Musician’s House: A Container House with A Unique Architectural Design

Musician’s House 1

It is a special container house designed by Coates Design Seattle Architects for a musician and music teacher. Located in Bainbridge Island, WA, Musician’s House is built with a unique architectural design to provide a special place for the client’s baby grand piano.

Design

Musician’s House 1

Musician’s House 2

Musician’s House 3

The idea of this project comes from the couple’s interest in a container house made of real containers. The architect responds to this couple’s enthusiasm with a unique design approach to create a unique architectural design.

 

Research

Musician’s House 4

Musician’s House 5

Musician’s House 6

Through an architectural lens, the idea of this project is researched to find a “sweet spot” to utilize containers in the best way without too many alterations and take the advantage of the containers’ natural structural integrity.

Forcing the containers into a different role with significant alterations is the alternative. There is a lot of considerable research spent on this project, especially to get a cost-effective solution to traditional wood framing.

 

Details

Musician’s House 7

Musician’s House 8

Musician’s House 9

The interiors of real containers are cramped so the stacks are purposely widened but the plan still can reflect the project’s idea, accentuated with industrial corrugated metal. There is a custom-designed spot for the baby grand piano to fill this house with music.

Features:

  • Natural ventilation and daylighting
  • Shipping container materials
  • Double-height living and dining space
  • Residential remodel

 

Musician’s House Gallery

Photographer: David W Cohen

Karin Hoover

Karin Hoover

Total posts created: 2942
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Leonardo da Vinci

Leave a reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.