Plan HG-1049•Container Home•20' × 16' Footprint

322 Sq Ft (16x20) 1 Bed 1 Bath Container Home Floor Plan

322 sq ft heated living • 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath • Free 2D CAD Blueprint (.SVG)

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Room Dimensions & Zones

20' × 16' Shell

PRIMARY BEDROOM

74 sq ft

10'-6" × 7'-0"

BATH & LAUNDRY

67 sq ft

9'-6" × 7'-0"

GREAT ROOM & DINING

95 sq ft

10'-6" × 9'-0"

KITCHEN & ISLAND

86 sq ft

9'-6" × 9'-0"

Build Cost Estimator

Estimated Cost to Build (20' × 16' Container Home)

Region:

Shell / Building Kit

$11,500 – $15,000

Framing package, roof trusses & exterior shell for 320 sq ft base.

Owner-Builder

$31,500 – $41,500

Saves ~$14,500 by managing local slab & interior trades.

Turnkey Builder

$46,000 – $56,000

Full general contractor finish including slab, HVAC, kitchen & baths.

Est. Monthly Payment

$265 / mo

$40,800 financed (30-Yr)

Down Payment:20%

Interest Rate:6.75%

Free Vector CAD Blueprint • Plan HG-1049

Download 20' × 16' Container Home Floor Plan (.SVG)

Scalable 2D architectural vector drawing with exterior and room dimensions, door swings, and fixture layout. Opens in AutoCAD, Illustrator, Inkscape, or any browser.

Material Takeoff & Framing Specifications

Concrete volume (8 yd³), roof surface (~361 sq ft), wall framing & architectural notes

Building Package	Specification	Quantity	Est. Range
Structural Shell & Trusses	20'×16' High-Cube (9'6") Corten Steel ISO Modules w/ Tube Steel Headers	320 sq ft shell kit	$11,500 – $15,000
Concrete Slab & Grade Beams	Concrete Pier Footings w/ Embedded Steel Weld Plates or Slab	8 Cubic Yards (4,000 PSI)	$3,250 – $4,250
Roofing & Underlayment	Insulated Secondary EPDM / Standing-Seam Fly Roof (1.5:12 Pitch)	5 Roofing Squares (500 sq ft)	$2,100 – $3,400
Closed-Cell Spray Foam / Insulation	3" Closed-Cell Wall & Roof Deck Thermal Envelope (R-21 to R-38)	3,156 Board Feet	$4,261 – $5,839
Windows & Exterior Doors	Low-E Argon Black Architectural Glazing + 36" Fiberglass Entry	6 Windows • 3 Doors	$5,100 – $7,980
HVAC & Multi-Zone Mini-Split	High-SEER2 Heat Pump / Ductless Mini-Split System	1.5 Ton (18,000 BTU/hr)	$3,900 – $6,150

Exterior Perimeter

72 Linear Ft

Interior Partitions

~52 Linear Ft

Est. Concrete Slab

8 Cubic Yards

Roof Deck Area

~361 Sq Ft

Plan HG-1049 (322 Sq Ft (16x20) 1 Bed 1 Bath Container Home Floor Plan) is an IRC R304/R310-vetted container home blueprint engineered around a 20'-0" × 16'-0" structural grid (320 sq ft base footprint, 0.8:1 Square-Bay Proportion). Configured on the Consolidated Wet-Wall + Open Great Room topology, this layout delivers 322 sq ft of conditioned residential living area and 63 sq ft of covered outdoor porch deck.

Inside the conditioned envelope, the floor plan is organized into 4 distinct architectural zones: PRIMARY BEDROOM (10'-6" × 7'-0", 74 sq ft), BATH & LAUNDRY (9'-6" × 7'-0", 67 sq ft), GREAT ROOM & DINING (10'-6" × 9'-0", 95 sq ft), KITCHEN & ISLAND (9'-6" × 9'-0", 86 sq ft). Plumbing rough-ins are consolidated across BATH & LAUNDRY, KITCHEN & ISLAND to minimize sub-slab trenching and manifold pipe runs. Sleeping quarters (PRIMARY BEDROOM at 74 sq ft) are acoustically buffered from the primary living core and positioned on exterior elevations for code-compliant egress glazing.

From a builder takeoff standpoint, the 20' clear-span width utilizes high-cube (9'6") corten steel iso modules w/ tube steel headers bearing on 72 linear feet of 6" exterior wall framing (~97 framing studs/posts) and 52 linear feet of interior partitions. The 1.5:12 insulated secondary epdm / standing-seam fly roof requires approximately 361 sq ft of roofing material (5 roofing squares), while the concrete pier footings w/ embedded steel weld plates or slab pours at an estimated 8 cubic yards of 4,000-PSI concrete.

Frequently Asked Questions • Plan HG-1049

Building costs, foundation specs, egress & CAD customization questions

How much does it cost to build the 20x16 322 Sq Ft (16x20) 1 Bed 1 Bath Container Home Floor Plan (HG-1049)?

Based on current national residential construction data for container home structures, the dried-in structural shell for Plan HG-1049 (320 sq ft base footprint) ranges from $11,500 to $15,000 ($36/sq ft baseline). A complete turnkey build—including the 8-yard concrete foundation, 52 linear feet of interior framing, MEP rough-ins for 1 bath(s), and interior finishes across 322 sq ft of heated space—ranges from $46,000 to $56,000. Use the interactive Regional Cost Multiplier on this page to adjust for your local labor market and owner-builder sweat equity.

What are the exact room dimensions inside this 322 sq ft 1-bedroom layout?

Plan HG-1049 features 4 architecturally solved spaces inside its 20' × 16' footprint: PRIMARY BEDROOM (10'-6" × 7'-0", 74 sq ft), BATH & LAUNDRY (9'-6" × 7'-0", 67 sq ft), GREAT ROOM & DINING (10'-6" × 9'-0", 95 sq ft), KITCHEN & ISLAND (9'-6" × 9'-0", 86 sq ft). Every habitable room meets or exceeds IRC R304 minimum area (70+ sq ft) and minimum horizontal dimension (7'-0"+) requirements.

Can this 20' × 16' floor plan be built with post-frame, red-iron steel, or 2x6 stick framing?

Yes. Because the outer envelope is engineered on an even 20'-0" × 16'-0" structural grid (72 LF perimeter) with clear-span 1.5:12 trusses, a local structural engineer or building kit supplier can adapt the blueprint for High-Cube (9'6") Corten Steel ISO Modules w/ Tube Steel Headers, conventional 2x6 stick framing at 16" o.c., laminated post-frame columns at 8' o.c., or structural insulated panels (SIPs).

What files are included in the free CAD blueprint download for Plan HG-1049?

Downloading Plan HG-1049 provides the high-resolution scalable vector floor plan (.SVG) with crisp architectural lineweights, exterior dimension strings (20'-0" × 16'-0"), room-by-room callouts, door swing arcs, and window schedules, plus instant browser printing for contractor bidding and preliminary municipal zoning review.