New home on Whidbey Island made of cargo containers
Just got a press release on a new home built of cargo containers that is being craned into place today. The home, called "cargotecture c680," is on Whidbey Island.
The 680-square-foot project is made of four cargo containers and is multi-stories. It is expected to be complete and holding tours in February. It will have a living space, large view deck, green roof,
This is the second house in a month the firm has been involved in that's been craned into place. The other, a home for Rob Humble of Hybrid, was developed by GreenFab and craned into place last week. However that project was built of modules, not cargo containers. To read that story, click here.
The press release says that the house is located on a beach that looks over container ships passing throuhg. "The containers HyBrid used for the project were almost certainly on those ships at some point in the past decade," the release says. Isn't that poetic?
DJC Green Building Blog
Welcome to the Daily Journal of Commerce Green Building Blog. Our focus is on green building issues in Seattle, the Pacific Northwest and anywhere that might interest you. If you have any comments or questions, please email maudes@djc.com.
Opinions expressed by bloggers are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce.
Polls
Sorry, there are no polls available at the moment.Recent Posts
- Old warehouse becomes cool new school
- BIG’s hilly courtyard tops a new gym
- The next big thing in energy conservation? Small commercial buildings
- Your patio can also be a power plant
- Living Future a Deep Dive into What’s Possible…and Necessary, says Noted Paul Hawken
Recent Comments
- Dollie on Is green building dangerous?
- Sylvester on At Living Future! Stay tuned for updates
- www.aztecontainer.com on New home on Whidbey Island made of cargo containers
- Passive Solar on Frank Gehry apparently not the biggest fan of LEED
- Jon Silver on BIG’s hilly courtyard tops a new gym
Energy information
- BetterBricks
- Earth Advantage Blog
- New Buildings Institute Blog
- Washington State University Extension Energy Program
Green blogs
- Best Green Blogs
- Building Capacity Blog
- Building Seattle Green Blog
- City Tank
- Climate Solutions
- Earth Advantage Blog
- GreenbuildingsNYC
- GreenFab News and Media
- Greenversations
- Inhabitat
- Jetson Green
- Landscape and Urbanism
- Metaefficient
- New Buildings Institute Blog
- Portland Architecture
- SeattleScape
- The Greenworkplace
- Thinkspace
Green Building organizations
- Built Green
- Cascadia Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council
- City of Seattle Green Building
- City of Seattle Green Building Program
- DJC.com
- Environmental Services Directory for Washington State
- Green Infrastructure Wiki
- King County GreenTools
- Lifecycle Building Challenge
- Puget Sound Clean Air Agency Resources
- Puget Sound Partnership
- Seattle Great City Initiative
- Whole Building Design Guide
Green events in the Seattle area
- AIA Seattle
- Cascadia Green Building Council Events Calendar
- Master Builders of King and Shohomish County Built Green Events Calendar and News
- Seattle Department of Planning and Development Events
January 15th, 2011 - 15:35
I for one am looking forward to these coming south. More and more people are downsizing. Maybe the slump in the economy helped without us knowing it.
Great information. Thank you
September 26th, 2011 - 00:58
Can you please tell me the location of this stacked cargo container home? Is there a contact number?
September 26th, 2011 - 11:06
Hi Linda – I’m not sure exactly where it is. To find out, and for more information, I’d contact HyBrid Architecture. Their phone number is (206) 267-9277.
September 5th, 2013 - 11:38
Sooner or later, we are going to be surprised that most establishments are made up of containers like restos and motels.