Nine shells. Every one of them has been built.

A single 20 ft high-cube stripped to the frame, re-insulated with closed-cell foam and finished in birch ply. One room that reads as three because the ceiling never drops and the glazing runs corner to corner.

Footprint

160 sq ft

Sleeps

2 adults

Shell

1 x 20 ft high-cube

Build time

9 weeks

• Full-height corner glazing on the south elevation
• Birch ply interior with exposed corrugated steel spine
• Murphy bed over integrated storage stair

One 40 ft high-cube read as a single corridor of light. Kitchen and bath sit in a service band at the centre so both ends stay open, and a 9 ft ceiling keeps the volume from feeling like a hallway.

Footprint

320 sq ft

Sleeps

2 adults, 1 child

Shell

1 x 40 ft high-cube

Build time

11 weeks

• Central service core keeps both ends clear
• Sliding steel partition for the sleeping end
• Eight-foot glazed wall onto a folding deck

A 20 ft unit with a notched corner that pulls a covered deck inside the container envelope. You lose 30 square feet of floor and gain a room you use nine months of the year.

Footprint

130 sq ft plus 30 sq ft deck

Sleeps

2 adults

Shell

1 x 20 ft high-cube

Build time

10 weeks

• Notched corner deck under the original roof line
• Steel shutter closes the notch for transport
• Wood-burning stove flued through the container roof

Two 40 ft high-cubes welded side by side with the shared long wall removed and replaced by a moment frame. The result is a 16 ft wide open plan with no column in the middle of the room.

Footprint

640 sq ft

Sleeps

4 adults

Shell

2 x 40 ft high-cube

Build time

16 weeks

• Structural moment frame removes the centre column
• Poured terrazzo floor over a steel deck
• Full-width glazed gable with motorised shading

Three containers in an L, with the upper 40 ft cantilevered 11 ft over the entry to make a covered arrival and a first-floor terrace. The overhang is the shading strategy, not a styling exercise.

Footprint

960 sq ft

Sleeps

4 to 6 adults

Shell

3 x 40 ft high-cube

Build time

20 weeks

• Eleven-foot structural cantilever over the entry court
• Double-height stair void with a steel-mesh balustrade
• Roof terrace with a standing-seam parapet

An L of three containers wrapping a paved courtyard on two sides. Every habitable room opens onto it, so the plan gets cross-ventilation and daylight from two directions without overlooking a neighbour.

Footprint

800 sq ft plus 240 sq ft courtyard

Sleeps

4 adults

Shell

3 x 40 ft standard

Build time

18 weeks

• Paved courtyard with a fixed pergola of container flooring
• Sliding glazed walls on two courtyard elevations
• Guest container separable for rental or studio use

A 40 ft high-cube with a 6.4 kW array on a purpose-built frame, a 20 kWh battery in a conditioned bay and a plant room sized so you can service it standing up. Engineered for exposed ridge sites.

Footprint

320 sq ft

Sleeps

2 adults

Shell

1 x 40 ft high-cube

Build time

14 weeks

• 6.4 kW array on a wind-rated ballasted frame
• 20 kWh lithium bank in a conditioned service bay
• Rainwater harvesting with 1,500 gallon buried cistern

A 20 ft unit built to be craned onto a prepared pad and taken away again when the lease ends. Everything is bolted, nothing is poured, and the whole thing runs on a 4 kW array and a composting head.

Footprint

160 sq ft

Sleeps

2 adults

Shell

1 x 20 ft high-cube

Build time

10 weeks

• Bolted screw-pile foundation, no concrete on site
• 4 kW array and 10 kWh bank sized for four dark days
• Composting toilet and greywater reed bed

Two containers set apart and bridged by a glazed link, splitting living from sleeping. The link roof is the primary rainwater catchment, feeding a filtered potable system rated for year-round occupancy.

Footprint

480 sq ft

Sleeps

4 adults

Shell

2 x 30 ft high-cube

Build time

17 weeks

• Glazed link doubles as the rainwater catchment roof
• Four-stage filtration to potable standard
• Wood gasification backup for winter heat and hot water