Wisconsin's Backcountry Containers recently transformed a shipping container into a tiny house. Named the Kennedy Model, the compact home includes a well-designed and open interior layout that ...

Are shipping container homes actually good for the environment? The reality is more complex than it appears on the surface.

Some Chicago developers are feeling boxed in — as will their newest project’s residents — while they work to deliver an unconventional housing plan. Darryl Burton and Anthony Casboni are taking the ...

Anyone who has ever been a fan of The Boxcar Children book series may have found the thought of living in a railroad car intriguing. In fact, that is probably more likely the case now than ever before ...

The Austin yard of Bob's Containers echoes with the typical sounds of home construction: drilling, hammering, sawing and more. "Except our medium is a metal box," says co-owner Robert Balderas.