{"id":310794,"date":"2019-04-12T18:05:29","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T16:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=310794"},"modified":"2019-04-12T15:27:31","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T13:27:31","slug":"this-r5-million-south-african-home-is-made-from-7-shipping-containers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/property\/310794\/this-r5-million-south-african-home-is-made-from-7-shipping-containers\/","title":{"rendered":"This R5 million South African home is made from 7 shipping containers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pam Golding is marketing a unique property on Cape Town’s South Peninsula – made entirely from shipping containers.<\/p>\n

The home owners conducted extensive research of container home construction, both in SA and internationally \u2013 to ensure that it meets National Home Builders Registration Council standards and is fully compliant, Pam Golding said.<\/p>\n

“Drone footage and 3-D modelling software allowed for a holistic understanding of the building site, and the construction requirements,” it said.<\/p>\n

Seven shipping containers were welded together to create an elevated, double-volume structure with 180-degree views of the sea and mountain.<\/p>\n

“Containers are increasingly being accepted as a form of durable building material, and are seen as being on a par with brick for longevity,” Pam Golding said.<\/p>\n

The aim of the project was to create a home that was not only sensitive to the environment, but that was consciously made of repurposed and upcycled material.<\/p>\n

“Who would have thought that a squash court, the stern of a pirate ship from a movie set and discarded flag poles from Hout Bay could find a new lease on life in a contemporary container home that has become somewhat of an attraction in this South Peninsula suburb,” it said.<\/p>\n

Upcycling is evident throughout \u2013 from the Oregon pine floors reclaimed from a heritage property in Stellenbosch, to the woodchips used outside that were taken from stables in Noordhoek.<\/p>\n

“The clever use of reclaimed materials means that the home exudes a sense of understated luxury. A customized kitchen, with ample space for entertaining, has top-end finishes. Three of the four upstairs bedrooms boast panoramic sea and mountain views. Repurposed figureheads, taken from a film set, add a touch of dramatic glamour as the frames for bathroom mirrors,” the property firm noted.<\/p>\n

Pam Golding Properties is marketing this home in Glencairn Heights, for R5.175 million.<\/p>\n

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