The Joshua Tree Residence is a unique home made of shipping containers that will be built in 2018 just outside the northern boundary of California's Joshua Tree National Park. These computer-generated images show an artist's impression of the expected result.
The Joshua Tree Residence is a unique home made of shipping containers that will be built in 2018 just outside the northern boundary of California's Joshua Tree National Park. These computer-generated images show an artist's impression of the expected result.
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The house was designed by London architect James Whitaker for a film producer and his wife, who are based in Los Angeles and have requested to remain anonymous.
The house was designed by London architect James Whitaker for a film producer and his wife, who are based in Los Angeles and have requested to remain anonymous.
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The residence will offer about 2,100 square feet of floor space, three bedrooms and a sundeck.
The residence will offer about 2,100 square feet of floor space, three bedrooms and a sundeck.
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Solar panels will collect sunlight to provide electricity to the complex.
Solar panels will collect sunlight to provide electricity to the complex.
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Each container will be equipped with a recessed outdoor area to offer protection from the elements.
Each container will be equipped with a recessed outdoor area to offer protection from the elements.
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The house has been designed around a central hub from which guests can look out in several directions through the containers, although double doors can be closed to offer more privacy to the bedrooms.
The house has been designed around a central hub from which guests can look out in several directions through the containers, although double doors can be closed to offer more privacy to the bedrooms.
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"You're given a very strict standard module to work and it's fun to think what you can do with it to make it interesting," designer James Whitaker said about working with containers.
"You're given a very strict standard module to work and it's fun to think what you can do with it to make it interesting," designer James Whitaker said about working with containers.
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"The images show a deliberately sparse interior as they were created to discuss the design with the client," Whitaker said.<br />"I wanted to concentrate the conversation on the architecture and the spaces, rather than details such as chairs and rugs."
"The images show a deliberately sparse interior as they were created to discuss the design with the client," Whitaker said.
"I wanted to concentrate the conversation on the architecture and the spaces, rather than details such as chairs and rugs."
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"The containers that point towards the sky are being carefully configured to offer interesting views."
"The containers that point towards the sky are being carefully configured to offer interesting views."
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"We've finished concept design, and the next phase is a bit of interim, making little amendments, then we'll move into a detailed designed phase where we'll start working more intensely with the structural engineers and the various consultants, refining to the point where we have such a drawing that the contractor can build from. Construction will start in 2018."
"We've finished concept design, and the next phase is a bit of interim, making little amendments, then we'll move into a detailed designed phase where we'll start working more intensely with the structural engineers and the various consultants, refining to the point where we have such a drawing that the contractor can build from. Construction will start in 2018."
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Whitaker's client owns a 90-acre site just outside the north boundary of the Joshua Tree National Park, about a two and a half-hour drive from Los Angeles.
Whitaker's client owns a 90-acre site just outside the north boundary of the Joshua Tree National Park, about a two and a half-hour drive from Los Angeles.
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The Joshua Tree Residence was inspired by a previous work by the same architect: this low-cost workplace in the Black Forest, Germany, designed for an advertising agency in 2010.
The Joshua Tree Residence was inspired by a previous work by the same architect: this low-cost workplace in the Black Forest, Germany, designed for an advertising agency in 2010.
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