A Florida man is building a three-storey luxury home made entirely out of shipping containers, and he says it's only going to cost him $250,000.

Architect Asghar Fathi says he is using the cargo containers, which he purchased for $2,500 each, to show the steel boxes could be used to create 'sustainable, economical' housing that's easy on the eye as well. 

'The inside will be insulated and dry-walled. When this is done, you'll never know it was done with a container,' Fathi told Local 10.