For example, a Mexican nonrpofit organization, PFNC, replaces slum dwellings with low-cost container units that house up to six people. In Vancouver, work recently started on a twelve unit project that will provide housing for low-income women currently living in shelters and low-rent hotels. Many Dutch students seeking affordable housing live in Amsterdam's enormous container city, which contains 1,000 units. Closer to home, fully stocked units are being pursued for disaster relief housing in New York City.
Though living in a 40 foot container might sound claustrophobic, residents enjoy its bright, organized interior. In fact, these containers are more spacious than micro-apartments popping up on prime real estate in San Francisco, New York, Paris, and Tokyo.
National Geographic has more photographs of the units.
