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Recycled shipping containers make up this off-grid retreat

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Totaling only 60 square meters, her off-grid home is made from shipping containers, creating an environment that transports her into nature. Solar power is produced by a row of panels on the roof. Greywater is similarly diverted and filtered. When homeowner Rosie dreams, she dreams big. Yet her home is anything but.

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Off-grid home threads through a South African riverine forest

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In addition to blending in with the surroundings, the home operates entirely off-grid and follows passive principles for a reduced energy footprint. Greywater , stored separately, also gets processed for reuse. A 16-square-meter solar array provides for all the home’s energy needs.