As the ultimate statement in architectural repurposing, Adam Kalkin has transformed shipping containers into luxurious and irreverent adobes. Unlike other architects who maintain the industrial, raw feel of the interior of shipping containers, Kalkin mixes them with Victornia archiecture and high end design — creating an eclectic mix that sings vintage industrial chic to me. Could you imagine living in one of these repurposed shipping container homes (of course, never minding the fact that they could cost anywhere from $50,000 to $2 million)? The “dream” home I’m always building in my head has new blueprints to consider now. Via my husband via the tech blog Gizmodo he reads…
Happy weekend to you! May it be filled with daydreaming about repurposed, creative places to live!
13 responses so far ↓
1 mayaluna // Mar 6, 2009 at 4:47 am
How amazing is this?!!
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3 carol // Mar 6, 2009 at 10:45 am
wow. that is crazy amazing! beautiful photos too…
4 cindy : quaint // Mar 6, 2009 at 1:05 pm
i can definitely imagine living there. wonderful!
5 Rachel (Heart of Light) // Mar 6, 2009 at 7:06 pm
It’s amazing! I would move in instantly.
6 Anthony // Mar 8, 2009 at 2:33 pm
This is great! I used connexs and shipping containers for years working construction and always thought they were neat just as moveable garages and lounge spots, but this is just awesome to put them together to this scale and with such style!
7 Anne @ The City Sage // Mar 9, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Not only is it amazing as a living space, but I’m just in awe of how HUGE it is. I had no idea these shipping containers were so MASSIVE!
8 cindy // Mar 9, 2009 at 7:26 pm
so freaking awesome!
9 Liz // Mar 13, 2009 at 5:57 pm
Very cool! I lived in a repurposed shipping container for six months in Amsterdam but these are really beautiful!
From Amsterdam
10 Liz // Mar 13, 2009 at 5:58 pm
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/lkj1eq67h_oRBJqCv4FlBA?feat=directlink
11 karey m. // Mar 15, 2009 at 5:55 am
genius. awe-inspiring. had to kirtsy.
http://www.kirtsy.com
wow.
12 corine // Mar 16, 2009 at 1:24 am
found you via karey. will be back!
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