The Self Contained Modern Prefab Home are on stilts that lift them a few feet off the ground, a Recycled Retreat, “to get them level and also get you up and away from snakes and thorns and varmints,” said Mark Wellen, the architect. The units, finished off site and set in place by cranes, retain their original exterior doors. The living room has a flat-screen television and midcentury furnishings bought in New York and San Francisco. The painting is by Carlos Montes de Oca.-via.

Sliding glass door fitted to the front of the container

Retain their original exterior doors

Minimal disturbance to the environment

Kitchen custom cabinetry and furniture

The kitchen has custom cabinetry and furniture It’s comfortable. His few visitors include his nephew, a cowboy, whose image is reflected in the sliding glass door fitted to the front of the container. In his bedroom, stays connected to the outside world by satellite broadband.