First Container House in Mojave Desert

2 May 2011 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, House of the Month Reading Time:  6 minutes

© Jack Parsons Photography

© Jack Parsons Photography

This is the first permitted shipping container house in the Mojave Desert near Joshua Tree, California, according to a statement by the architect, Walter Scott Perry, principal of ecotechdesign. The home, also known as The Tim Palen Studio at Shadow Mountain, was built with re-purposed shipping containers and some impressive green elements such as a steel shade system, a living roof, and a 10,000 gallon water storage tank.   read more…

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