Say you’re one of the countless artists in New York City struggling to find an affordable studio space. The options are pretty limited: You could Bushwick-ify an unsuspecting neighborhood in the outer boroughs, or you could move to the greener, cheaper pastures of Detroit. Or, you could take the James Powers route: buy a trailer-sized, used shipping container, plop it down in a parking lot in Brooklyn, and get to work.
New York’s Only Waterproof (and Affordable) Studio Space: A Steel Container