House of 3 containers on San Diego hill blends with landscape
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 มี.ค. 2017
- After purchasing a piece of land in the mountains of unincorporated San Diego County, Mike and Shawn McConkey set out to build their dream home from shipping containers. “This is zoned agricultural land out here so you can actually have a little cottage industry or a winery... or a container house.”
With the help of architect Chris Bittner, they designed a 700-square-foot cottage from three containers (one of which they found on the property). By building most of it themselves, Mike and Shawn kept things affordable: the total cost was $160,000, including design fees and permits. They also budgeted by living for two and a half years in a 28-foot travel trailer while they waiting for permits and to complete the build.
They stayed on budget in the interior by mixing IKEA and reclaimed items with a few high end pieces, like a $3800 rolling garage door that opens the home to the outside and unobstructed mountain views.
The home is a hybrid of containers and stick frame structure with ceilings as high as 13 feet between the containers to made the small space feel larger and to allow for natural cooling. To keep the home running at peak efficiency, the McConkeys put in a cool roof (white, to reflect the hot San Diego sun) and a high efficiency tankless water heater.
Since completing the home, Bittner says he’s received 50 calls from people interested in their own container home dreams. “They all start with, ‘I’ve always dreamed of building a container home, how much does it cost? Is it the same as framing?’ And I tell them all the same thing, ‘It certainly can be the same as framing, it can quickly get more expensive than framing.’”
Mike, who is a building superintendent for his day job, is happy he had the chance to make his own grown-up LEGO construction. “I always played with LEGO blocks and stuff as a kid. I just like to build stuff. It’s a hobby and what I do for a living so it’s kind of natural to take something unique and transform it.”
More on Mike's project: #thecontainerhomeproject on Instagram
OBR Architecture: www.obrArchitecture.com
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I really like the wide EAVES -- that's what is missing from most container homes I've seen. Glad they aren't going to paint it.
I have a 3-inch thick maple floor that was pulled from a college gymnasium. We didn't have much time, so we just cut 10x6 sections and figured it out later -- the floor cost nothing, but had to be out in one day. My builder had the great idea of pulling apart the boards and laying them like a regular wood floor. When they were being sanded to a flat floor, there were areas of paint all over, so we asked the floor company to stop as soon as the surface was flat. Everyone remarks how fantastic it looks.
It's always funny to hear how many people have been influenced by LEGO growing up. It definitely helped develop my creativity and imagination.
I love this space; everything about it is well thought out. They did a nice job on the upcycling and salvaging of wood and fittings.
Legos are grrrrrreat....until you step on one in the middle of the night, on your way to the bathroom! ;-)
I'm 71, so I'm the Lincoln Log generation...my first container was actually a railroad boxcar. A bit of Kerouak.
I LOVE THIS HOME. Kirsten, you find us the best homes. YOU'VE LITERALLY BEEN A TEACHER FOR US, TRAVELING, SPEAKING WITH HOMEOWNERS SO WE'LL KNOW THE DO'S & DON'TS. THANK YOU & YOUR FAMILY.😊
When I was living in Europe I saw that they were making student housing out of containers. Such a great way to recycle! Thanks for sharing!
By far...my favorite container house! I love the roll up door concept especially...great design.
The details are gorgeous. Perfect combination of modern and rustic.
Love the retractable garage door and the kitchen.
I love these container homes!!!!
Such a cleverly built container home. Perfect location to boot!
This container thing is really catching on.
Love the W&D in the closet, makes perfect sense!
Beautiful job!!
Thanks again for bring new and different ways people are using to have homes they like to live in. Maybe not for everyone but works for them.
This home looks quite portable. I never thought I would like a container home but I'm impressed. 👍👍👍
This is probably my favorite container home design that I have seen to date. Thanks for posting this, it is very inspiring.
Shit, it's my WORST.
greenbeard
How many container homes have you seen? I'm very surprised this is your favorite. This is my least favorite. We all have different tastes, which makes it interesting. Blessings!
I love it !! I wish i could afford to move back to San Diego !! Awesome Weather !! Great Job !!
I love watching these things...i will never do one...too old now...but i love how.creative these people.are
This is sooooooo AMAZING!!!!! Congratulations on your achievement. Man I can only dream on one for myself
Beautiful work, it looks big. I could be happy in a place like that!!!
I am surprised that they didnt put on a big deck or plan to, at least. In a warm dry climate, you would live out there a lot of the time.
this is absolutely fantastic. I love it.
This is a nice design for Liberia. What I like about these containers houses is that they are practical to meet the Emergency housing needs for the low income families. Designs should fit the landscapes, while addressing the lifestyle of the people that lives there.
Totally worth the time, effort and energy.
Good concept. Cheap, ecological, practical and romantic!
That's the first container home I have seen that I like. Very nice design!
I love the hang over roof idea, it could double as a deck, creat shadow for window/porch area and drip rain away from doors/windows, brilliant!
We had a family friend living in Florida .he had these ideas that he also created to make come true. They were not afraid of taking risks. Financial freedom of course helps.i would appreciate a new life n opportunity to walk free. They shared the same surname as I have but they were not related. He ran restaurants by the seaside city here. I love entrepreneur spirit.
Beautiful home and a great couple because the dog proves it...
The view is amazing..
I like the room placement and corner and ceiling design of this container home
Great video to watch. So many ideas crammed into this short feature. I have been reading Fine Homebuilding for years and have researched home design for decades and this video is one of the best I have come across. These very interesting people went through the long and involved process of doing most of the work themselves, and letting the form and function of that process help the home design itself! Superb!
Like many of the ideas. Thanks for sharing.
This is a good design. It helps a lot that this house in the warm and dry climate. It makes the constructions more simple.
Wonderful concept. I love the combination of industrial feel (keeping the containers as containers), and rustic feel (the use of recycled materials from Habitat, and the rescued timber from San Diego Urban Timber - get that water mark off the counter - I notice everything). Once it's finally completed, and it nearly is, this will be a wonderful home. And I LOVE the site! Congratulations!
Love this design.
Your house rocks. No doors on cabinets in kitchen it will make the kitchen feel smaller. Open cabinets make the kitchen look bigger and more beautiful.
Thanks really good Info on insulation and high and low windows for ventilation. Excellent
Looks super cool
This is a stunning home...
Great looking place. Thanks for the vid!
What a great container build.
Wow very nice house in shipping containers
Well done I'm impressed
Very interesting lay out
lovely home
Thanks for the information! Love your video.
this is my favorite house so far
Beautiful
this dudes vets are radical! He needs to build a bad ass garage!
You guys are the model of my life's plan!! I plan on doing the same thing out toward Johnson/Apple Valley!! Get out of L.A. county and settle down!!
I LOVE it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! soooooo jealous, like I am actually tearing up! words can't explain how much i love it. and i am not being sarcatic LOVE IT
Awesome ideas, well done!
What a really cool home! No surprise it took so long for gov approval! I’m sure, in the end, it was worth the wait! What amazing views they have!! And a comfortable home!
Very nice layout! I like the juxtaposition of the Corvettes, American flag, while seeing the Chinese shipping names on the containers.
This showed me that my shipping container house design I've settled on (yeah, right) will cost significantly less. Mine is more minimalist, with very few cuts in the containers. And, I'll building a "garage" - which will have the expensive roll-up door also, out of a steel building with galvalume siding that will be used for entertaining and extra living space. My kitchen will be mostly outdoors. Love this one though.
I love that he left the container exposed on the interior for that accent wall, feels very industrial. Looks awesome.
Great video....thanks for the upload.
Omg I love this! ❤️
I really like the roll up windows. $3k is a lot, but worth it.
This was something my husband and I were interested in doing a few years ago, but decided that it may be too much work. This definitely validates our decision, but I am still very interested in this. Awesome job guys!!!!
If you're not in the right area or have no experience building or metal work it'll end up costing you more than building a regular house. Plus the permits ECT. Those inspectors are shit heads and will turn you down just for spite sometimes
I love this! The overhang looks great and the high ceilings! I appreciate why they like the rawness of the containers, but I would probably paint it or have a simple modern siding... it's a matter of taste.
Cool. Here in California that's great.
Interesting house. Good job guys!
Great video! Very informative, my husband and I are going to build a house similar so their info was great to hear.
What I saw was a lot of over build thanks to the building inspectors !
Great job ! 🇨🇦👍. The more rural you are the more you don’t have to do it their way !
Glad this guy is here to point out where the floor is. @0:38
Interesting design. It seems very functional. I'd be a bit concerned being so close to the edge of that hill though.
Thumbs up... ENJOY... THE SIMPLE LIFE
Love this game.....and the vids....
really cool
I love the Habitat For Humanity store. A friend of mine bought a bowl shaped free standing bathtub for 350.00US, IT FITS LIKE 4 PEOPLE.
Interesting. Thanks for sharing.
AWESOME!
dreamy. good job.
Another great video Kirsten...
This is cool... Great work :-)
That is one gorgeous home.
Awesome job"
i live in a tiny flat and are very thankful to have that . show more of the dog.
I think they did a good job and VERY nice raising the ceiling in the middle. If they painted that ceiling white, they'd get more light in there.
Thanks for your work and this is surly is thinking outside of the box literally and I am so glad I came across your work.
"Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent." Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Nope not done yet ! " love it
genius
i love it
i love it..
it turns out pretty nice, i have to say
I love container buildings but Kirsten if you think those blend in with the landscape I can give you a pair of my old glasses !! :-) :-) :-)
160,000 in San Diego? That's awesome.
Unheard of!! Just wow!!
So beautifull house i would love to have this kinda house.
I love this home but I definitely would paint the outside and my deck would be massive.
it would be nice to see the floor plans on every instroduction. Thank you for this video its great.
awesome
workable~
I would have put the dining table and chairs on a rolling platform, so when you opened the garage style door you could roll your eating area outside. Perfect!
I wanted to do this when I lived in San Diego but I relocated to Phoenix so more housing and building options
More small homes in San Diego please :D
I wonder if it would have been less of a headache with inspectors if it were 100% off grid with solar power, wind power, tank water and composting toilets?
Probably more.
No, it would be more of a headache. Inspectors have to inspect all that stuff, too. Just cause you're not on grid doesn't exempt your house from being inspected... unless you're WAY WAY out in the middle of nowhere where an inspector will never go.
It was really a nice surprise to finally see something like this near San Diego. I live in La Mesa (grew up in San Diego proper) and while my parents' approx. 1,800 square foot home in Clairemont is now worth $1.2 mil, I am still a bit surprised at how expensive this project was. Would love to see more (if there are any) tiny houses that are located out this way. I do believe that there is also a container home somewhere near downtown. I thought that I saw it driving once but for the life of me can't recall exactly where it was so if anyone knows, please comment. I'm not trying to go knocking on anyone's door lol...merely wanted to know if anyone has ever seen what I may be thinking of as perhaps I am thinking of something I saw closer to Los Angeles even. Anyway, thanks for featuring this and my best to the homeowners...hopefully we'll continue to get a bit more rain since it still looks awfully dry out there. Cheers! =^..^=
I want one!
I want that dog! He looks just like my Vito!
My husband and I would like to do this, but I think the cost is too high. We would like to live on the Black River in Lesterville, Mo. for our retirement years. Love, Love, Love the Black River!
I would be very happy to live in this space!