Our First Container Home at Playa Hermosa, August 2018
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- Construction began in December 2017 of this gorgeous, customized four-module container home.
- It was completed in August 2018. The owner is living there.
- See the great review! It was made by a Canadian film company just before the home was finished.
- This contemporary container home has everything: patio, parking and a 960 sq ft ocean-view deck.
- The overhead roof of the container home offers refreshing shade. Solar panels can be installed.
- The second story has a living room, kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and superb ocean and jungle views.
- The floor plan, customized to the buyer’s preferences. With imagination, anything is possible.
Floor Plans
The original concept and first renderings:
Our Completed Four-Container Home
Our four-container home
As you enter the property
Stairs leading to 960 sq ft deck
The incredible 960 sq fet deck
Take a peek inside the home
Parking and water collection underneath
Unique ocean view container home
The front ‘yard’ from the deck
The gorgeous forest and ocean view
The downstairs bathroom
Another look at the bathroom
Downstairs bedroom and sliding door
Construction updates:
• November 2017 – Getting the containers to the property (click on the photos to enlarge)
Containers go up the hill
Getting them off the truck
Two down, two to go
• December 2017 – Digging the foundation (click on the photos to enlarge)
Digging the foundation
Over four feet deep
Compacting the bottom
Pouring the concrete
Posts sunk 4ft below surface
Everything completed
• February 6, 2018 – Containers are in place (click on the photos to enlarge)
All four containers in place
Making cutouts for windows and patio doors.
Preparing the interior floor
Second-tier jungle view
Superb rear jungle view
Roof structure in place
• February 28, 2018 – Putting on the roof (click on the photos to enlarge)
The roof is on, a major advance!
A side view of the container home
The roof provides shade and protection
The solid beams used in the roof
Wake up to this great ocean view
You won’t get enough of this!
• March 2018 – Work on the exterior and interior (click on the photos to enlarge)
The inside is shaping up
Slowly and surely
Rooms from an outside view
• April 4, 2018 – More work on the interior (click on the photos to enlarge)
The basic wiring is ready
Precision and performance
Drywalling the upstairs
Second-floor bedroom view
Entrance to bottom bedroom
Containers can be airy and bright
• April 10, 2018 – Preparing to install insulation (click on the photos to enlarge)
The exterior metal stud framing
Insulation and building wrap applied over
Then the plycem siding system
All containers will be insulated
Framing completely covers the exterior
All four containers ready for insulation
• May 14, 2018 – Insulation, reflective wrap, and Plycem board (click on the photos to enlarge)
Insulation, reflective wrap, Plycem board
Plastering the outside
Tiling the bottom container bedroom floor
Building the landing for the outside stairs
Tiling the bottom bathroom
Eletrical and plumbing below top containers
• May 20, 2018 – Plastering the exterior, and installing stairs (click on the photos to enlarge)
As you enter via the back
Believe it… four containers!
The open-air staircase
Graded to make going up easy
The outside plastering completed
Working on the kitchen
The second-floor master bedroom
Lovely ocean view from the deck
• May 29, 2018 – The first stages of the landscaping (click on the photos to enlarge)
The landscaping begins
Palm trees framed by mountains
Applying the coat of sealant
Mountain view from the deck
Ocean view from 980 sq ft deck
Sod goes in front of the vetiver
Room left for ongoing work
As you come in the driveway
View from a lower ocean-view lot
• June 7, 2018 – Painting the exterior, and finishing the inside (click on the photos to enlarge)
Top container is painted
Work continues on the interior
Finishing the floor and deck
Not one detail is overlooked
The landscaping is taking shape
One of the many flower beds
• June 21, 2018 – The work continues inside and outside (click on the photos to enlarge)
Finishing touches on the exterior
Making the front and rear gates
More work on the gates
Perfect harmony with nature
Stairs lead up to 960 sq ft deck
The interior will be next
Imagine – four 40ft containers!
A section of the landscaping
• July 4, 2018 – Almost there! (click on the photos to enlarge)
Almost there – exterior view
Putting in cabinets and appliances
Steel-backed wood security doors
View from the 960 sq ft deck
The stove and fridge are in
Coming in from the driveway
Outdoor staircase up to deck
Outdoor shower at bottom of the staircase
Landscaped for elegance
• July 11, 2018 – Gorgeous evening views of the home (click on the photos to enlarge)
Front of the home at night
The contemporary open kitchen
A direct view looking in
Open kitchen at night
Full illumination for evening pleasure
Bodega (l) and water/electricity panel
• July 24, 2018 – The exterior is done, now to complete the inside (click on the photos to enlarge)
The exterior looks great!
Incredible view from 960 sq ft deck
The modern bathroom
Most of your time will be here
Kitchen leading to open bedroom
View from Master Bedroom
You can’t beat this superb view
Looking into the open kitchen
Mountain view from the deck
Last touches on the kitchen
The kitchen & bedroom at night
One gone, one more to go
• It’s finished! (click on the photos to enlarge)
Our four-container home
The stairs to the deck
The modern kitchen needs a cook
Mountain view from bedroom
Coming in from the road
Ample parking, and water storage
Front view of the home
Lots of room to relax
Looking toward the Pacific
Sliding doors to the kitchen
Landscaping and mountain view
And perhaps this is next?
Watch the Video of the 960 sq ft ocean view deck and the modern interior:
