When a client came to San Francisco architects Yama Architecture and Karen Mar with a question of how to build a backcountry cabin on land restricted by a Nature Conservancy easement—which prohibits the building of permanent structures—a solution was offered in the form of two highboy shipping containers. And while a classic A-frame buried deep in an old growth forest is certainly dreamy, a shipping container in the high desert offers much more than one might imagine. For starters try sunshine, endless open lands to explore, and a variety of vegetation to get to know.
The fully customized steel shipping containers feature reclaimed Douglas fir interior siding, a propane powered range and fridge, and a few insulated windows and sliding doors to let plenty of natural light in.
