These images follow a real CHOMEX project from the first truck arriving on site to the moment the doors open on a finished, light-filled retreat. What starts as untouched land becomes a fully equipped home with glazing, bathroom, kitchen, electrics, and plumbing already in place.
1. The Starting Point: Just Land
Every project begins with a simple question: what can this land become? On this site, there was nothing but open terrain, a basic access track, and plenty of sky.
Before a CHOMEX home can be delivered, the landowner (or their contractor) is responsible for choosing the location, securing permits, and preparing the building area in line with local regulations and engineering requirements.
For this project, the client’s site contractor:
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Cleared vegetation and debris
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Leveled and graded the chosen area
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Prepared a compacted gravel pad sized to the home’s footprint
Depending on the project, foundations may be a concrete slab, strip footings, piers, or a compacted gravel base for more temporary setups, as outlined in our land preparation guide. Those choices are made and executed by the client with their local professionals.
View our blog on Prepping Your Land for a CHOMEX Container Home
2. Delivery Day: The Home Arrives Wrapped
Once the base is ready, the home shows up as a compact, wrapped module. All the structure, insulation, windows, and interior finishes are already built inside the factory.
This step, which would take weeks in traditional construction, is completed in hours.
3. Opening the Box: Structure in a Day
After the unit is set, our team removes the protective wrap and starts opening the structure. Walls slide out, glass panels swing into place, and the floor area expands to full size.
Before: a compact box on a truck.
After (same day): a full-size home shell with doors and windows already installed.
4. Inside: A Finished Shell, Not a Construction Site
Stepping inside, you don’t see studs and dust. You see finished surfaces. The bathroom, walls, windows, and flooring arrive pre-installed and only need final checks and minor adjustments.
CHOMEX interiors use durable floor finishes and insulated wall panels to keep the space comfortable, even in exposed climates like this one.
5. The Heart of the Retreat: Open-Plan Living
The central volume is a long, flexible open-plan space that can be set up as a living room, dining area, or workspace. Large windows capture the landscape and natural light, turning the surrounding land into part of the interior experience.
6. The Exterior: From Empty Plot to Landmark
From the outside, the transformation becomes obvious. The once-empty plot now hosts a modern structure with full-height glazing and clean lines. The home sits lightly on its supports, keeping the land intact and allowing for future moves or reconfiguration.
7. Kitchen, Rooms, and Flow
The layout connects kitchen, living, and bedrooms in a straight, efficient circulation. The result is a compact footprint that still feels generous, thanks to the windows and continuous flooring.
8. Behind the Scenes: Electrics and Plumbing Ready to Connect
CHOMEX units are pre-wired and pre-plumbed in the factory. On site, the focus is connection, not rough-in work. This shortens project timelines and reduces the number of trades needed on location.
Water, waste, and electrical hookups are grouped at clearly marked connection points under the unit, making it easy to tie into existing services or off-grid systems.
9. The Result: A Finished Retreat in a Fraction of the Time
In a traditional build, this land would have spent months as a noisy job site. With CHOMEX, the majority of the work happened in the factory. On site, the transformation from empty ground to complete retreat took days instead of months.
Before: unused land with nothing on it.
After: a fully insulated, light-filled home with bathroom, kitchen, electrics, and plumbing ready to go.
