Comments on: The Shipping Container House in New Zealand http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/27/the-shipping-container-house-in-new-zealand/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:23:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Captainslacko http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/27/the-shipping-container-house-in-new-zealand/comment-page-1/#comment-995501 Captainslacko Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:04:11 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15936#comment-995501 Love the concept, we also will be building with used shipping containers in the near future and will be posting updates on www.shippingcontainerhousingonline.com They are solid, cyclone proof, secure and easy to build with, th only limit is our imagination. Great work love it! Regards James Love the concept, we also will be building with used shipping containers in the near future and will be posting updates on http://www.shippingcontainerhousingonline.com They are solid, cyclone proof, secure and easy to build with, th only limit is our imagination. Great work love it!
Regards

James

]]> By: Geoff fulton architect, australia http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/27/the-shipping-container-house-in-new-zealand/comment-page-1/#comment-727891 Geoff fulton architect, australia Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:47:26 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15936#comment-727891 They are very practical, economical and quick to build with. We are producing many types of building starting from a fully furnished house for under $30,000 up to back packer hotels and luxury homes in USA in hurricane locations! But there are some traps to using them... we found them and have solved the problems! They are very practical, economical and quick to build with. We are producing many types of building starting from a fully furnished house for under $30,000 up to back packer hotels and luxury homes in USA in hurricane locations! But there are some traps to using them… we found them and have solved the problems!

]]> By: Alannah http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/27/the-shipping-container-house-in-new-zealand/comment-page-1/#comment-528512 Alannah Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:37:04 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15936#comment-528512 Surprisingly nice, though the art is not to my taste. Surprisingly nice, though the art is not to my taste.

]]> By: David F http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/27/the-shipping-container-house-in-new-zealand/comment-page-1/#comment-528095 David F Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:56:46 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15936#comment-528095 http://www.containerhouse.co.nz/portfolio/index.html http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/02/08/prefab-friday-container-house-by-leger-wanaselja-architecture/ http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/13/lot-ek-shipping-container-house/ http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/12/push-button_hou.php http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/01/shipping_contai.php Container houses a) cost a hell of a lot less to build, b) recycle shipping containers, c) are actually really easy/cheap to maintain and heat. There are some quite neat things you can do with them. http://www.containerhouse.co.nz/portfolio/index.html

http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/02/08/prefab-friday-container-house-by-l eger-wanaselja-architecture/

http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/13/lot-ek-shipping-container-house/

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/12/push-button_hou.php

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/01/shipping_contai.php

Container houses a) cost a hell of a lot less to build, b) recycle shipping containers, c) are actually really easy/cheap to maintain and heat.
There are some quite neat things you can do with them.

]]> By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/27/the-shipping-container-house-in-new-zealand/comment-page-1/#comment-527739 ted Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:27:41 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15936#comment-527739 Looks uncomfortable. Looks uncomfortable.

]]> By: Thomas http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/27/the-shipping-container-house-in-new-zealand/comment-page-1/#comment-527273 Thomas Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:17:46 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15936#comment-527273 I bet your heating cost is through the roof. I bet your heating cost is through the roof.

]]>