french architects claire helene drouin and jean marie sanchez have designed their house in marseille, france built with 15 recycled shipping containers. the recently completed residence is built into a cliff facing the port of the seaside city.
shipping containers being positioned into place
containers being moved on top of another
workers climbing the cliff, preparing the site to withstand the containers
the house was based around the port of marseille, where many shipping containers are visible.
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