Maison IDEKIT Quebec Container Home

By Preston on Jun. 29, 2009 | Topics: Container Design, Modern architecture | 11 Comments

Using seven recycled shipping containers, architect Bernard Morin and wife Joyce Labelle built this contemporary residence in St. Adele, Quebec. The home is the first of many to come for their new company, Maison Idekit, which will help homeowners turn containers into architecturally unique, and inexpensive, homes. The company has two more residential projects set to break ground in the next couple months using a total of twelve container modules.

IDEKIT’s first home is 3,000 square feet with four-bedrooms. It cost about $175,000 to build and turns container design on its head. Rather than feature the exposed containers on the exterior, the containers are exposed on the inside — you can even see serial numbers, dents, and corrugated detail in several places throughout the home. On the outside, the home has five inches of insulation that is topped by brown wood siding. You can see more in these videos:

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Photo credits: Maison IDEKIT.

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peter

tried to go to the IDEKIT website. they claimed to offer the information in english, but their translator doesn’t work. let’s hope they’re better at converting containers.
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http://www.jetsongreen.com Preston

I know, I think the website can be chalked up to start up stage quirks. Happens to the best of us!
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Very strange concept, but I love it! I am not sure about the containers being exposed on the inside though, does it look artistic and industrial? or does it look worn and rusty? Depending on how it was done I could imaging it going either way.
Keith

So did they insulate it with spray foam or fiberglass?
Looks like spray foam. I’ll bet it looks wild from the inside.
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nice concept i like it so much and guys you can try google translate to get the english but its not that correct but oh well something better than nothing.
thanks
Anonymous

this is a GREAT house, my brother drives by it every day on his way to work. As he says “it makes me want one”

i truly love it. and i could try to translate some of the site, but not sure what portion people want…
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I really wish they would share more detailed plans on how they got it down to $58/sq.ft. That is really impressive. I would love to build a 2,000 sq. ft. home at that price! ($116,000!) Perhaps they saved a lot of money on drywall because the inside of the home was just painted, leaving the container walls showing?

Anyone have any thoughts on how they got it so low?
http://www.facebook.com/people/Michael-R-Stoddard/1028848296 Michael R Stoddard

Check this “Green” container home out. Who says I am not green :-0 ?
Fabien

Interesting concept, I wonder how it is in Québec very hard winter.
Melissataylor

Hi there,please take a look at our website http://www.Taylored-container-house.com we manufacture in Canada.
Retha

I love your design. Are there any companies that build container homes for folks who have the land but not a lot of money. We are retired/disabled and live on about $1600.00 a month. We would like a container home, but from what we have seen so far they are only for people who have a good income. Weemm

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