Shipping Container House
Introduction
Shipping container houses are modular buildings that convert shipping containers into residential and commercial spaces. They offer advantages such as high cost-effectiveness, reusability, and versatility. Commonly ranging from 20ft to 40ft, they achieve insulation and snow resistance through a combination of insulation materials, providing a lightweight and flexible solution to traditional housing.
Wanzhi Steel offers single-unit shipping container houses and multi-unit combinations such as single-story, two-story, and three-story shipping container houses. Colors are customizable, and all sizes and layouts are available. Balconies, bars, kitchens, and bathrooms can also be customized.
Specification
| Item | Shipping Container Home |
| Main Material | Galvanized steel frame + PPGI sandwich panels (walls/roof) |
| Common Dimensions | 10ft/20ft/30ft/40ft |
| Exterior Color | Customizable |
| Wall thickness | Standard / Thickened Dual Specifications |
| Space shape | Square, Rectangular and Custom Shapes |
| Applicable scenarios | Suitable for hotels, schools, apartments, residences, offices, and shops |
| MOQ | 1 set |
| Shipping Method | Square, Rectangular, and Custom Shapes |
| Certification Standards | ISO9001/CE |
Performance and Options
| Thermal insulation performance | Wall thermal conductivity: ≤0.04W/(m・K) |
| Breathability | Ventilation system can be added |
| Service life | Normal outdoor use ≥20 years |
| Doors | Sandwich panel doors, aluminum alloy folding doors |
| Windows | Aluminum alloy window frame + tempered glass |
| Space Layout | Single box/Multiple boxes |
| Other | Lighting circuits, sockets, air conditioners, beds, tables and chairs, kitchen and bathroom fixtures |
Advantages
- Rapid Deployment: Prefabricated shell structure, installation cycle of 1-3 days per unit, suitable for emergency housing, mobile restaurants, and temporary projects.
- High Durability: The main body uses a galvanized steel frame with sandwich panel walls, ensuring a long service life and providing thermal insulation, fire resistance, wind resistance, and earthquake resistance.
- High Customization: Supports personalized adjustments to size, color, and configuration (air conditioning, furniture, etc.). Modular units can be stacked, combined, and arranged in countless ways.
- Convenient Transportation: Transported in containers, eliminating the need for additional disassembly and significantly reducing logistics costs.
Application
- Cultural Tourism and Homestays: Boutique hotels, resort-style homestays, stargazing rooms, mobile shops, and pop-up exhibition halls offer high flexibility and low cost, becoming a highlight.
- Construction Sites/Temporary Housing: Serving as worker dormitories, project offices, and project command centers, these facilities can be quickly set up and repeatedly dismantled.
- Commercial and Public Facilities: Transformed into coffee shops, mobile food trucks, trailer pastry shops, digital showrooms, park gatehouses, equipment control rooms, and community service points.
- Emergency Relocation: Rapidly deployed as temporary shelters after disasters such as earthquakes and floods, as resettlement dormitories in war zones, and temporary project camps.
Popular Configuration Schemes
| Configuration Scheme | Most suitable | Area |
| Single 40-foot crate | Mobile restaurant, backyard office, vacation cabin | 30m2 |
| Side-by-side double 40-foot crates | Small family homes, duplexes | 60m2 |
| Stacked double 20-foot crates | Urban infill plots, narrow plots | 30m2 |
| Cross-shaped combination | Large families, customized design | 60-240m2 |
| Mixed Combination | Complex functions | Variable |
Common Misconceptions and Facts
| Misconception | Fact |
| They are cold in winter and hot in summer. | With proper insulation and a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system, its performance can be as good as, or even better than, that of a traditional house. |
| You can stack them however you like. | Multi-story designs require specialized engineering calculations. |
| Any container is available | We recommend using brand new container houses; secondhand ones may have structural damage. |
Are Shipping Container Houses Right for You?
It is worth considering in the following situations.
- Values construction speed and modern aesthetics.
- Desires sustainable and recyclable building solutions.
- Owns complex or remote sites where traditional building materials are expensive to transport.
- Appreciates modular design for future expansion.
- Has a moderate to flexible budget and seeks high-quality results.
Please be cautious in the following situations.
- Local building authorities have strict restrictions or are unfamiliar with container architecture.
- This necessitates extremely low ceiling heights (approximately 2.6 meters of internal space in a standard container, excluding insulation).
- The design requires multiple large, interconnected open spaces (requiring extensive structural reinforcement).
- The goal is to achieve maximum cost savings without compromising interior finishes.
Shipping Container Homes for Sale
Wanzhi Steel’s Professional Advantages:
- Wholesale and Customization: Capable of delivering standardized projects such as worker camps in bulk, as well as providing personalized solutions for high-end private customization.
- Fully Prefabricated Modular Structures: Shipping container homes are directly converted in the factory into “fully furnished modules” with insulation, doors, windows, and pre-installed piping; on-site installation only requires hoisting and docking.
- Globally Compliant Design: All designs strictly adhere to international standards (IBC/Eurocode) and undergo specific calculations for local wind, snow, and seismic loads.
- One-Stop Export Logistics and Customs Clearance: Providing door-to-door transportation from the Chinese factory to overseas construction sites, along with full documentation and customs clearance support.
