James & Mau Builds a Modern Blue Home from Four Shipping Containers

<a title="James &amp; Mau Builds Modern Home With Four Sea Shipping Containers " href="http://www.jamesandmau.com/inicio.php" target="_blank">James &amp; Mau</a> architecture studio has come up with yet another eye-catching shipping container home, this time in a modern L-shape. Using four sea shipping containers, the home is situated in the Spanish town of <a title="James &amp; Mau Builds Modern Home With Four Sea Shipping Containers " href="http://www.eltiemblo.es/" target="_blank">El Tiemblo</a> and uses biomass energy. 70% of its total materials -- including the insulation -- were either recycled or reused materials.

James &amp; Mau's 623 square foot house contains a living room, kitchen, toilet and guest bedroom on the lower floor, and main bedroom, studio, bathroom and walk-in-closet on the top.

A cute balcony that uses the container's doors as walls has a small table and chairs for a tea or small meal al-fresco.

Although it was made from sturdy metal cubicles, its open interior spaces get plenty of natural light and crossed circulation breeze.

70% of the house was made from recycled or reused materials like the living room's coffee table, sculptures and lamp bases.

At 3,600 foo high, the house keeps warm with recycled newspaper and cork insulation and biomass energy during the increasilnly cold winter times.

Selling for 140.000 Euros, this modular, prefab and versatile home could expand itself adapting to new family needs.