Read on to check out the homes that are so beautiful, you won't believe they're made of shipping containers. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories . Zack and Brie Smithey's 3,100-square-foot ...

The Container City is a series of really cheap shipping container homes installed in London in 2001. (via Wikipedia ) The Manifesto House, by James & Mau and Infiniski, Curacaví, Chile, 2009 ...

Shipping container homes, offices and buildings offer low cost, efficiency and flexibility. ... Recycled materials made up 80% of building supplies.

Join Ryan and Sarah as they share how they transformed two shipping containers into luxury container homes near southern Utah ...

"This single-family home made out of shipping containers is another first for the city of Columbus, and AES Development is excited to bring it to the market,” said AES owner Derrick Pryor.

Made from 12 shipping containers, including one open-top container for a small swimming pool, the interior is expansive, industrial, and light-filled, with sweeping views of the surrounding slopes.

Made from metal shipping containers, the new tiny homes have anything but a sterile feel to them. The tiny homes are complete with a bed, sink, shower, refrigerator, oven and microwave.

However, according to Container One, the first official shipping container home on record was actually made in November 1987 by a man named Phillip Clark, who filed a patent for the "method of ...

Container homes are growing in popularity thanks to their affordability, eco-friendliness and quick build times. However, ...

The first shipping container home is currently listed for $585,000. The median price for a home in Sioux Falls is $312,000, according to Realtor Association of the Sioux Empire .