10-02-2012, 06:27 AM
If you are set on using a shipping container then there is an upper limit of sf that is less than 320 sf. If you can fit it all in then you can use the container. You could of course weld multiple containers together and get past that threshold. For me this gets away from the original principle of making the most of the inherent value of the container, which is that it is already a strong and secure unit, if you can live with it as it is. After gaining some experience with my container I can see that there are some serious drawbacks to using them to build a house. I would still like to pursue a single container house as a project but I don't have the funds to do that.
If you don't have an artificial limit of 320 sf then there does seem to be an element of false economy to going too small just for the sake of it.
If you don't have an artificial limit of 320 sf then there does seem to be an element of false economy to going too small just for the sake of it.