Hamptons Beach Box

Elements

6 Container(s)

Size

1942 Foot²

Age

Built In 2011

Levels

2 Floor(s)
Address: 1932 Montauk Hwy, Amagansett, New York, United States
Project Type(s): Single Family Residential
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 2.5
Units: 1

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Hamptons Beach Box

Description

The Beach Box is a luxurious, modern beach home set on the Eastern side of Long Island in the prestigious area known as the Hamptons. The house is less than 1000 feet from the Atlantic Ocean, and slightly closer to Napeague Harbor to the North.

Set amongst the dunes, the container house takes full advantage of the outdoor views with large windows and over 1300 square feet of exterior decking. Plus, the owner recently added a new roof deck on top of the 2nd story for even more space. Altogether, these areas provide abundant space for outside dining, relaxing, reading, and other activities that take advantage of the views and breezes.

And let’s not forget the heated, saltwater pool and outdoor shower. Whether you choose to visit the ocean or stay right on the property, you’ll certainly be able to enjoy the water access of this home.

You’ll notice that the Beach Box has exterior cladding that covers the containers underneath. It helps to protect the metal container walls from the corrosive salt spray of the ocean, while also helping the home’s exterior blend in better with surrounding structures.

The builders used both cypress and cement-fiber boards to cover the façade, along with cedar boards for all the decking. It’s the first indication that the home was built with sustainability in mind.

The eco-friendly theme continues inside as well. The countertops are made from a recycled paper and bamboo hybrid that is incredibly durable. Energy usage is reduced thanks to spray foam insulation, LED lights, tankless hot water heating, a reflective roof membrane, and an advanced climate control system.

The home is built with a total of six shipping containers: four on the ground floor and two on the second level. Each container was modified offsite over a period of two or three months, then trucked in and assembled in a day.

This modular construction system helped to keep onsite work to a minimum, which has several benefits. First, there was less of a disturbance for neighbors who are enjoying their own homes nearby and certainly wouldn’t appreciate construction noise and equipment. Second, it reduces costs by having more of the labor performed in a lower-cost location and less on site.

For the floorplan, the designers went with the popular upside-down arrangement: bedrooms are on the bottom, and the public spaces like the living room and kitchen are on the second floor. This is logical, as it means the public spaces where owners and guests spend most of their time have the best views.

But even if you’re stuck inside the house, you aren’t exactly suffering. The bright color pallette and abundant natural lighting really helps to make the home feel warm and beachy. We really love the openness of the second floor, where you can see all the way across the 40 ft length, and the entire floor is essentially one big room (except for a half bath and storage). This means that the 270 degree wrap around porch is completely accessible with only a few uninhibited steps from practically anywhere.

Yes, the downstairs arrangement is not nearly as open, but that’s kind of the nature of the beast when you have a home with four bedrooms. We do love how they’ve incorporated a sizeable mudroom/laundry room into the design, which along with the outdoor shower, helps to keep sand and dirt from soiling the pristine interior.

Viewed holistically, this home’s personality and attributes make it much more than the sum of its six 40 foot shipping container parts. It balances a number of often conflicting attributes perfectly: unique yet not overpowering, modern but livable, and flexible but not disjointed. If your friends or colleagues want to see how a unique shipping container home can blend into a location where you might not expect it to work, this home is a great example to share.

Contact Info

This home was originally developed by real estate broker Andrew Anderson at MAP Built, with plans for additional container homes nearby. However, he is no longer involved in container home projects and has moved on to higher-end homes built with traditional construction methods.

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Comments

4 Responses

  1. Hi there
    I want to get a home made from shipping containers but I do not know where I can actually have one placed. I’m looking at it being off grid. I keep hearing that there are bylaws. I live in Ontario, but planning on leaving and retiring in BC. I am selling my home, will live in a trailer until the shipping container home was ready for me to move in. I don’t need any financing once my current home is sold.

    I’m not sure if you can help, but I’m looking for guidance on the easiest way to find out where legally I can have an off grid container home.

    1. A luxury build like this one is not likely to save you much, if any, money over traditional construction. The sale price on this one was pretty high given the area, but it would still be fairly pricey in another area of the country too. You can use our Container Home Cost Calculator (https://www.discovercontainers.com/cost-calculator/) to get a rough idea, but you’d really need to get a quote from a builder to have a better idea of the price.

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