London designer James Whitaker’s starburst-shaped shipping container house for Joshua Tree, California, has gone on sale for $3.5 million before construction has even started.
Named 0 Wagon Wheel Road after its location one mile from the entrance to Joshua Tree National Park, the unbuilt property is listed on a number of real estate sites.
Whitaker, whose project became a viral sensation when unveiled in 2017, said construction is slated to begin in the middle of next year.
倫敦設計師詹姆士·惠特克（James Whitaker）在加利福尼亞州約書亞樹（Joshua Tree）建造的星狀集裝箱船已經以350萬美元的價格出售，甚至還沒有動工。
這座未建成的物業在距約書亞樹國家公園入口僅1英里處被命名為0貨車車輪路，在許多房地產網站上都有列出。
惠特克（Whitaker）的項目在2017年揭曉時引起了轟動，他說，該工程定於明年年中開始。
“We’re currently working with Giant Containers who are based out of Toronto,” he told Dezeen. “They are going to do the metalwork component of the build and all being well construction will start in the middle of next year.”
The listings, which include floor plans and renderings, show that once built the house will be formed from an “exoskeleton” made of shipping containers painted white.
他告訴Dezeen：“我們目前正在與總部位於多倫多的Giant Containers合作。” “他們將進行建造的金屬構件，一切井井有條的建造將在明年年中開始。”
清單包括平面圖和效果圖，顯示一旦建造，房屋將由漆成白色的運輸容器製成的“外骨骼”形成。
Lifted off the rocky ground by concrete columns, the containers will be arranged in all directions like a starburst, with arms pushing out in all directions.
The interiors will have bright white walls and concrete floors, with square windows in the containers offering views of the desert surroundings.
用混凝土柱將岩石從岩石地面上抬起，這些容器將像星暴一樣在各個方向上排列，手臂向各個方向推出。
內部將有明亮的白色牆壁和水泥地板，集裝箱中的方形窗戶可欣賞到沙漠周圍的景色。
“The home’s exoskeleton of cuboid forms emanate in all directions oriented to capture the sheer beauty of the vistas, sky and desert-scape,” describes the listing in Engel & Völkers.
“Incredible rock formations, private mountain, panoramic basin views and hundreds of Joshua Trees.”
Whitaker first unveiled the project in photo-realistic renderings in 2017 – becoming one of Dezeen’s most popular stories that year.
The house was designed for film producer Chris Hanley, who behind movies like America Psycho, and owns a 90-acre (36-hectare) property near the Joshua Tree wilderness preserve.
He tasked Whitaker to design a house based on his conceptual proposal for offices made from shipping containers called Hechingen Studio, which has also never been built.
“房屋的長方體外骨骼四面八方散發出來，以捕捉遠景，天空和沙漠景觀的純粹美景，” Engel＆Völkers中的清單描述。
“令人難以置信的岩層，私人山峰，盆地全景和數百棵約書亞樹。”
惠特克（Whitaker）於2017年首次使用逼真的效果圖揭開該項目的面紗，成為當年Dezeen最受歡迎的故事之一。
這所房子是為電影製片人克里斯·漢利（Chris Hanley）設計的，他是《美國精神》等電影的幕後主力，並在約書亞樹荒野保護區附近擁有90英畝（36公頃）的財產。
他要求惠特克根據他的概念建議設計一所房屋，該建議是針對由海運集裝箱（稱為Hechingen Studio）製造的辦公室，該倉庫也從未建成。
The designer told Dezeen the multi-million-dollar listing follows huge interest in the house since it was first unveiled.
“The enquiries from bands wanting to launch world tours at the house and fashion brands wanting to do catwalk shows there has been staggering so hopefully 2021 will be the year it all comes together!” he added.
Whitaker, who leads his eponymous studio in London, has also designed a Canadian lakeside residence composed of prefab modules linked like a “daisy chain”.
His client Hanley meanwhile has completed a mirrored-glass residence on his plot in Joshua Tree called Invisible House.
Hanley worked with architect Tomas Osinski to develop the slender steel-frame house clad in mirrored, tempered glass typically used for skyscrapers. The property is available to rent for filming, photography and events.
設計師告訴Dezeen，這座價值數百萬美元的房屋自首次亮相以來就引起了人們的極大興趣。
“想要在世界範圍內進行世界巡迴演唱會的樂隊的詢問，以及想要進行時裝表演的時裝品牌的詢問都令人震驚，因此希望2021年將成為一切！” 他加了。
惠特克（Whitaker）領導著他在倫敦的同名工作室，他還設計了一個加拿大湖邊住宅，由類似“雛菊鏈”的預製模塊組成。
同時，他的客戶漢利（Hanley）在約書亞樹（Joshua Tree）的一塊名為“隱形房屋”（Invisible House）的土地上完成了一座鏡面玻璃住宅。
漢利與建築師托馬斯·奧辛斯基（Tomas Osinski）合作，開發了細長的鋼架房屋，並覆蓋了通常用於摩天大樓的鏡面鋼化玻璃。 該物業可租藉以拍攝，攝影和舉辦活動。
