Athens, Greece-based firm Cocoon Modules offers an attractive take on the shipping container house with this eponymous dwelling. Topped by a green roof and able to run on or off-the-grid ...

A total of 20 recycled shipping containers ... vineyards in California. The container-based hotel rooms feature an unusual design centered around a raised roof area that's meant to improve space ...

There's a lively debate about whether housing made from shipping containers makes sense ... In any case, the roof is clad with a wooden deck, which helps, and one can get more natural ventilation ...

Living in a shipping ... roof, will offer stunning views across the surrounding landscape from the many windows and the large ...

In between the shipping containers are pieces of PVC supporting a roof made out of a large PVC membrane. Pediments constructed of paper and metal tubes accent the exterior. Image via ...