This modular home has been around the blogosphere more than a few times but still stands out as an incredibly creative concept and worth a post.  This exhibitionist form was created by architects Pieter Peelings and Silvia Mertens, of Sculp(IT). They created a livable space from 4 shipping containers stacked and cleverly placed between two buildings, in the bustling streets of Belgium. There is only 2.4 meters of width and 12 meters of depth to the space, and they’ve cleverly arranged their life by floor. The bottom floor is their work space, the second floor is a dining area, the third is a live / play area and the forth is the bedroom and spa… the craziest part is their jet tub on the roof. The privacy factor would be an issue for me. But, I think the idea is genius for architects trying to break design boundaries, and essentially create a working, breathing, sustainable advertisement for themselves. The LED frosting on the cake is the use of coloured lights to accent each floor at night, which I’m guessing is an homage to the red-light district area in which the dwelling…well…dwells.

People continually mock me for wanting to build / live in a modular home, primarily a shipping container home.  What these people fail to realize is how affordable, environmental savvy and incredibly awesome it could be.  I will do my best this month to search out the coolest, most interesting uses of shipping container / modular habitats to blog about.

This idea can also prove useful for temporary housing or to aide in disaster relief such as the Illy push button home (though this is pretty fancy, the concept is there).