The American Institute of Architects has just announced their 2009 housing awards and amongst the winners of the One/Two Family Custom Housing category is Cinco Camp, by Rhotenberry Wellen Architects, in a remote part of West Texas.
26 miles from the nearest town, Cinco Camp was designed to be a retreat that could be quickly and easily constructed with minimal environmental impact.
A distant rail line is one of the few man-made intrusions into the vast, pristine landscape. Occasional passing trains are typically loaded with shipping containers, providing a subtle yet intermittently obvious contextual reference for the use of containers as a primary building component of the compound.
The panel who chose this project for the award felt there was a 21st century Stonehenge quality to it.
More pictures and plans in the full post.
Photos courtesy of Paul Hester of Hester+Hardaway
Comments
Cleanest, most thoughtful use
Cleanest, most thoughtful use of containers I have seen to date. Well done and the units look comfortable regardless of their minimalism.
- Josh Johnson
stunning!!!
stunning!!!
I can also see these
I can also see these containers arranged in a circle or semi-circle with a common area in the center, possibly enclosed for living, dining, etc.
Jack