Bridge container home has cantilevered bedroom, 2 roof decks

When Jaime Garces needed storage space for his furniture business, he ordered a used shipping container for 1,500 euros and liked it so much he ordered two more and soon the three containers were stacked into a two-story bridge home with a glass-walled bedroom.
Without welding, the containers were simply stacked - as they would be aboard a ship - and select cuts were made for windows and doors. One 12-meter (40-foot) container serves as a kitchen/living room with a glass-to-glass corner window. A second container is a 2-car garage and the third container bridges across the two as a slightly-cantilevered bedroom/bathroom unit.
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[@dagwood1327]

There are strong opinions on this one. I built a shop from 3 containers. When you cut a hole in these boxes there is no structural integrity left. This guy did a good job. I mean the design looks good. Cheap square footage. But it will sag without welded reinforcements

[@acquisitium]

can you also reinforce it on/from the outside?

[@atracin]

@@acquisitium It more costly to reinforce these containers from the outside. Since you aren't utilizing the walls you're essentially building a shell around the container, which at that point why even use a sea container? It's super concerning they chose not to reinforce anything.

[@ryanjones7681]

These containers hold hundreds of thousands of tons of weight. Stacked high on ships. I HIGHLY doubt they will have any problems.

[@atracin]

@@ryanjones7681 Yeah, when they're still in one piece. The problem occurs when you start cutting pieces out of it. You need all six sides of the seacan, unmodified, in order to keep that strength. Once you start removing panels that structural integrity is gone. This is why it's mandatory on a lot of these seacontainer homes that they MUST BE reinforced. From the large cuts those walls can cave inward and the entire thing can collapse under heavy winds...

[@juandenz2008]

Yes I was a bit puzzled. At 5:51 he said they didn't reinforce them, I can't understand how he kept the structural integrity with those holes and no reinforcing. Other projects I've seen had quite a large amount of reinforcing.

[@AndrewHelgeCox]

Containers are strongest at their corners, which are exactly aligned for stacking in their original application. How have they managed to get away with stacking with only one corner in contact? How have they achieved that on top of containers with substantial penetrations? Is this all going to collapse in on itself at some point? 01:34 One of the ground floor corners is cut away to make a corner window, removing one of the four vertical corner posts of the container's structure. 02:13 He said they haven't reinforced anything but the whole floor of the roof garden on both sides and the bridge between are built on a new steel frame which is visibly higher than the original container top surface. 02:41 We see that one corner out of four supported by the original container structure and a second corner seemingly resting on an edge of the container beneath. 01:05 There is a huge amount of new steel at ground level to form the platform between the two lower containers. This is no eco recycling project. 01:24 Something is clamped in the ground floor doorway penetration under the bridge and welded. Possibly just trim / a surface to mount door hardware but might it also be reinforcement?

[@choochalah]

this is an interesting comment. I had wondered about this as heard each cut takes away from the wall strength and integrity of the structure. I think it is a beautiful space and innovative but how long would it last?

[@Fazzrito]

Absurd speculation. The rigidity of the container frame is preserved.

[@pilotjones9866]

Okk investigator

[@petemavus2948]

Very stylish but I question the integrity.

[@juandenz2008]

Good points. Would the interior wooden framing add sufficient strength ? The corner window could be done with a cantilever. (Disclaimer: Just uninformed speculation on my part. I'm not a structural engineer).

[@thinkplanetearth2946]

Really wonderful minimal design and materials used. I loved how he repurposed the workbench into a sink as well as the claw-foot tub thereby combining the old with the new. Unless I missed it, not having interior stairs connecting the upstairs and downstairs is not ideal. But he was a super charming man.

[@farmwife7944]

too exposed to work as a personal home, but the location and exposure is perfect for a business, perhaps a business designing and setting up container homes or commercial buildings.

[@latonyagreen-warner7402]

@richard harrison A couple of German Shepards or Malinois should do the trick

[@ceferinocanibano6284]

Zoning in Spain is complicated. House, industrial or rural. They are in an industrial area because they can't build something like that in any other place. A house must be built to code in Spain. But you can build this kind of thing in an industrial area.

[@farmwife7944]

@@ceferinocanibano6284 pretty much like here in the US where each and every town and city has its own zoning laws. We live in a rural farm area that has few restrictions but when a person presents plans for something out of the ordinary the politicians will find some excuse to block it.

[@PJwithheart]

@@farmwife7944 Surprisingly, the building codes in the US are very free and easy compared to most places in Europe and Great Britain, from what I’ve seen.

[@farmwife7944]

@@PJwithheart not really. Ask the Amish or anyone trying to have a tiny home. Every town has regulations on minimum sizes (which rules out tiny homes and single wide mobile homes), permanent foundations (no wheels for example), utility regulations including necessity for a septic tank or sewer hookup even for our local very conservative Amish who have no indoor plumbing at all and no electricity. We have folks living illegally in sheds until they are discovered, and this is in a very low income rural farm town with delusions of being a high end hoity toity town. We have one school preK-12 and meals are free for everyone since most kids qualify anyway. Tiny homes and storage containers on small pieces of our lovely farm areas would make sense for folks who are renters in run down homes or those wanting to get out of cities but nope, the town councils want no part of them. From listening to folks who present these proposals to numerous towns, our situation is typical. The new resident Amish folks here spent a full year, some more, living in their barns with the animals throughout our harsh winters even until the building inspectors figured out how to give them permits (which required new laws.). They still do not have a permit for a school. For those who wonder, they pay for their farms in cash, they do pay taxes like the rest of us and they do not get the significant agricultural discount other local farms get because they do not keep the necessary bookwork. Still they live this area and have few complaints and we have welcomed them wholeheartedly.

[@Skiridr22]

This simple but functional modern home belongs in a museum I’m amazed

[@pilotjones9866]

I love unique layouts that also mixes indoor/outdoor spaces. Can’t wait to build my own container home, always wanted a garden courtyard

[@petemavus2948]

I do too but this seems questionable and impractical at best.

[@pilotjones9866]

@@petemavus2948 ok, party pooper. It’s just 4 containers laid out as a square, the entrance is carved into the container on one side. All your rooms are centred around the courtyard. It may cost more for welding the sections you’re cutting out to conjoin, but it’s my forever home and is doable.

[@user-lb1eh8hn8s]

There are a number of great ideas in this shipping container house which are a real credit to the designers. Most impressive.😊

[@AndyJayLark]

This house is in desperate need of gardening work! This lot needs a ton of plants to block the highway. I can guarantee that Those conifers on the roof of the building won’t be happy to grow there long term. In most cases they die off after a couple of seasons maximum in such a location. Not enough room for the roots to expand. They’ll grow way better in the ground by the fence. If I was to live there. I’d plant a dense garden all around, without a patch of grass anywhere, so You wouldn’t be able to even see the containers from the road. Blocks the traffic noise too. Owners of this container house, please, please plant a garden! 🙏 Every tree counts, especially in such a location. Everyone will benefit if you do. This is absolutely true.

[@Gummmibaer]

I would switch the whole orientation so that they dont primarily face the busy street. They have such a nice backyard. So why not have the roof decks and windows facing this part? I mean who would want to sit on a roof deck that feels like its above a highway? Kinda wastes opportunity since the property seems to have much more potential.

[@AndrewHelgeCox]

I hope they have a perfect seamless vapour barrier with a nice warm moist interior surrounded by cold metal in that climate.

[@michaelflinn7784]

Incredibly beautiful. Love it. The issue I'd have is having to go outside in the wet and cold to go to bed

[@Fuzzy_Spork]

I like this concept a lot. Though with all those windows and great outdoor living spaces, this seems a lot more suited for a more rural setting. Somewhere with a nice view of nature and mountains.

[@markgamble7699]

Beautiful setup… Thank you for sharing…

[@jeffw.6821]

Nearby Pamplona has frequent earthquakes. It’s risky to live in something above ground in that area that isn’t reinforced for earthquakes.

[@veronicasolanoguillen3862]

Saludos desde Costa Rica que preciosa tu casa. Me fascinó que hayas recuperado la bañera y el mueble de carpintería de tu Abuelito. Dios los bendiga siempre

[@kummer45]

I'm Spanish. This video stole my heart because Kirsten Dirksen respected the language and the environment of these designers. Again another beautiful architecture that uses the given materials, the needed space and the clean intentions of classical design. I always agree with this approach towards architecture.

[@SABOREAME68]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great job & awesome use of a container. Stay Safe & Healthy... Abrazos

[@YUNQ04]

I really hope he wasn’t being serious when he said they didn’t reinforce the house.

[@lyleelkins5526]

You can stack up to 9 containers high in their standard form. No need to in this home.

[@timwilde4200]

@@lyleelkins5526 'standard form' is the key term. Once you start cutting into them it severely compromises their strength. That side paneling, like folded paper laid on its edge, gets it strength from the zigzag folding of the metal sheets. Cut into it to any substantial degree and it's totally compromised.

[@tslee8236]

The roof looks like a steel tray with railings which provides additional structural rigidity to sit on top of the kitchen where the corner post is removed. So it should be fine.

[@rachelamalia1]

It'a nice idea of pushing the boundaries of houses/construction, but realistically, I don't know if some of the alterations on the ends of both of those containers are just going to be what literally brings down that structure. I also don't understand why they didn't have inside stairs to get from one level to the other since the weather there is usually cold and wet and the stairs don't have a roof over them or some form of shelter from the weather. Still, it looks cool, the esthetic are nice... but probably not very practical to live in for years at the location that it's in with bad weather and the wear and tear it will be bombarding with that will slowly bring down the structure's strength to stay up.

[@hedykarim3570]

Yep , I’d like to go into my kitchen wearing my pjs ..can’t do that with outside stairs to a bedroom .and no vent in the kitchen , it will get greasyb

[@chinaheartforever4707]

The sound insulation of the room is great!

[@paranoidhumanoid]

Me encanta mucho. El mueble del baño con lavabo es muy precioso y representa el espíritu de la mano de su abuelo... queda bien!

[@betsyolsson-mackowski7682]

The internal envelope upstairs is so pretty! I think the real story may be the lighting scheme. It would be so interesting to see a comparison with the lights on and off. I would love to learn more about this lighting because it makes it all look so expensive!

[@mejustme71]

I agree with many others who aren’t crazy about no indoor stairs. Beautiful home.

[@mikawhittaker7712]

Perfection, walls take up so much space. Who says we need them? Not you.

[@acquisitium]

the only minus in this is the highway in front of their house. furthermore great view!

[@dingo1666]

I love small cosy places, the only thing I would need instantly is curtains or something to close yourself of from the outside during evenings and nights when you are visible and on display without a hiding space. It's a tiny bit to open for me, but apart from that I'd happily live in a container house. Oh and the industrial place it's build on isn't too romantic either. But apart from that it's nicely done.

[@standunitedorfall1863]

Yes, and a tall privacy fence surrounding the yard. Evergreen trees, and shrubs planted inside the fence would help to quiet the street noise.

[@aleixc5052]

The magic to present an idea that has been in the market for years like if it were new/yours

[@nikiTricoteuse]

This is beautifully done. Absolutely love it. I'd be concerned about water not draining from the roof and how that would impact the longevity.

[@sskirstinekristensen7713]

Grass on the roof

[@cinderblock2289]

This is a fantastic mesh of culture, location, past & present. They show innovation in a unique way.

[@lukecracker]

Absolutamente hermoso, diseñado como un relato, con puntos de inflexión y muy meditado en composición

[@juanpineda-montoya]

Loved the end result, brilliant, I spent my honeymoon there because they have some of the best food in the world!

[@olga138]

It can't be very warm in there---the husband and wife are both wearing winter coats, he has a hat on, and she's wearing gloves. Other than that little suspended fireplace, what is their heat source?

[@mwmentor]

Love it… maybe a tad close to the freeway, but as pointed out it is well insulated from noise. Not to everyone’s taste for sure, and it would take a bit of getting used to in the sense that the different functions of the building are completely separate joined only by external and exposed links, but that is ultimately the beauty of its simplicity. I really like it, i think that it’s cool 👍😃

[@talonroloson6439]

Been envisioning this as my dream house for years.. thought I was original 😂

[@pikaz6759]

Это HI-TEK !!! Очень стильно и красиво !

[@michaelvandermarliere7820]

Totally on display Amigo! We call "the fish bowl" do something about it soon! :-),

[@MarkRVillano]

Not crazy about the toilet with no door. There are some things that are best done alone, and in total privacy. I also wonder what's in the third container. And IMHO, the almost total lack of connectivity takes away from it's utility as a living space.

[@eugenioarellano3805]

Kirsten, hello! Can you tell me what is inside the first Container, I mean inside the one you never showed inside? Is a kind of workshop or depot? If somebody else know about my question please tell me.

[@marokxy8837]

Beautiful episode...

[@valeryvong4547]

Linda vivienda y buena solución de vivienda.👏

[@jdg493]

Do they actually live there or is it unoccupied? With no window coverings in that location there would be no privacy.

[@UCJInlzu1DhjQOOc3omg0FtQ]

the house looks very cool and seems well equipped. i really like the wood color too, but fake grass is always a bad look. no indoor stairs seems like a bad choice too, you can see that it's pretty cold outside.

[@serenakoleno9338]

This is probably the best container home I have ever seen. Great use of space. Multi-purpose rooms, awesome bathtub. With only a couple, no need for doors. Love the giant windows and angle wall. Only thing I would change is the black toilet. Those balconies could be real gardens, but might attract too much attention. Cities need to change codes to allow for affordable housing alternatives. People don't need McMansions. Nor can many afford them. Our overpopulated planet needs tiny homes. TFS

[@myyoutube2910]

Amazing! So cool! Greetings from Boise, Idaho. Here in Boise, we have the largest population of Basque people in the world outside of Basque country!

[@nikkorain680]

Black toilet paper...very cool.

[@jaimhaas5170]

They used to say "colored".

[@lestranged]

looks cool, but I don't know how good it is to flush all that unnecessary dye down the toilet or rub it on your mucous membranes

[@petemavus2948]

@@jaimhaas5170 😂

[@DiybyUnclenui]

very nice

[@parapoliticos52]

It will work like a charm in Spain. When temperature hits 40 degrees in the summer. That's Celsius. 104 Fahrenheit

[@davidanalyst671]

I would have added some bracing so I could put the upstairs container at an angle just to make it look cool. haha. Then I would have added another container in the kitchen because I need a big giant refrigerator or i aint doin tinyhouse. Its all fun and games until you gotta get a tiny-fridge.

Very nice. Inspirational. Your videos help us in creating our own container house. Thank you very much for them. Just go on.

[@maddogair]

I love this design

[@gwenwade6059]

Basque pride rules. Thank you. A joy to see. Love that you honoured your ancestors with the workbench being repurposed.

[@pintsizegrfx]

That workbench is gorgeous. Glad to see it has a second life.

[@Godwinpounds4333]

Hello 👋 dear, how are you doing?

[@adriancaldwell]

Looks fantastic nice work 👌

[@pasqualguigano6315]

I can’t imagine these being warm in areas with subzero temperatures

[@cs2181]

I have lived in shipping containers in Denmark without any issue. Insulation and under floor heating work well

[@pasqualguigano6315]

@@cs2181 I live in an area where it’s not uncommon to see -20 for weeks

[@tinkaaha]

The Basques country is quite cold and rainy, they don't have that many sunny days during the year. Winter can easily get subzero with heavy snowfalls... Spain is not only Sun, Beaches, warm and mild weather - the North has a quite harsh climate 😉

[@interviewervonartista570]

They should add another one in the front so they can walk around the garden in a square and it would block the highway. There shuld be designs so they can evacuate in case of a fire, for example the bedroom, he is cornered, the bathroom too.

[@youhyuky]

멋찌네요~ 심플한게 참 좋아보입니다~^^

[@4316rodney]

I thought one of the main problems with containers was the additional labor required to retrofit windows, doors, interior wall panels, insulation, etc… Would have been great to hear how that impacted their budget. Also didn’t hear a bottom line cost. Thanks

[@hedykarim3570]

I’ve read some leaks and it’s hard to insulate .

[@4316rodney]

@@hedykarim3570 I can imagine water would be a problem especially if doors, windows, etc are not flashed correctly. As far as the insulation goes you’d have to frame the interior w wood or more steel studs to accommodate enough insulation. His is also something they didn’t cover in this video.

[@DK-lz7kg]

Ultimately, container homes are kinda gimmicky and are more conceptually cool than realistically.

[@mrskwrl]

@@hedykarim3570 Insulation is definitely a problem. Stayed in a shipping container unit in Utah during the fall and by the end of 2 days we had water dripping off the ceilings just from condensation.

[@glennwall552]

My option it will not last ten years one good.storn and it' would be stuffed. They destroyed the support integrity. Hate to see what happens to that.big.corner window in a big.storm ffs.

[@betocreativo]

I quite like the simplicity of this but what I don't like is the transition from the living area to the sleeping area. Also, is that bathroom ventilated? I guess the third container is for storage and maybe a garage for a small car.

[@petemavus2948]

Re: Bathroom ventilation He stated you can open 2 windows in the larger area LOL

[@betocreativo]

@@petemavus2948 then that house is only for one person, not two.

[@nathan1459]

Small windows, a pitched roof and limestone walls make an efficient building though.

[@travismiller5548]

yo, that's what's up. you describe a building that might still be there after 200 years.

[@creolelady182]

CANT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WOULD BUILD THIS HOME ON THE MAIN DRAG

[@williammcduff6531]

Probably cheap land was a big part of it. Prime real estate in Europe is very pricey especially in large cities.

[@creolelady182]

@@williammcduff6531 THANKS

[@amdg2023]

So people would see it and hire him to build more remotely?

[@shelleynobleart]

Zoning and lack of approval for this type of construction. I think that's why he said it's a matter of time.

[@patrickrussell1888]

Interesting that the vehicle traffic on the adjoining highway isn't inside the home.

[@patrickrussell1888]

Regarding noise

[@knelson3484]

These homes seem to really cut out the noise. Very nice.

[@bungdaffy9740]

My dream house with separated room in back space..

[@peterxyz3541]

This channel never disappoint 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😂😂😂😂

[@integralamai9470]

Bonito, pero no me imagino estando una noche de invierno en la habitación y tener que ir a la cocina. sin conexión interna muero de frío

[@gigibonquin1616]

ideal for a restaurant, cafe!

[@soulman956]

I look forward to your great video's each week ,greetings from the UK

[@johncook5391]

Beautiful...and an ingenious kitchen for such a small space.

[@ThsBehaviorsNtUnique]

What do so many alternative-dwellings people have against doors and privacy?

[@King_of_carrot_flowers]

It sounds as though they made a building out of shipping containers for the sake of making a building out of shipping containers, resulting in a building that looks and feels like being in a shipping container. There would need to be some major financial or environmental advantage to making a building in this way for me to want to put up with living in it.

[@Gummmibaer]

well...yes thats probably what they wanted to do. Other people dont want a house made out of shipping containers. Fair enough.

[@edwindelacruz7357]

I should have done it,3 old 40 footers is enough and I might have save some expenses.

[@tomcollett1893]

It's a nice place, yet I can't say that I'd want to live somewhere where you'd have to go out in the middle of the rain to get to the bathroom and bedroom. If I was him, I'd be more inclined on having coded locks fitted to the external doors so that there isn't any risk of getting locked out or leaving one of the doors unlocked so that someone could sneak in while you're not watching and steal your wallet or laptop, etc.

[@rmontena4583]

one of the few container houses I have liked. They must have reinforced it to have achieved the glass openings as they have. All buildings move. the glass will crack if it wasn't designed properly. Rich

[@miguelQR]

Excelente idea, me fascinó la cocina super iluminada y todo bien práctico.

[@TheDrKKool]

Thinking outside the box, no, shipping container box. Thank you, Kirsten Dirksen for featuring this.

[@dgb5820]

Looks very nice

[@normanmerrill1241]

Well done as usual…thanks…be safe…

[@Tyler.i.81]

It looks great very good value

[@rpm773]

Cool design, but I find having expressway traffic in my line of sight to be stressful. Maybe it's a holdover from my days as a commuter...

[@wallstreet497]

Wonderful just missing a water stream channel between these adjacent containers.

[@billimay6044]

beautiful places

[@macnolds4145]

I'm very skeptical about the insulation (heat, sound), the structural integrity of the home, and the degree of resistance to mold, mildew and the like. It looks nice, but doesn't seem "up to code".

[@kamanama3671]

This is definitively assisted me and pinpointing my exact style.

[@genzvideos]

Good job

[@davidjones7827]

Brilliant design, love all the details and finishes except for the breakfast nook facing the highway-it's not the most pleasant thing to see whilst sipping your morning latte.

[@leadbelly1495]

Sardine can on a motorway!…yet still interesting couple and video.

[@user-yc5ex7ph3o]

So proud all you have done , guess the mass media classes in Utah really paid off. Cheers classmate

[@wio2189]

How do they insulate it? The walls are so thin as seen in some shots. If there is any moisture touching the inside container wall, condensation will cause a nightmare. This feels like a novelty. Hope it works out for them.

[@jwmacmillan]

They said they used rock wool and the suspended section has 3 layers

[@betocreativo]

That was my main concern also. Inn the suspended container, where the diagonal cut is located I didn't saw any type of protection from the outside elements and that's a worst scenario case if moisture and humidty creeps inside the inner layer of the container.

[@travismiller5548]

poorly. hope it's a very dry environment.

[@betocreativo]

@@travismiller5548 from the words of the owner, is not.

[@travismiller5548]

@@betocreativo 😬

[@nononnomonohjghdgdshrsrhsjgd]

very beautiful house, but the location on the highway is loud.

[@alejandrovargas8275]

Muy original, me gustó el diseño, los felicito. Saludos desde Costa Rica 😄

[@bongskieobligar4780]

so very nice containers van

[@vanessagraham1908]

It's beautiful. Are the windows dark enough so people can't see in ? What is the 3rd container for besides holding up the top container ?

[@barbaracovey]

Garage

[@davidanalyst671]

read the video description

[@michaelvandermarliere7820]

I'd have some diagonal louvers on those kitchen windows, the passers by people were peering straight in, a gawking! Man you need shades or something! :-):-):-)

[@Phalaenopsisify]

Creative but living next to that motorway would drive me out of my mind, and the pollution too.

[@rogerlabarr8578]

Very nice!

[@chrisdooley6468]

One of the things both architects I consulted about building an accessible container home said was the minutes I cut into it it has to be reinforced by welding rods in because structural integrity is compromised. This guy didn’t do anything plus he has a container on top now. That worries me but I guess he’s ok with it. Certainly cheap square footage lol

[@pakkreation4458]

Beautiful design!!

[@Chereese0808]

Very nice. The large windows make it. Beautiful wood interior. Too bad it's on a freeway, but hey, whatever works. Thanks for the tour.

[@markaralvin7919]

Hello Chereese

[@scootervision2001]

This is one amazing construction!

[@ceferinocanibano6284]

Construction rules in Spain are ver y strict. If You don't build according to code or zoning the building want get insurance and if it is rated as ilegal it will be knocked down. This kind of building can only be built in an industrial area because it doesn't meet the code to be built anywhere else. I'm sure is solid because they have invested a lot in materials and labour. I'm from Spain and I can see that these kind of people know what they are doing. The corner window was a risk but he made sure it was according to code.

[@lakeeconcepcion4260]

wow stunning...cool!

[@df7200]

Летом в контейнере наверно очень классно )))