The Porter is one of the most ambitious shipping container-based houses we've seen in a while. Designer Bob's Containers has maximized living space in the compact home by installing a large ...

The Austin yard of Bob's Containers echoes with the typical sounds of home construction: drilling, hammering, sawing and more. "Except our medium is a metal box," says co-owner Robert Balderas.

More than a dozen lawsuits have been filed against Bob's Containers — an Austin-based company Customers accuse the company of taking money and not fulfilling orders worth tens of thousands of dollars ...

The definition of a home varies from person to person. But you could never fault The Porter for not trying to be one, even though it lived its previous life as a shipping container. Alternative living ...

Editor’s note: This story and its headline were updated to clarify that the town of Frisco owns the land within the right of way described in court documents and correct Don Reimer‘s title. All manner ...