Container House Models: Design Your Dream Living Space

Container house models offer you customized living spaces by combining the flexibility of modern architecture and the practicality of modular structures. Whether it is a minimalist sanctuary or a spacious family home, it is possible to turn your dream container house into reality with EVKON.

  • Minimalist and Tiny House Container Homes: Ideal solutions for those looking for a simple and modern life in a 1+0 or 1+1 studio apartment concept, offering maximum comfort in minimal space.
  • Family Type Container Houses: Designs created by combining multiple container modules into spacious, airy, multi-room layouts such as 2+1 or 3+1, meeting all the needs of a family.
  • Container Houses with Veranda and Terrace: Aesthetic and enjoyable models that connect the living space with nature, enriched with wide sliding glass doors, wooden verandas, or roof terraces.
  • Custom Designed Container Villas: Luxurious and unique container house projects designed completely according to your imagination and the structure of your land, such as two-storey, L or U-shaped, with an inner courtyard.
  • Hobby House and Guest Containers: Practical solutions that you can locate in your garden or land, and use as an independent study room, art studio, or comfortable guest house.

Container House Prices: The Cost of Building a Home to Fit Your Budget

Container house prices do not come with a standard price tag like buying a car; they depend on many variables such as the scope of your project, the materials you choose, and the level of comfort. The main factors that determine the price are:

  • Square Meter and Number of Rooms: The total size of your house and the number of rooms inside form the basis of the cost.
  • Insulation Quality and Thickness: The most critical factor for a comfortable four-season life. High-density insulation materials such as stone wool or polyurethane to be used in walls, roofs, and floors directly affect both comfort and your energy bills.
  • Roof Type and Extras: Gable roof or hipped roof systems added for snow load and heavy precipitation instead of standard flat roof.
  • Interior Equipment and Materials: Flooring (laminate parquet, ceramics), kitchen cabinets and countertops, bathroom sanitary ware (toilet, shower cabin, sink), interior doors, and lighting fixtures.
  • Exterior Cladding: Decorative exterior claddings such as wood, stone, or composite that will add character to your house beyond the standard panel appearance.
  • Window and Door Systems: Double-glazed PVC or aluminum joinery providing high insulation and secure steel exterior doors.
  • Shipping, Assembly, and Ground Preparation: The location where your container house will be installed and the concrete base (sub-base) to be prepared for the foundation.

To get the most suitable container house price quote for your dream project and budget, please contact our expert team.

Turnkey Container House: You Just Choose the Location, Leave the Rest to Us

With our "turnkey container house" service, we manage the entire process for you from the idea stage until the moment you open the door of your house. Every step including design, production, shipping, foundation preparation, assembly, electrical-water connections, and interior furnishing is our responsibility. All that is left for you is to enjoy your new home.

Advantages of Container Houses: Why Next-Generation Living?

  • Fast Installation: Unlike months-long construction processes, your factory-built home is installed in weeks.
  • Economical and Budget-Friendly: Compared to reinforced concrete structures, it is much more affordable and you know your budget clearly in advance.
  • Superior Safety Against Earthquakes: Thanks to its flexible and light steel structure, it is one of the safest building models that saves lives during an earthquake.
  • Unlimited Design Freedom: Its modular structure provides the opportunity to completely customize interior and exterior spaces according to your needs and taste.
  • Portability and Flexibility: When needed, it can be easily disassembled and moved to a different plot; your house comes with you as your investment.
  • High Insulation and Low Expenses: With modern insulation materials, it stays cool in summer and warm in winter, lowering your energy bills.
  • Eco-Friendly: Compared to traditional construction, it consumes less water, generates less waste, and offers a sustainable life.

What Should Be Considered When Building a Container House?

  • Zoning Permit and License: The most important step! Be sure to learn the zoning status from the municipality to which the land where you will set up your house belongs and obtain the necessary legal permits before starting the process.
  • Insulation Quality: It is the most critical element that transforms a container from being a "metal box" into a "home". Make sure you choose a high-density insulation material suitable for the climate of your region.
  • Ground Concrete and Infrastructure: Your house must be on a solid foundation. Get professional support for planning clean water, wastewater, and electricity connections.
  • Company Reliability and Experience: Choosing a company with strong references, having completed many container house projects before, working under contract and warranty prevents your dreams from turning into a nightmare.
  • Material and Workmanship Quality: Carefully examine the thickness of steel profiles, welding workmanship, paint quality, and assembly of interior materials.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About Container Houses

Q1: Is a container house made from a second-hand shipping container?
A1: Absolutely not. A real container house is not a "shipping container". They are "living container" modules produced from scratch, specially designed for human living, from insulated sandwich panels and sturdy steel profiles. This is the fundamental difference in terms of both health and comfort.
Q2: How long is the lifespan of container houses?
A2: With quality materials, proper assembly, and regular maintenance, an EVKON container home can be used comfortably for an average of 40-50 years or longer, just like a traditional house. Its rust-protected steel frame is the guarantee of its longevity.
Q3: Are container houses suitable for four-season use? Will it be too hot in summer or freezing in winter?
A3: No. This is the most common misconception. Thanks to 10 cm or thicker stone wool/polyurethane insulation and double-glazed windows used in modern container houses, thermal insulation is provided no different from, or even better than, a reinforced concrete building. You get maximum comfort with minimum energy throughout all four seasons.
Q4: Is it mandatory to obtain a building permit (zoning permit) for a container house?
A4: Yes, it is 99% mandatory. Container houses are considered in the "fixed structure" status due to the ground on which they are anchored. Therefore, before installation, you must apply to the zoning department of the municipality where your land is located and obtain a license with an architectural project.
Q5: Are container houses really safe against earthquakes?
A5: Yes, it is one of the safest building types. Unlike heavy and fragile reinforced concrete structures, light and flexible steel structures minimize the risk of collapse by absorbing earthquake tremors as a single unit. This is one of the most important advantages of container houses.
Q6: How is the heating and cooling of a container house done?
A6: Just like a regular house! During the project design phase, all heating and cooling systems such as air conditioning (split), electric underfloor heating, wood/pellet stove (with chimney outlet), or central heating installation (with combi boiler running on LPG/natural gas) can be easily integrated according to your request.

Let's Take the First Step Together for Your Dream Container House!

Whether it's a minimalist getaway or a modern family home; as EVKON, we listen to your needs and offer you customized fast, economical, and safe container house solutions. Contact us now to receive free project design and consultancy from our experienced architects and engineers and to request a turnkey price quote!

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