Solar Shipping Container House in Colorado

By archives on Apr. 5, 2012 | Topics: Container Design, Modern architecture | 7 Comments

This is a solar-powered shipping container house in Nederland, Colorado. It was designed by Studio H:T and completed in 2010 with two shipping containers that straddle a social and open central area with the kitchen, living room, and a loft, according to ArchDaily. Studio H:T designed to award-winning home to be off-grid with a combination of solar orientation, passive cooling, a green roof, pellet-stove heating, and solar PV.

If you like this home, view our archive full of shipping container projects.

[+] More photos of the Shipping Container House at Studio H:T.

Credits: Braden Gunem Photography.

Article tags: Colorado, floor plan, modular, off-grid, residential

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amoyer147

This is a nice house. No wonder they used shipping containers, they need to hold up that water tank on the one roof. I am sure they also have a beam in that space as well. Only downfall to shipping containers is the height once inside. I would haved liked to see more of this house. Even the firms website doesn’t have that many pictures of this house.
http://rocknrollproblems.wordpress.com/ April

The height inside a shipping container depends on the type of container you pick. High cubes are 9’6″, which is more space than most homes.
http://twitter.com/Kevin_Raposo Kevin Raposo

Wow that’s really innovative stuff right there!
Mikeehale55

Begin with solar.
Add solar shadow.
Multiply by four.
Extract the warmth and navigate through lots.

Central and yet… M.
http://www.facebook.com/notefromself Michael Self

Overall, great. I love concrete floors, just not crazy about the stain/pattern on this one. I’m planning my shipping container house with a cross-breeze in every room.
http://www.facebook.com/ACTOFCOURAGE Actof Courage

WLYB….Great job, they do have “hi cube” containers gives you an extra 12 inches of height . Job well done Concrete floor is that instructional look, so cool Insulated garage doors?
http://www.facebook.com/ACTOFCOURAGE Actof Courage

WLYB….Great job, they do have “hi cube” containers gives you an extra 12 inches of height . Job well done Concrete floor is that instructional look, so cool Insulated garage doors?

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