Great spacious interior.
Have you ever thought about ordering your house to be delivered? We do it with dinners all the time, right? And now, increasingly, shopping is done online with Amazon Prime and so on, so what about houses? Are they the next step in home delivery? It’s almost an irony to deliver the thing you’re going to deliver stuff to.
But we have been looking at several home-in-a-boxes, that arrive as a big one-piece or in modular units to be assembled on site. That’s what this one is, too.
This is a 2x 20 FT Shipping Container Home – Osa Mountain, Costa Rica, at the OMV Eco Resort.
This home is built at Osa Mountain Village Resort from two 20 feet containers used either end and bridged together to give a very spacious looking container house. Its 1040 sf inside. 250 sf covered deck and 250 sf uncovered deck (upstairs). Plus carport. Faces west with appx 300 degrees of incredible view.
Ecopods - Re-inventing The Shipping Container House
For eco-conscious individuals, shipping container homes can be the best building option. We have seen that some places in different parts of the world such as Canada, New Zealand, London, Scotland and in the U.S., shipping container homes are being prefabricated as incredible dwellings for bachelors, couples and families alike.
Opting for shipping container houses assure residents that they are lodged in a nearly indestructible abode. Steel is very durable and can stand the test of time. The frames are certainly fire and termite-proof and basically better than log framing. Aside from durability, it is also economical since the materials are recycled. Aesthetics is also prioritized by builders whenever they create shipping container houses. It will only take around two weeks or so and for larger sizes, it will take up to 6 months. This span is very short compared to regular house construction.
I really love the unique idea of Ecopods regarding this shipping container home. They are cute and intended for residents who like to live in a small space. It is designed for individuals who enjoy life of simplicity and minimalism.
The pods can be relocated to different places without much effort. They have designed the hydraulic-powered deck to make the structure safe when residents are not using it. Also, because these pods are small, they can be used as add-ons those who have standard houses or as provisional shelters for groups that need temporary lodges for remote activities.
Additionally, pods are definitely remarkable since they can be easily taken somewhere since they can be packed up and transported via trucks, water vessels, and planes without them being identified as shipping container homes. They still look like the usual shipping containers that are being used to transport bulk items.
But upon reaching the destination, gradually, one can see how this amazing pod can be utilized as a comfortable space for a small family. Isn’t awesome to live off the grid with a unique home style?
To see more of Ecopods, find them in our directory.
Shipping Container House, But Wait Till You See the "Caterpillar" Layout
This shipping container house has an unusual reference point: Caterpillars. Animals are the inspiration for a lot of what we do, but bugs as motifs for buildings are not that common at all!
Caterpillar House was built from prefabricated modules: there are twelve containers of varying sizes. One of the project objectives was to integrate the house into the landscape, so the house “rests” on the ground and adjusts to the slopes and local relief.
Basically, its a set of several long structures composed of shipping containers laid end to end and fabricated together. The house slopes down along the side of a hill, then straightens out and thereby projects over the decline below.
It can serve as an example of one way use can be made of land that includes a steep slope, and where you want to build using shipping containers, and are therefore confined to shipping container design layouts.
Architect: Sebastián Irarrázaval – Photos: Sergio Pirrone. To see more of Irarrazavel, find him in our directory.
