2024-05-04T07:42:25-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150241961/iconic-joshua-tree-starburst-shipping-container-home-is-officially-on-the-market Katherine Guimapang 2020-12-18T16:56:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8b/8b9c0038c9669a41efc85c38480ca816.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>London-based architecture studio <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150242093/whitaker-studio" target="_blank">Whitaker Studio</a> designs a three-bedroom, three-bath single-family residence near California's Joshua Tree National Park. While soothing desert views are always a plus, what makes this particular home so appealing is its looks and configuration.</p> <p>The project idea was unveiled in 2017, and since then, visuals for the "starburst house" became a media sensation with its unique shape and clustered <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/170358/shipping-container" target="_blank">shipping container</a> construction. Each shipping container segment ends with windows providing views of the surrounding landscape. Each shipping container is positioned at varying angles as it comes together at the center of the home.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1d/1d71f9455484f8110365a8ac8304dac9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1d/1d71f9455484f8110365a8ac8304dac9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy of Whitaker Studio</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f9/f93a5f60fb598c9b1676e326980f386e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f9/f93a5f60fb598c9b1676e326980f386e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy of Whitaker Studio</figcaption></figure><p>With its stunningly realistic visuals, the home has not even started construction yet, the house is up for sale and listed at $3.5 million. An ideal desert getaway the studio interest for the property has only continued to increase.&nbsp;</p> <p>Santa Monica real estate firm&nbsp;<a href="https://santamonica.evrealestate.com/ListingDetails/0-WAGON-WHEEL-RD-JOSHUA-TREE-CA-92252/20-576464" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">engel...</a></p>