New Affordable Housing Unit In North Minneapolis Uses Shipping Containers

By Reg Chapman | July 1, 2021 | WCCO 4 CBS Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Shipping containers are no longer just used to move goods from one place to another. A house built with shipping containers in Minnesota will make its home in north Minneapolis, boasting a unique design that’s providing much-needed affordable housing.

A three-bedroom, two-bathroom house is bringing something unique to Irving Avenue in North Minneapolis.

“This is the first shipping container home in the Twin Cities. We got two 40-foot containers here and a 20-foot container over here we added the third container to give you that feeling of being in a spacious house,” said David Schiller.

Designer and builder David Schiller believes a downstairs bathroom and bedroom allow new residents to spread out.

“He had a vision, he put it to life, and definitely shows the passion behind each of the materials he put inside the home, from the tiles, from the color scheme, to the wood countertops. He wanted everything to be a draw,” Steiner said.

The house is made out of three shipping containers on the ground floor and, on the top floor, two additional shipping containers. The designer wanted to keep the shipping container feel center stage of this project.

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