Grab This Dreamy Shipping Container Home For $875K
Suburban New Jersey may seem an unlikely place for shipping containers, yet architect Adam Kalkin has designed and built a cargotecture home that looks surprisingly compatible with its leafy surroundings.
Completed in 2008, the 4,000-square-foot home was constructed from nine 40-foot-long shipping containers that were split into two wings and connected by a large bluestone courtyard, as well as an exterior steel-and-wood bridge on the second floor.
A massive steel pivot door marks the entrance.
The home exterior was recently sandblasted and painted with a ship-grade, high-gloss industrial paint.
Adam originally designed the four-bedroom, three-bath property as a demonstration project for his "Quik House" initiative—prefab kit homes built from upcycled shipping containers.
An exterior steel-and-wood bridge connects the upper floors of the two wings.
To take advantage of the privacy afforded by the three-acre site, Adam inserted walls of glass into the containers that let in ample natural light and views. Multiple skylights also bathe the interior with light from above.
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The 12-foot-long kitchen island is fitted with a Miele dishwasher, a Viking range, and custom wooden cabinets.
The banquette-style dining area features a built-in table and plush, leather seating.
Large sliding glass doors flank both sides of the open-plan living space.
Welded together with Corten steel beams, each wing measures three shipping containers wide by two shipping containers tall.
A computer nook is tucked beneath the open-tread steel staircase.
The West Wing houses the primary living spaces on the ground floor, with three bedrooms and two baths stacked atop.
The master suite is wrapped in wood paneling and has a full-height wall of custom closet space.
The East Wing is currently programmed for media and entertaining, and also includes two offices, one of which can be converted into a bedroom.
The large media room on the second floor of the East Wing is flooded with natural light.
One of the home's two private office spaces.
An industrial modern aesthetic has been applied throughout as noted by the corrugated steel facade, concrete floors, and exposed beams. Timber materials, however, such as mahogany framing and fir floors, help soften the overall look of the home.
The East Wing also houses a second kitchen with a Bosch range and refrigerator.
The main landing on the second floor of the West Wing is defined by a built-in library with recessed lighting.
The house features two baths: a master and a Jack-and-Jill.
The Porcelanosa master bath with a walk-in rain shower.
3 Linfield Lane, Califon, New Jersey is now being listed by The Gosselin Group for $875,000. See the full listing here.
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