Teeny Tiny Haus - This 20-Foot Shipping Container Holds a Complete Home for Two, Stonewall, Texas

Location

Project	Teeny Tiny Haus
Designer and Builder	Backcountry Containers
Containers	1x 20ft HC
Bedrooms	1
Bathrooms	1
Year	2025
Location	Stonewall, Texas

Set in the Texas Hill Country, Backcountry Containers’ Teeny Tiny Haus transforms a single 20-foot shipping container into a refined retreat for two. With carefully placed windows, a compact kitchen, full bathroom, and an outdoor porch that extends the living space, the project shows how light, proportion, and thoughtful planning can make just 130 square feet feel calm, functional, and unexpectedly spacious. It’s a quiet example of how industrial materials can support warm, intentional living.

Shipp’s Creek - What It’s Like to Spend 48 Hours in a Laurel Highlands Shipping Container Home, Pennsylvania

Construction

Project	Shipp’s Creek
Designer	Babb & Mack Design Co.
Containers	4x 40ft HC
Bedrooms	4
Bathrooms	2
Contractor	J Brown Services
Structural Engineer	Arrow Structural Engineering
Survey	On-Point Survey & Mapping, LLC
Shipping Containers	VersaVault Mobile Storage
Year	2025
Location	Pennsylvania

A 48-hour stay in a shipping container home tucked into Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands reveals how thoughtful design can deepen a connection to place. Built from four repurposed containers and surrounded by forest and flowing water, the Shipp’s Creek retreat balances sustainability, comfort, and playful detail while serving as an ideal base for exploring Frank Lloyd Wright’s nearby architectural landmarks, local cafés, and outdoor landscapes. The experience is less about novelty and more about slowing down—showing how adaptive architecture and nature-driven settings can quietly restore both body and attention.

Small Footprint, Tropical Soul: A 20-Foot Container Home in Paraty, Brazil

In the historic coastal town of Paraty, Brazil, a striking example of minimalist architecture has taken shape: a fully functional home built from a 20-foot shipping container. This compact dwelling demonstrates how thoughtful design, sustainable materials, and careful spatial planning can transform a small footprint into a meaningful living environment—perfectly suited to both its tropical surroundings and contemporary lifestyles.

Couple Trades Renting for a Shipping Container Home — Saving $400,000 Along the Way

A couple has dramatically reduced their living costs by leaving behind rental life and moving into a shipping container home, saving an estimated $400,000 in the process.

Miriam, 31, and her husband Eric Gutierrez, 32, were previously based in Las Vegas, where they were paying close to $2,000 per month in rent. Over time, the rising cost of living began to feel unsustainable, and the couple longed to live closer to family.