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Container St Helena
Location: St Helena, South Africa
Program: Main House with The Tin Shack
Area: 2 x Containers with hybrid = 185m2 House
Date: October 2017
Progress: Construction 

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Barn and rustic-inspired design meets containers! This vast plot offers the space to create an incredible private home and two private guest units at the other end of the plot. The open-plan floorplan includes an exposed steel roof structure with clerestory windows to bring in natural light and ventilation. The living area will open onto a lovely decked space from which to enjoy the surrounding views of the site.

 

The left wing of the house will consist of the main bedroom, walk-in dressing room and an en-suite with an additional office space aswell as the main entrance to the house. The right wing will house the guest rooms and shared bathroom between the two additional bedrooms. A scullery will be tucked at the end on the South West side just off the Kitchen area. Outside the kitchen, a lovely covered herb garden with a steel pergola will be found, with a planned vine-plantation to create an urban oasis.

 

 

The footprint of the house will form a U-Shape so that there is a private recessed covered dining space between the two containers which will then open up onto the deck area. This way we can create a lovely indoor/outdoor living environment so that the clients can enjoy the stunning views of Saint Helena Bay. 

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A gable end main roof structure will span from the center towards the two outer containers and then transform into mono-pitched roofs over the containers and this will really give this design it's shape and character. 

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Check out our next post to see details on the Tin Shack guest cottages that formed part of Phase 1 of this project. 

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