The Shipping Muse
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Slideshow?
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I love the bright colored planters...such unique shapes Where can I find these?
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Slideshow: http://numendevelopment.com/gallery/project-photos
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Click the yellow "Slideshow" button at the top right-hand corner of this article to view additional photos (including extras not published in the magazine) and read more about the house.
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Very interesting project. Great creativity in the use of materials. Floor plans would enhance the understanding of the configuration.
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Any one know what brand of bicycle-built-for-two that is? S'wonderful!!
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It's a Schwinn Twinn made from the 50's through the 70's. .
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Nice story about a cool house. I would have preferred less of your Houston bashing, however subtle.
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I have toured the house and spoken to the builder - while this is a very interesting house, it was also quite expensive.
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How is it insulated?
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Someone please tell me what kind of wood is used throughout this house! It's GORGEOUS!
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Never mind! Found out it's woven strand Tiger bamboo flooring. Lovely, indeed.
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Neil - Go here for more info: http://numendevelopment.com/cordell-house About the insulation: The roof and floor are Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) which are a thick continuous insulating core sandwiched between engineered panels made from recycled wood products. They are custom-fabricated for the project, so no waste is generated in on-site construction.
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Anyone know what the final cost ended up being? As in is this truly a low-cost option or expensive on a per sq. ft. basis like most other green homes?
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outstanding design ! Does anyone have a floorplan for this configuration, I would like to see where the shipping container end and conventional construction begins, its a huge volume for just 3 x 40 ft and 1 x 20 ft containers.
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The paintings in photos 12 & 14 look interesting. Artist's name?
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The planters are designs by Melissa Borrell. They are not on the website yet but you can contact Melissa Borrell Design for more information. www.melissaborrell.com
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The paintings are by Michael Meazell: http://www.michaelmeazell.com/
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The floorplan is shown on pg 85 of the actual article.
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To clarify on art: Slide 4/5: Painting by Salli Babbitt www.sallibabbitt.com Slide 11: Globes by Melissa Borrell www.melissaborrell.com Blue Painting on wall to right of bathroom, artist unknown Slide 12: Inside the back container, painting by Charlie Buchanan Outdoor painting on right side of glass by Michael Meazell http://www.michaelmeazell.com/ Slide 14: Painting by Michael Meazell http://www.michaelmeazell.com/ Slide 16: Painting by Charlie Buchanan Slide 20: Painting on right hand corrugated wall by Michael Meazell http://www.michaelmeazell.com/ Slide 23: Left side of TV, painting by Salli Babbit. www.sallibabbitt.com Right side of TV, painting by unknown local Houston artist Slide 24: Painting by Salli Babbit. www.sallibabbitt.com
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@No Debt Plan Regarding the cost of container construction, this is on Numen Development's website: As with any kind of construction, there are a wide range of variables that impact the overall cost. Many of those are driven by the owners’ preferences on mechanical systems, structural components, and interior finishes (much like options on a new car). These choices can affect the overall construction budget for a home to the point of doubling it. Our completed projects have ranged from $100/sq.ft. to $150/sq.ft with the upper and lower limits being the exceptions.
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Charlie Buchanan (Painting, slides 12 & 16) can be contacted at cwbuchanan@hotmail.com
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So does Supertherm really work? It's next to impossible to find any real information on this product that was used to insulate the walls in this house - the little independent information I can find seems to indicate it's either really amazing stuff or snake oil
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There have been several shipping container houses built in Southern California area, mainly the South Bay area: Venice and Redondo Beach. These houses are built with "stacked" containers! There is also Logical Homes that offers several plans for houses built with containers. http://demariadesign.com/1/ http://www.logicalhomes.com
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This is a nice house, but there is a much bigger house made of shipping containers in Houston. It is several stories tall and has a rooftop pool and spa.
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I bought a custom container home from a company in Hong Kong called ISOPOD ( www.isopod.cn ) 6 years ago for my property in northern B.C., Canada. The house was a standard 960 square foot model they manufacture from 3 new intermodal frames and although not nearly as fancy as the house in this article, it was extremely well built and finished. Also, at what I paid then ($64,500 USD or about $67 per sq. foot) delivered to Vancouver, it was a fabulous deal ! I thoroughly enjoyed the home until I had to move last year for work, but had no trouble selling it (for a healthy profit...). I still miss the home, but not the northern winters.
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I really enjoyed the slide show, i think the design is great..
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We were fortunate to stumble across it while wandering around the neighborhood and it is a wonderful home! The owner allowed us to come in a see the interior! Such a great home and such nice people.
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Went by house in Houston no comparison to house in magazine. Has 5 baths 4 living areas plus rooftop pool and spa. No words can discribe it! MUST SEE!!! What were you thinking, D.well???
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I don't think Dwell covers big houses with 5 bathrooms. They tend to focus on the more modestly sized homes.
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Downtown Houston may not be as vibrant as NYC but it's no ghost town either. From this article one would assume we have tumbleweeds rolling down the downtown streets and a population of vampires who can only live and work below ground. I'm very dissapointed with the bashing that Houston got in this article and it's obvious that the writer has no clue about the city they are writing about.
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Can any one tell me the address or the firm that did the larger 5 bedroom home in Houston that GingerBunny mentioned? Also, the final price for this home was???
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Hi DrBrenda. As a policy and to respect the privacy of homeowners, we do not allow home addresses to be published on dwell.com. We do, however, encourage (and love to follow and be part of) the great discussions about modern architecture that take place in our comments sections. Thanks for understanding and being part of the Dwell community.
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First time I have come across the Designer on this project Christopher Robertson - I totally blown away by the fact that he produced this work as a first time design with Shipping Containers, I am sure we will hear more from this man.
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I noticed that someone said that the floor plan was in page 85 of the mag but is it online anywhere? I would love to see it!
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Just a note that may be of interest to anyone who may be considering actually building something like this. As CapreeK, on 9/7/09. mentioned, on this thread, SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels) were used for the roof and floors (I assume that this would have been for insulation, and to provide a surface for attaching finish flooring materials, and roofing materials) While the shipping container concept may work for many, home designs such as this can be constructed with SIPs, walls, and roofs, and, sometimes, floors, as they are a structural building system within themselves, and are available all over the US, and internationally as well. They come in sizes up to 8' x 24' thus the compatibility with the typical 8' wide by 8' high containers that are usually 20' or 40' in length. Of course the SIPs will give you more design flexibility, and are also considered to be a "green building" option, offering the benefits of super energy efficiency, sustainable use of resources, less job site waste, and more,
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I am building a container home in South Texas about 2800 sq. ft. Yes, the Supertherm works and the Insulating Stucco is quite nice. If your going to put any type of facade on it, I suggest 2 coats of ceramic insulating paint on the outside of the steel, one coat on the inside of the steel and and prodex on the inside including the roof. Foam under the floors. For ships & offshore rigs, they just use insulating pins and 2" to 4" against the bulk heads and decks. ( Thats walls, floors and roof.) The leave a 3/4" air gap which can be used in a container also. There are plenty of good ways to insulate a container.
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