Ireland’s first shipping container home was built in just three days

Ireland’s first <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/shipping-container-home/" target="_blank">shipping container home</a> was completed in just three days on the grounds of the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA). Built by a team of volunteers, the low-cost house boasts a modern finish and is partially powered by solar panels. The house was completed as part of the Ripple Container Homes Project in November of last year, and was donated to the St. Vincent de Paul charity to house a homeless family.

The shipping container prototype can sleep six and includes a bathroom unit, kitchen, living space, and an outdoor deck.

The house was built from a single shipping container measuring 40 feet long by 10 feet wide.

Ceardean Architects designed the home, which they envisioned as a working prototype for alternative, DIY housing.

The completed project was temporarily put on display for public tours at the IMMA.

The unit is also equipped with solar power, micro heat recovery units, back boilers, and hot water heating.

Plan of the container home.