There’s a lot to be said for paring life down to the essentials. If you’ve ever lived in a cramped shoebox apartment you probably discovered there are actually benefits to a simplified lifestyle: you ...

We've reported on all kinds of uses for shipping containers that don't involve actually shipping things, including houses, farms, and swimming pools. We can now add pop-up bar to that list, courtesy ...

We have written about Honomobo’s modular shipping containers being used by customers as homes, getaway cabins, and even multi-family homes. Now, the Canadian innovators are taking a shot at ...

In Ernest Cline’s wildly popular novel, Ready Player One, people have been reduced to living in mobile homes stacked 10 and 20 high, bolted together with little more than rivets and bubble gum. Now, a ...

The company designed three types of units with different layouts and sizes. The small 352 square foot HO2 house has an open planwith a full bathroom and functional kitchen. The HO3 knits three ...

Canadian company HonoMobo is taking the stress out of building a new home with its ultra-green, ultra-swanky shipping container homes that can be sent anywhere in North America. Designed to be move-in ...

Canadian firm Honomobo has launched a new range of shipping container-based homes and living spaces. Able to serve as a standalone tiny house, garage suite, or annex/accessory suite, the containers ...

The reasons for building shipping container homes are diverse and include the fact that these containers are globally ...

The Honomobo is a home made from a recycled shipping container. After spending the last year promoting the idea of a compact, durable and portable house in the Okanagan, the first of its kind is on ...

A Kelowna company is hoping to make living small a big idea. Devon Siebenga, the owner of Honomobo, is showing off his shipping container homes to the Okanagan this weekend. They come in four ...

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