Modern black house with extensive glass windows, set on a grassy hill with trees, under a cloudy sky.

Pulling ques from the historic James Johnston home and its iconic saltbox profile, as well as the unique man-made jetty near Pillar Point, BREAKWATER pairs two small homes together onto one footprint and by mirroring their direction - fashion themselves into a delicate combination of mass and space for a crafted Half Moon Bay specific home.

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Half Moon Bay, California

Modern house built on a shipping container with a black upper section, white lower section, and a balcony with a black railing, set on a grassy yard under a partly cloudy sky.

At 320 square feet, this efficient and simple home is constructed from one intermodal shipping container modified to sit within a 16’ x 20’ footprint. Both units sit cantelivered above one 8’ x 40’ container base which creates both foundation and additional storage / outdoor living for the two units.

Integrated with a corrugated steel clad skin, rope inspired railings, a recycled wood deck, solar roof tiles, and a saltbox sky window - the outdoors and local community are interwoven throughout the architecture making each of the varied spaces feel crafted, expansive, and peacefully at home in their surroundings.

Modern bedroom with white shelving, a wooden ceiling, large windows, and a bed with a white blanket