Box

I spent some time in a shantytown [or, as we call it in South Africa, the local township] last weekend, and – as always – I was amazed at how many shipping containers have been repurposed as [man, I hate this word] dwellings. They're pretty dry and warm inside [not as comfortable as bricks and mortar, obviously], and they're a great example of "out of the box" thinking.

[If you'll excuse the pun.]

But one man's necessity is another man's creativity [or something like that], and the folks at DesignCrave have a great list up of 10 Brilliant, Boxy And Sustainable Shipping Container Homes. Now if only the people in the townships could live like this...