Container City
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Shipping Container Homes
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Salt Lake City Center Lofts
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Freight Box Housing
The Shaped Up and Shipped Out Container House by M2ATK
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Shipping Container Doll Houses
The M112 Pod Miniatures Teach Children Green Living
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Senior Shipping Container Homes
Entry 7455 is Designed for Elderly Residents of the Big Easy
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