The unbuilt container house by Whitaker Studios, is going sale for €2.86 m

The yet-to-be-built house project designed by London based Whitaker Studios, led by James Whitaker, was a viral sensation two years ago. Now, the property has gone on sale for €2.86 ($3.5) million before construction has even started.

Named "0 Wagon Wheel Road" the house will be locate on 9.1 hectare (22.5 acre) plot, less than 1.6 km (1 mile) from the entrance to Joshua Tree National Park, California. An unparalleled natural beauty site, at the finest point in Monument Manor.

"0 Wagon Wheel Road" house by Whitaker Studios. Rendering by Whitaker

Shipping container house, and its spectacular crystallographic shape, has gone up for sale on a number real estate sites. According architect, James Whitaker, construction is scheduled to begin in the middle of next year.

"We are currently working with Giant Containers who are based out of Toronto. They are going to do the metalwork component of the build and all being well construction will start in the middle of next year."

The listings, which include floor plans and renderings, show that once built the house will be formed from an "exoskeleton" made of shipping containers painted white.

The Whitaker Studio’s home is 200 square metre (2,153 square feet) and features three ensuite bedrooms, a kitchen, and a spacious living room. Each container according to James Whitaker is “oriented to maximize views across the landscape, or to use the topography to provide privacy, depending on their individual use.”

"The home's exoskeleton of cuboid forms emanate in all directions oriented to capture the sheer beauty of the vistas, sky and desert-scape. A stark interior comprising concrete flooring, white walls and minimal furnishings. Incredible rock formations, private mountain, panoramic basin views and hundreds of Joshua Trees. Ideal for stargazing, horses and those who seek tranquility for their spiritual, meditation or yoga practices. Multiple flat sites to choose from that offer both astonishing desert scenery and privacy. The height of rare and natural beauty, this property makes for an incredible site for your dream compound or weekend getaway."

Listing in The New York Times Real State.

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Ground floor plan. "0 Wagon Wheel Road" house by Whitaker Studios. Rendering by Whitaker

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Whitaker Studio. Architect.- James Whitaker.

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Hanley.

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196.2sqm. (2,112 sq. ft.).

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2017-2021.

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Joshua Tree, CA 92252. USA

James Whitaker. Whitaker Studio

Whitaker Studio was founded by James Whitaker. Based in London, Whitaker Studio designs buildings, master-plans and objects. James is a registered architect and studied architecture at The University of Edinburgh, where he also taught animation and multimedia. He has worked in London and Hong Kong in the studios of Thomas Heatherwick and Ron Arad on a variety of projects, big and small. James's photography work has been exhibited widely and published internationally, from the BBC Culture Show to Architecture New Zealand.
James Whitaker, photograph by Mark Whitaker

Published on: December 19, 2020

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