We've talked about shipping containers before. Here's a couple in Maine living in two 20' units. They're planning to build a house on the site eventually.
http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/2011/06/20/20110620maine-couple-lives-shipping-containers.html (http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/2011/06/20/20110620maine-couple-lives-shipping-containers.html)
they plan on building a conventional house now?
after learning how to make the other ones work why not have a whole pile of them
I think it probably means "more conventional-looking". You know how reporters want to characterize everything, usually inaccurately.
People exploring such unconventional and practical housing seldom wind up building a truly "conventional" home.
very true