We fitted out the Redpath family’s two-storey holiday house in the Barrington River area near Gloucester, NSW — a quiet riverside spot on a steep site. The house runs off-grid.
Location: Barrington River area, Gloucester NSW (quiet riverside; no street address published)
Containers: ground floor 1 × 40ft and 1 × 20ft; first floor 2 × 40ft at right angles to the level below
As published: three bedrooms, two living rooms; off-grid
Programme: about 12 weeks
Services (as published): solar with batteries; tank water with river as backup; own sewage system
Roles: Container Build Group — fit-out in Lismore; Architect: Container Build Group, plans designed in-house by Jamie van Tongeren
Built for a steep riverside site
The ground floor holds bedrooms and bathroom in one 40ft and one 20ft container. Upstairs, two 40ft containers sit at right angles so the living room opens to decks and the valley view. Steep sites favour factory work: less time for trades on a hard access pad. See also homes for sloping land and off-grid container homes.
Fitted out in South Lismore, finished on site
Almost all of the transformation from container to house happens in the factory. We completed the fit-out in Lismore. The press story is archived on our site: Contain yourself: The stylish homes with surprising back stories.
Supplying the Gloucester / Barrington Coast
We factory-build in South Lismore and deliver into the Gloucester and Barrington River area. This holiday house is a named example of that supply-and-deliver pathway. More custom homes sit under Luxury Container Homes and Our Projects.
Planning an off-grid holiday house near Gloucester?
Call 1300 965 359 or use the contact page to talk through site access, off-grid services and programme. Visit the factory in South Lismore by appointment.