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This Graceville home was built out of 31 shipping containers. Photo: Grand Designs Australia/Foxtel
Shipping container homes have become increasingly popular across Australia in recent years due to their relatively low construction costs and slightly shorter construction times.
By combining multiple containers, home builders were able to save hundreds of thousands of dollars on construction while still reaping the benefits of existing structures that can be stacked.
Tasmanian couple Josh and Chiara Rolfe built a three-bedroom home in a shipping container on a budget of $230,000 after being quoted $550,000 to $730,000 for traditional construction. He told the Mercury that he had decided to build a.
Josh and Chiara Rolfe are building a shipping container home in Flowerpot.Photo: Chris Kidd
“The big money-saver with this is that you avoid the cost of framing,” Rolfe says. “You can wait up to three weeks during that period, which means you can avoid that process entirely.”
“Using containers, we went from nothing to building an entire house in 12 hours.”
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Some people may turn up their noses at the thought of living in a giant metal structure, but chic shipping containers are not only a cost-effective option, they're also the next big thing. Many innovative designs have been built across the country that prove this. thing.
Here are five of the best shipping container homes in Australia.
Skyridge, Kangaroo Valley, New South Wales
Larry Emdur recently sold this Kangaroo Valley hideaway.
Until recently, this bush retreat was the holiday home of TV personality Larry Emdur and his wife Sylvie.
This unique property is made from a shipping container.
The pair rented their Skyridge property in Kangaroo Valley as a short-term holiday rental for $1,000 to $1,200 a night before selling it in August 2023 for $2.78 million.
The interior is designer chic.
From the outside, you can see that this house has a shipping history.
There are also great views.
Shipping container doors remain as original exposed decorations on either side of the property's floor-to-ceiling windows.
Imagine waking up to this view.
But the open, expansive interior of the home is stylishly decorated with designer finishes and whimsical artwork that frame stunning views of the surrounding bush.
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30 Carver Street, Googong, ACT
30 Carver St, Googong is built from shipping containers.Photo: Attached
This Googong house, which went on the market in late 2022 and was the first to be listed for sale in the Canberra region, has a unique blend of industrial style and homey comforts, with a suggested price of $950,000 It sold for more than . 1.1 million dollars.
It expresses the boldness of the elements.
Verve sales agent Jason Roses said the owners had created a “warm family home” while demonstrating “the uniqueness and boldness of the elements they used.”
Contrasting warmth comes from the wood and rose gold.
They achieved this by combining reclaimed wood, steel, pressed metal, rose gold, and concrete in a visually appealing and eclectic combination of textures and colors.
Container chic at its finest.
“There's not a single room in the house that doesn't have a lot of these anomalous elements,” Roses said.
5 Star Paris Villa near Daylesford, Victoria
Parisian Villa – When a shipping container meets a rustic “wooden hut”.
Who would have thought that a shipping container could become a five-star accommodation? This holiday season proves how extravagant old containers can become with the right amount of designer ingenuity.
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We make the most of the natural environment.Photo: Stays
You can see the bush through the glass floor.Photo: Stays
A five-star Parisian villa near Daylesford, Victoria, was named People's Choice in the 2019 Stays Holiday Home of the Year Awards and took home the top award for the country's most unique holiday home.
Paris Villa is one of the many container apartments at Clifftop.Photo: Stays
Part of a complex of shipping container holiday units, this villa offers views of the surrounding wilderness through wall-sized windows and glass floors.
10-12 Hamilton Place, Adelaide, SA
10-12 Hamilton Place in Adelaide is being built from shipping containers.Photo: Robert van Gorp
Van Gorps outside his home under construction.Photo: Robert van Gorp
This tall, slender house certainly made a big statement on Adelaide's smallest plot of land. He used eight shipping containers to build a four-story house on a plot of 90 square meters.
There are four floors of living space.Photo: Robert van Gorp
Owner Robert van Gorp said using shipping containers allows structural components to be built off-site, reducing construction costs and time.
Each floor is approximately 30 square meters in size, but it doesn't feel that small when viewed from inside.
It's the perfect width for a luxurious bath.Photo: Robert van Gorp
“All the windows are full-height, 2 meters wide and 2.5 meters high, making the house feel larger than it really is because the glass area is approximately the same square meter as the actual land size,” van Gorp says. Masu. He said.
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Jaora St, Graceville, Brisbane, Queensland
The home of Brisbane couple Todd and Diana Miller has been featured on Grand Designs. Photo: Grand Designs Australia/Foxtel.
Built from 31 shipping containers, this Brisbane home was featured on Grand Designs Australia in 2014 and remains one of the most impressive examples of container home design in the country.
The home had a unique style and plenty of space. Photo: Grand Designs Australia/Foxtel.
Builder Todd Miller and his wife, Diana, were looking for a way to build a water-resistant home after their previous property was flooded in the 2011 flood.
The contrast of bright colors and different textures brings warmth. Photo: Grand Designs Australia/Foxtel.
They decided to use shipping containers to build a three-story house with 450 square meters of space, and ended up building the largest container house in the country at the time.
There was no compromise on luxury. Photo: Grand Designs Australia/Foxtel.
Due to budget constraints, the couple chose shipping containers over traditional construction methods.
A truly unique home. Photo: Grand Designs Australia/Foxtel
They also used coal mine shakers to make garden planters and used 100-year-old railroad ties for a wooden ramp leading to the garage. Reclaimed cedar was used for the double garage doors.
The bathroom has a stylish and chic feel. Photo: Grand Designs Australia/Foxtel
The pair sold the unique home for $1.42 million a few months before the Grand Designs episode aired.
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