Container house – MÅNS THAM

Finalist Grand Designs House of the Year 2022!
Private residence for a family of five built with eight assembled 20′ and 40′ used High cube shipping containers. The house is built on a steep lot near a lake outside Stockholm. The containers structural walls allowed the upper level to be larger than the entrance level and adjust to the canyon shaped hillside.

The clients have built the project themselves and the interior is a composition of rare finds and re-used building components. The client works as a truckdriver i demolition and has salvaged old building components that were adjusted and redesigned to fit the house.

Living room with the stair painted white and walls of plywood — Living room with the stair from an old military building painted white

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The containerhouse was nominated for the The Young Swedish Architcture Award 2019, (Ung Svensk Arkitektur), The Swedish Steel Building Award 2019 and a finalist in Grand Designs House of the Year 2022

Photos: Staffan Andersson

Living room with look-out mezzanine under construction

Upper floor bedrooms under construction (Sept 2018)

Isaks rum — Finished bedroom for the oldest son

Master bath under construction and as finished result. The bathroom faces the exposed rock at the rear of the house

The top container will be used as a skylight and look-out place for the kids. (May 2017)

Plandrawings of entrylevel, first- and second floors — Plandrawings of entry level, first- and second floor

The 8 m long sky bridge leads to the steep forest behind the house.

Photo: Thomas Jacobsson