The sun rises from east to west on the earth, and the orientation of the house

in different directions will affect the indoor lighting and temperature.

When your living room faces east, then you can enjoy the daily sunrise,

on the contrary you can enjoy the sunset.

Especially in a national park with open surroundings and beautiful scenery,

how you face means what you can enjoy every day.

This shipping container house from Fossil Knob Road in Tlinga, Texas

has an "L" shape that encloses a small courtyard that allows for views and light from different orientations.

Located 1 mile northwest of the world-famous Tailinga Ghost Town and 20 miles northwest of the Chisos Mountains

in Big Bend National Park, it has amazing mountain views and overlooks the ghost town not far away.

【Fossil Knob Ridge】is an ultra-modern home

built from two recycled shipping containers.

One 40 feet long and one 20 feet long,

they wrap around a spacious, shaded courtyard at a 90° angle.

The private porch at the front of the house has concrete paving and canopy,

and from a table and chairs placed in front of the house,

you can see the ghost town of Tlinga and the Chisos Mountains in the national park a mile away.

The glass-walled structure features full shutters,

 but the picturesque outdoors will make you reluctant to open them.

In order to obtain reliable and sufficient electricity,

the container house is connected to the grid, ensuring

that the air conditioning and heating can continue to function properly.

Drinking water is trucked in and stored in storage tanks for

use without worrying about running out of water.

The interior walls have been thickened for heat insulation and sound insulation,

but a large area of container wave boards is still retained.

 The sofa in the living room faces the floor-to-ceiling glass windows

and is tightly connected with the dining room.

The kitchen space is very spacious, and the custom-made wall cabinets

and cabinets on the wall provide a lot of storage space to organize and store items.

The bright orange wall is very eye-catching

and matches well with the gray cabinets.

The table top is made of waterproof marble for easy cleaning.

The bedroom is a separate space in the 20-foot shipping container next to it.

The walls of the entire room are painted light blue,

creating a comfortable and relaxing environment.

 Floor-to-ceiling glass windows are set up to not only enjoy views of the outdoors,

but also provide plenty of light inside.

The sleeper can sleep up to three people and is a king-size bed.

The omni-directional indoor shower facility in the bathroom is built with local stone,

and has a strong original ecological artistic atmosphere.

The ceiling can still enjoy the patchwork of container wave boards,

 the space here is very small, but it is also very delicate.

Pictures courtesy of  Living in a Container