We’ve witnessed some innovative re-uses of shipping containers in the past from retail pop-up shops to portable health clinics, but the Müvbox Restaurant located in Montreal’s Old Port is particularly stunning. The website explains the modular design:
Created from an old shipping container powered by solar energy, this concept is a modern-day reinvention of the
old-fashioned canteen which creates an experience that’s environmentally-friendly, ethical and affordable. Every night, Müvbox vanishes back into its cube, redeploying early the next morning in less than two minutes, at the touch of a button!
In keeping with the underlying notion of sustainability, the restaurant dishes out high-end [...]

We like Christian Susana’s stylish re-imagination of the camper as a modular combination of living /traveling components. Instead of the traditional one piece caravan, Susana’s design features a car that can detach from the living quarters, allowing for jaunts away from the campsite without towing the whole thing along for the ride. Besides the flexibility of living anywhere you can park, the interior space is made up of multi-functioning areas that further expand your options.
Susana explains:
“The Colim concept – an acronym meaning ‘colors of life in motion’ – is an intelligent mobility concept which stretches primarily the bridge between caravans, [...]