Check the Internet Explorer settings (disable compatibility mode) or please download a modern browser from the Internet free of charge.For your own safety and for a better internet experience:NÖN.at uses cookies to provide you with regionalized content and the best online experience.We therefore recommend that you allow the storage of cookies in your browser.If you don't know how this works, the following links will help you:In order to be able to use NÖN.at, you must enable JavaScript in your browser.If you don't know how this works, the following links will help you:When most people hear the word “container”, they probably think of large-capacity containers and construction sites.Mario Neuwirth is thinking about his new home soon.The 28-year-old, who has his roots in Zwettl, will soon be moving into his 27 square meter home in Petzenkirchen.“At the moment I am mainly there to feed my animals.I'll get my address within the next two months, and then we can start,” says Neuwirth happily.The 28-year-old lives - consciously and literally - on small feet.That wasn't always the case: before he decided on the container, he lived in a 130 square meter apartment."I lived beyond my means there.Although I earn well, there was almost nothing left over at the end of the month,” he recalls.A conversation with his grandfather was decisive for his change of heart."My grandmother has dementia.When I visited them once, my grandfather listed all the things he would have liked to have experienced with grandma.In retirement, when you finally have time for it.That kept me busy the whole way back home," says the 28-year-old in the NÖN interview.So he started turning his life around.On the Internet he came across McCube, an Austrian start-up that makes flexible living possible.The modern container buildings appealed to Neuwirth - he took out a loan.The containers are not cheap: they cost between 35,000 and 50,000 euros.If you reduce from 130 square meters to 27, you have to do the same with your belongings.“The first thing I did was to get rid of the television.I felt better with every piece sold,” says Neuwirth with a smile.Today he owns 25 pieces of clothing and a single pair of shoes."I have everything I need," he says.Neuwirth also avoids plastic.In Petzenkirchen, the reaction to the container and its owner is divided."Many are curious, others don't even say hello." The 28-year-old invites everyone to take a seat on his couch.“Anyway, I'm happy to provide information,” he laughs.For Neuwirth, however, the container is not the end of the line.In the next few years, his home should become completely energy self-sufficient.Stay up to date with our newsletter.Subscribe now for free and receive top stories and promotions directly in your mailbox every 2 weeks.Select year and month and browse past articles and photo galleries.Stay up to date with our newsletter.Subscribe now for free and receive top stories and promotions directly in your mailbox every 2 weeks.