Container Retreat

A trio of container cabins—Bond House, Mandalorian, and Hangar—turn compact footprints into immersive stays: folding façades, adaptable cabinetry, and big views that blur inside/outside while celebrating tough, low-maintenance materials.

Container Retreat

A trio of container cabins—Bond House, Mandalorian, and Hangar—turn compact footprints into immersive stays: folding façades, adaptable cabinetry, and big views that blur inside/outside while celebrating tough, low-maintenance materials.

Container Retreat

A trio of container cabins—Bond House, Mandalorian, and Hangar—turn compact footprints into immersive stays: folding façades, adaptable cabinetry, and big views that blur inside/outside while celebrating tough, low-maintenance materials.

Bond House — compact sophistication, fold-open living.

Built from a single 8'×40' container, Bond House sleeps up to four and centers on an open kitchen–living plan that maximizes view and flow. Two 15-foot bi-fold doors swing wide, erasing the boundary between room and landscape; closed, the cabin reads like a quiet, impenetrable hideout. Darkened steel cladding reinforces the stealth aesthetic and sheds rain to a collection tank for on-site use. Inside, a full-length wall of custom birch cabinetry packs in fold-down beds, storage, and kitchen functions, keeping the floor clear and the plan adaptable. Tough outside, welcoming within—old-fashioned craft meets modern utility.

Site context — hardwearing materials, wide-open views.

Conceived for rugged settings where industry and landscape meet, these cabins use honest, durable materials—corrugated and weathering steel, engineered cabinetry, and big glass—to sit lightly and age well. Each scheme treats enclosure as a dial, not a switch—closed for security and weather, open for air, light, and connection. Across all three, the design brief is consistent: compact footprints, generous experiences, and details that work as hard as the sites they occupy.

Mandalorian — rugged shell, jewel-box interior.

Sited in a mining-country context, Mandalorian wears a weathered steel exterior that looks native to the ground it sits on—protective, low-maintenance, and deliberately modest when closed. Two 20' containers placed side-by-side eliminate the “tunnel” feel, widening rooms and sightlines. As guests arrive, the building literally unfolds: large glazed openings and operable panels open the living areas to broad views and air. Inside, finely crafted, folding cabinetry adapts to daily patterns—cook, gather, sleep—turning compact space into a flexible, dignified experience.

Hangar — elevated stance, double-height light.

Hangar stacks containers to lift the living level, creating covered parking and entry below and a dramatic double-height core above. An 8'×8' glazed link on three sides acts as light well and vertical connector, pulling sky deep into the plan. Bi-fold “hangar” doors close the structure when unoccupied, pairing narrative with practicality. Upstairs—accessed by ladder—sleep and work zones capture long, elevated views; outside, an upper deck adds a second horizon line. Of the three, Hangar offers the most spatial variety: at grade, mid-air, and rooftop.

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