Off Grid Shipping Container House

[americanbandwidth]

I have seen the designs for different super buildings and ships.

The vision is that a Resident would be able to live, work, vacation, everything in a life time and never have to leave the building/ship.

[gloom2]

looks like someone with ADD was like "damn i should make a doomsday bunker...oh wait i know an artsy architect that can help! ...wow my house looks pretty bad ass, why did i use these steel crates again? of well lets go on vacation kids!!"

[N101RG]

John Lennon, famous commie sympathizer.. listen to the words to this abomination of a song. Creepy is not even in it, this guy is a throw back of the hippie 60's.

[TheRealBozz]

@N101RG Dick.  'nough said.

[B00MK]

@N101RG What an idiot you truly are. This, my fellow ladies and gentlemen (human beings), is a perfect example why there are governments in this world who think they are our leaders. This couldn't be further from the truth the same as this idiot here.

[Infinitevoyager]

This is nice, but wtf does it have to do with an off the grid container home???

[robertplant634]

pedo shit

[yogurtlick]

@low72

Naturlich, das ist aber es machy nichts.  "Capiche?"...Yanks. Danke schon for the laugh, though.

[low72]

@yogurtlick Sehr geehrter Herr, hallo. Ich muss Ihr Versuch, immer Daumen nach oben nicht sagen, ich danke Ihnen für das Lachen, verstehst du?

[yogurtlick]

The weird part of youtube again :/

[low72]

@yogurtlick eh, not really. Nice try at trying to get thumbs up though. I gave you a thumbs down instead, capiche?

[agent0010]

Your vision??? Most of these photos were taken from Adam Kalkin's website.... Minus the creepy photos

[KatiushaVN4]

Thumbs up if you mute the music

[low72]

@KatiushaVN4 Why the fuck would you mute the music? It's obvious you have no ears, or brains.

[joey96ful]

@KatiushaVN4 beetles are old skool asshole

[KatiushaVN4]

@joey96ful

Shut up!!! I don't give a sh*t about it

[rolling422]

very sweet...what about insulation ? spray foam ? and how ?

[Search4diabetescure]

Great presentation.

The Beetle's song is Freemasonry. I wish you had not used it for your presentation.

[Mica31479]

and I thought there would be more to this... I was wrong

[pickerprepper]

sucky song

[MrRossi18020]

Imagine a world without liberal idiots like the one that made this video... it's easy if you try...

[extreamexgamer]

@MrRossi18020 f u man this song is a gooooooooooood one welcome to the new world biatchhhhhh  XD

[medli67]

reallyy cool

[KatiushaVN4]

1 star for the music

[DonHarden]

they really got off topic

[OzDracula]

I hope some day you'll join us... end of song? NO. Time to start song over from start. What the hell? Who did your editing? BTW this video is stupid. Just random design concepts.

[dh0614dh]

Nothing off grid here.

[johnnnyreb51]

I want to go to the beach. Why would I even look at your video?

[Gentilseulement]

Hey! It's MY house!! Who told you you could use my pictures???

[Thelittlestarful]

they are just random pics!

[unreal22000]

WTF shit is this?

[Gentilseulement]

@unreal22000 Imagine by John Lennon.

[BallisticTorch]

Did I say you could use the pictures off of my web site? You're a thief.

[elhefe4]

fake

[dallas75205]

your video makes no sense - it's NOT just one house and it's NOT OFF GRID!!

[dallas75205]

I know this house - and it's NOT off grid!!

[leebog31]

Anal ripping GAY.

[deltafour1212]

(((((((FLATULENCE))))))))

[f1471in3r]

what happened to the house? anybody?

[dersteer]

STUPID video!!! Mislabeled 

[simonk512]

what the fuck kind of video is this

[blanckepi]

Nice video, but I cannot stand listening to that "Imagine" song any more.

[THESLICKNESSEDM]

nice song pic...... NOT!

[Anlushac11]

I felt like I watching Where's Waldo's shipping container home.

[borderm3]

40 seconds of baller ass houses made from corrugated steel, then random photos of kids playing in swimming pools?? Creepy...

[klassklassklass]

god that song is so fucking boring! Die hippies, Die!

[khmerog1]

hi

[Janitor989]

how did we go from a shipping container house to a water park and some conceptual utopia shopping mall?

[beaster666]

this is someone's vacation home, saw it on a program on Discovery a couple of years ago.  Great idea, but definitely no off-grid.

[rainmechanic]

They are great for secure storage.... however they would SUCK for living in... Unless of course you want to live in a steel box... There is absolutely no insulation value to Steel... Also. the homes in this video were Million dollar homes made somewhat from containers... more of a mega rich design exercise for a magazine shoot.... it was beyond lame... the corporate logo's at the end only served to remind us of that fact.... I gave it BIG THUMBS DOWN.

[low72]

great song dude

[rs4425]

Misleading......peace, love, man.

[320jer]

GREAT SONG

[pullbackbaby]

Imagine big tornado.. Bury these if you wanna live in one and not worry about relocating to the land of oz.

[ebasss]

So what causes a container to be 'out of commission' for it's intended purpose? What's causes such a surplus and are they mechanically damaged or compromised?  I can't find the answer to that simple question anywhere...

[rainmechanic]

@ebasss So what causes a container to be 'out of commission' for it's intended purpose? What's causes such a surplus and are they mechanically damaged or compromised? I can't find the answer to that simple question anywhere...

Its called "THE TRADE DEFICIT"... Most of these come in on ships from China....The USA has nothing to ship back....It would cost more to ship them back empty then it cost to make another one using 2 dollar a day chinese labor and their state subsidized steel industry..

[ebasss]

@rainmechanic I agree. It seems to be a sensationaized form of construction. It's sad that we're using steel in this manner. Not practical whatsoever. Maybe collapsable containers could be used and take up less space on ships that have some items to export from the U.S. I'm an electrical engineer and majority of electronics assemblies (industrial, military, telecom) are built in the Far East. It wasn't thay way 10 yrs ago. Consumer has always been overseas however.

[endlsswing]

1:16 i have that in my house. it's a bitch to maintain.

[MrBigturdball]

i was going to watch something else, but first i have to wait for this song to be over

[TheGreenfrog140]

how much does it cost to purchase one container..  isn't the container hot in summer?

[My1968Impala]

@TheGreenfrog140 In AZ they are less than $3k for a 40 by 8 foot wide. Try your local Craigslist, search shipping container/ or sea container. A wooden shed that size, would cost $7K. Most people place these in cool Summer, cold Winter areas. They make for a very secure garage/storage too.

[TheGreenfrog140]

@My1968Impala I would love to start purchasing these and learn how to build a home in it. but the land is so expensive. My dream is to live in a paid off house with not much bills... this seems to be the only way for now..

[TheGreenfrog140]

@My1968Impala Thanks a lot for the information. I wonder how much does a used container cost. or the recycled one... I have a tight budget here... thats why i am looking into this. Planning on living on a farm.

[Engineer245]

As an engineer I would say the cost build this thing using shiping containers would be more than using standard off the shielf all metal building materials! So this is more vanity

[jmg1957]

peace

[ATultralight]

whats with the waterparks and crap?

[a10fjet]

87 likes, 88 dislikes. which way to vote :/

[bravo2pnx1]

wtf,check out these container ideas,then lets watch corprate logos to remind us whos fucking us.

[bravo2pnx1]

@perfect career ,we dont have to pursue this idea, our president is already making sure more of us are homeless,but a metal box is way better than cardboard

[Jthetinman]

Cool!

[Alavistaven2012]

missleading.

And the shipping container while sleek, aren't good to go off grid in. You can build a home for a lot cheaper, and have better insulation.

[CORNABY242]

I agree the title is misleading. But imagine by john lennon makes up for it ;)

[syafiqdell]

omg --- thats is Imagine song

[LER77]

How much does it cost to get a (1) container?

[1Haen1]

@LER77 You can get them for around $2000-3000 dollars US

[LER77]

@1Haen1 Thanks! One more question. From where?

[1Haen1]

@LER77 You can grab them off ebay, they have a couple different sizes the 20' and the 40'. They are all around the country too just put in nearest location and hopefully their is one close to you.

[ArtShower]

WTF? 

[WurledPeas]

Imagine a video that actually has an accurate title.

Nice vision, BTW, too bad the designs are someone else's.

[awake2012nibiru]

youre genious,congratulation.

I join too

one day instead of me for me.It will be. me for you.then it will be possible

take care

[MrTrainrick]

"imagine all the people" watching this expecting an off the grid container house

[hermeticfunk]

what a waste of a video... if you want to watch a corporate brand promo... keep on watching !!

[spellerlittlewing]

this is living very creative

[kemptonjones]

great idea but something got lost in the shuffle. your title is misleading because you swerve far off the beam, away from your vision.

[riddimshakk]

Yeah but what about the off grid shipping container house ?

[ArtStone]

Imagine living for tomorrow and the day after

[andresq4545]

feng shui is a pseudoscience btw...

[andresq4545]

@RandomConcepts if i'm not mistaken, these containers can shield a great deal of harmful radiation... on mars.... a long shot, i know lol 

[three6619]

Imagine there are no corporations, its easy if you try

[xxTwinheadedEaglexx]

It's got that modern loft style.

Just need to cover up the orange metal with cheap polished wood and rock paneling.

How much is a container?

[lighttekku]

Hey smart one, this isn't YOUR vision, it's Adam Kalkin's and that's his mansion.

[jlara0687]

dude, ur video was awesome up untill you started showing all of those corporate brands, the purpose of these new contaiers is for people like u n me live in changing time like these brand free if you know what i mean. u should be ashamed of the damage ur causing. the truth shall set u free... be free, be radical. reinvent life.

[ShadowsGathered]

The shipping containers weren't converted into a home... a home was built incorporating shipping containers into the design.

[MYECOWORLD]

You may check " Smart Green Home 2010" @ youtube. Malaysia - a tropical country started this great idea too. Very Impresive

[perfect10500]

@MYECOWORLD Watched the "Smart Green Home 2010" clips, Thanks myecoworld, They can do it in this climate condition, must be very challenging.

[jimmyleehs]

@perfect10500 YA, AGREE AND THIS IS GREAT! CHECK THIS OUT - " SMART GREEN HOME 2010" @ YOUTUBE

[tinsnanna]

Wow very cool8-)

[jerryaltman]

How they avoid corrosion ???

[Taketheride23]

paint

[val5214]

WASTE OF TIME. No purpose to this but to get in the way of someone's search. Go read a book. . ..

[d32936]

Duh!

[d32936]

the beatles had broken up years earlier than this. This is John Lennon...so anticrist in lyrics!

[DominickBlack]

Ha!

You can't even spell "Christ." LMFAO!

[kommievision]

does the off grid shipping container house have an off grid water park back yard? regardless, it would be a cool pre-fab idea. send it to dwell magazine.

[EgaoNoGenki]

What IS this song called? Why does it remind me of "Lemony Snicket?"

[notefromself]

"Imagine" by the Beatles. Duh.

[EgaoNoGenki]

I'm afraid I was born after the Beatles generation.

[DominickBlack]

Nothing is Beatle-proof. ;)

[CORNABY242]

@notefromself ''imagine'' By John Lennon. Duh.

[MalNichtEgal]

Realisierung mit nur 1000Euro !

In Massenproduktion anstrebbar!

[dangerdon31]

kepp working at it buddy.......great concept. I use to build them.

[sfortuna]

Disappointed - 30 seconds on container homes and 4 minutes of just random cool design. You should change the title of this puppy to "Interesting design concepts followed by corporate logos".

[noblinger]

@sfortuna

I agree. What a let down.

[securedpartyflorida]

@sfortuna I couldnt have said it better myself.

[DixiePrepper]

@sfortuna lol seriously wtf

[Jackaoz]

@sfortuna - Yeah you so correct, dissappointing.

[DrLsw]

where is 2:53 - 2:55??

[mydeardiaries]

how much is a container home?

[brettkling]

Thanks for the random pic slideshow.

[Jenfucius]

Nice!

[xEn1gMaGh0sTxFilms]

i would LOVE to have a container home like that! god those are soo 22nd century living i SWEAR xD

[mktalon]

Imagine paying for your istockphotos instead of ripping them off so they still have the watermark on them. It isn't hard to do...

[xXxREDSOXxXx]

i was ever so bored while on holiday about a year ago, i whipped out google sketch and made a shipping container house, came home, searched them on the internet as i thought about the possibility to live in them, but someone has already beat me to it :( :L

[xxx777aaa]

UR IDEAA IS STILL RELEVANT.. our society puts too much emphasis on "first" stc.. a good idea is a good idea! what makes us human ( in a good way) is that we can piggy back and improve on eachothers ideas... each one teach one.. commmunity not the opposite crap

[PerfectCareer4uCom]

This is a great idea. Shipping containers converted into homes can get so many families off the streets. We need to pursue this with a passion.

[thecampustv]

we're designing a 26 unit clusterhome community on 5 acres in Sarasota right now. you can follow our progress on Facebook if interested

[OSmediagroup]

What is the facebook name

[verdemanthe1]

@PerfectCareer4uCom i WAS THE ONE WHO THOUGHT OF IT,THEY SUCK THE THOUGHTS RIGHT OUT OF MY HEAD MAN!

[jawbraeka]

@PerfectCareer4uCom and also allow them to restore themselves to the human race at an affordable price

[Gyrkin59]

@PerfectCareer4uCom Yeah? Now let's get real: Put them where? And zoning? Water, heat, cooling, electric? Don't tell me "Solar" until you've personally dealt with the fallacy of batteries.

Can it work? Perhaps. But the way to get 6 walls is the least of the problems.

[Ed062178]

@PerfectCareer4uCom too right! responsible, recycling, smart

[plutoplatters]

@PerfectCareer4uCom too bad we wont !!! money always comes first ! man loves to screw man

( i know i'm evil for saying that,even though it's true) Why do we make jobs and housing so difficult

to attain ? everyone one needs them ... yet these two areas have always been "not the easiest" of things

to get.... walked on the moon 41.5 years ago ! guess that was easier to do.

[redxross]

@PerfectCareer4uCom That's what I'd say too, but I think the container homes would not be available to the homeless if they were built.The problem in the U.S. is not finding empty units,it's finding the money to pay rent on the units.

[HappyHooker83]

@PerfectCareer4uCom "This is a great idea. Shipping containers converted into homes can get so many families off the streets. We need to pursue this with a passion." - True.

[marcbaber]

Oh, re: insulation and exterior finish-- spray foam, then drivit acrylic stucco over that.

[marcbaber]

I am SOOO there :-) Nice work. I've been googling container structure for awhile now and just this week started hot-gluing HO (model train) scale container models together to visualize different configurations. Hot glue is easily redone. There's also a Google sketch-up container model for 3-D visualization of container structures.

[milegajo]

How the hell are holiday pics relevant? plus the ridged sides of the containers look ugly. With a bit of effort to smooth them out so they DON'T look like containers would pay dividends for aesthetics

[Russellbeta]

jhadley, how is this "your" vision? looks to me like you just browsed the web, copied/pasted images into windows movie maker and posted it here...

[kelargo]

how are these buildings insulated? Steel is a nice conductor of heat and cold... this orange building has a nice layout.

[thecampustv]

we're using a heat reflecting paint on the outside & a polyurethane/soy based spray for the inside

[ronpix]

Do you know where i can look at this type of plan?

[ethomas3281]

I love, love, love this house. I think it would be perfect for the humid tropics

[pipari44]

wow, that is a really beautiful house, even if it's made of containers.. thinking about one :)

[angurisloud]

"even" ?

[pipari44]

heh heh, good one ;-)

[Steinebach922]

This is in Maine if I am not mistaken, I want to visit it very badly since I will be building one in Maine soon.

[ChomuSclavus]

Wow! My dream! How much would this cost, and how much does each shipping container cost?

[Fire4FX]

Ebay them, the additional cost would be to truck it to site + site costs. Then you'd need to fit out the interior. Stick in an Ikea kitchen or grab a 2nd hand one off the Bay.