Amagansett Luxury House Made From Shipping Containers – USA

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We continue to discover for you. Our container house on today’s tour is from Amagansett, USA.

In the East Hampton town of Amagansett, Manhattan-based MB Architecture has finished their biggest and most complex prefab venture to date: a 1,800 square foot shipping container home that underscores indoor/open air living.

This container house finished in March 2019. The container house is intended to fold over a current oak tree.

The entire structure was introduced in two days and completely finished in two months.

New York-based design firm MB Architecture is answerable for the task. The proposed site was a triangular, lush corner parcel on high ground that the customers would have liked to transform into a mid year and all year end of the week home with an enormous outside space and sufficient space for a pool and a yard. In spite of the fact that the structure site was prohibitive, its high rise gave excellent perspectives and a lot of characteristic light.

Notwithstanding the restricted building site, the customers were likewise determined to adhering to an exacting financial plan, which, after assessment, end up being a lot of lower than the first anticipated expenses.

The shipping container technique introduced the ideal arrangement, fundamentally bringing down the expenses of development while offering a one of a kind plan system. MB Architecture proposed pre-assembling the structure off-site and bringing down the expense of transportation and materials by utilizing the shipping containers.

The creators introduced a wide flight of stairs, which took up the width of a solitary shipping container, and expanded the high lounge room roof to make an arrival territory that faces the terrace.

Floor-to-roof, one end to the other windows were added to exploit the regular daylight and give stunning perspectives on the dusk and roomy open air zone.

An extra shipping container visitor house comprising of two rooms was deliberately positioned away from the principle structure to make a patio in the middle of the two structures, causing the property to feel bigger.

Source :

• MB Architecture
• AN Interior

Photography by Matthew Carbone via MB Architecture

Project Credits: 

• Architect of Record: MB Architecture / @mb_architecture 
• Builder/General Contractor: Gallanti Inc

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