welcome to modal3!
what we do
Modal3 creates amazing home designs and construction drawings using ISBU's also known as Intermodal Steel Building Units or shipping containers.
Current news
Welcome to Modal3! We are building a site to offer our vision in the shipping container home industry. We are in the process of creating new designs and construction sets that will be added upon completion.
What we offer
We offer PDF design sets of our plans, CAD files of our design sets, construction sets and CAD files of our construction sets so you can modify our design with your vision!
About
Our Goal
Combining your vision with our creativity and transforming shipping containers into dream homes.
Our Philosophy
There is a surplus of shipping containers in this country. We have all seen them stacked up in ports and railyards throughout the states. Why is there a surplus of shipping containers in the US? The US imports more goods from other countries than it exports. Therefore, the empty containers stack up in various ports, rail yards and other facilities around the country. Usually, it isn’t worth the cost of fuel to ship empty containers back to their origin.
If you’re like me, you have a ton of plastic grocery bags in your kitchen because you bring goods purchased from the store to your home, not the other way around. Just as people have found various ways to recycle those bags into other products, we have found a way to recycle all of those gently used shipping containers. Build new homes!
We aim to redefine living by reinventing the traditional home. Shipping containers can be used in any home style and design. Traditional, Modern, ranch or colonial. Let us show you how!
Our Mission
Reduce the number of wood framed homes to reduce deforestation and restore the "lungs" of the planet.
Why shipping containers? Shipping containers are much stronger than conventionally built homes. Therefore, they can endure much stronger forces of nature. In addition to their superior strength, containers are more mold resistant, termite resistant, fire resistant AND recyclable.