Blooming from the rough landscape of the California desert, Whitaker Studio’s Joshua Tree Residence is taking shipping container engineering to the following level. Set to start development in 2018, the house is spread out in a starburst of containers, each arranged to amplify sees, give bounteous common light or to make protection subject to their area and use.
Arranged on a 90-section of land plot possessed a Los Angeles-based film maker, the house is a reconfiguration of a previous idea by Whitaker Studio for a place of business in Germany that was rarely acknowledged – a venture reviewed by a companion of the customer’s during an ongoing outing to the site.
“Prior this year my customer in LA had a few companions visiting and, having a brief period to save, they all went on an excursion to visit the customer’s plot of land in Joshua Tree,” clarifies studio author James Whitaker. “While there, among the dry scene and sticking rocks, one of the companions stated, ‘you realize what might look incredible here?’, before opening her workstation to indicate everybody an image she’d seen on the web.
“The image was of an office that I’d structured quite a while prior however had never been constructed. Thus it happened that next time the customer was in London he connected and requested to get together.”
That idea was then transposed to the desert site, on a rough outcropping where a little crevasse had been made by surging stormwater. The shipping container “exoskeleton” will be raised on cement pilotis, enabling water to keep on going underneath.
Inside, the 2,150-square-foot (200-square-meter) home will contain a kitchen, lounge, feasting zone and three rooms, each loaded up with normal light from the calculated container light screens and outfitted with pieces from fashioner/draftsman Ron Arad, Whitaker’s previous manager. Off the back, two containers stretch out to meet the regular geography, making a protected open air zone with a wooden deck and hot tub.
Outside and inside surfaces will be painted a splendid white to reflect light from the blistering desert sun. A close by carport will be clad in sun based boards, giving all the power expected to the house. To make the house a reality, engineer Albert Taylor from AKT II gave auxiliary counseling during idea advancement.
Development on the task starts one year from now. Meanwhile, the first place of business configuration will be shown at the National Maritime Museum of Australia starting October 26. Become familiar with the occasion, here.
