Container Houses | By Adam Kalkin

Containers are already used by civil engineers as bedrooms or offices, but more recently many containers have been reused as temporary shops and studios for artists or designers. Now American Architect Adam Kalkin has revolutionized our idea of containers, he is expert in turning containers into very well decorated, sophisticated homes. In addition to inexpensive and easily transportable, another advantage is the time of execution. Check out is work after the jump.

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