Wrzeszczyn · Bóbr Valley, Poland

A shipping container that, instead of floating on water, hovers among the treetops.

Black container on steel stilts on a wooded slope

A place to slow down, spend time with nature and come back to yourself.

A studio cabin with one large window onto the forest. The clean interior does not compete with the nature that pours in through the glass. The glazing lets you watch the landscape and the changing seasons while doing everyday things, which turns them into small rituals. The bed slides out of a drawer, there are no blinds, and at night you can see the stars.

Floor area
33 m²
Guests
a couple or one person
Internet
LTE, enough for an online meeting, though it occasionally drops out
Hot tub
available depending on the weather
To Jelenia Góra
11 km
Guest rating
4.9 / 5 on Slowhop
Plywood interior with glazing onto the forest Terrace with cushions among the greenery
Living area with a window onto the forest Plywood bathroom Washbasin and a view through the house

“Here you can write, create, read, or simply look.”

Slow life at its best.

Container on stilts in an autumn forest
A glass in hand in the lit hot tub at night Bed sliding out from under the platform

Story

It once crossed the oceans. Today it has found its quiet harbour.

Many years ago my father and I started converting a shipping container into a floating home. It was meant to float in a big city, fully self-sufficient. Plans changed. The container waited a few years in Osowiec until a crane brought it to Wrzeszczyn and set it on eight steel stilts. Today it is what it was meant to be, just in a different place.

House on stilts in winter snow

Press

Offroadhouse in the media

dobrzemieszkaj.pl · 6 Jul 2026 · in Polish Ma 33 m² i stanął na skarpie w otoczeniu lasu. Ten dom z kontenera architekt zaprojektował dla siebie Archinea · 8 Jun 2026 · in Polish Offroadhouse – wypoczynek w duchu slow life Contemporist · 27 May 2026 This Recycled Shipping Container Was Turned Into a Calm Woodland Cabin Architektura & Biznes · 25 May 2026 · also in issue 408–409 An architect designed a house for himself out of a container dobrzemieszkaj.pl · 25 May 2026 · in Polish Dom z kontenera i to na drzewie? Niesamowity pomysł spod Jeleniej Góry PLNDesign · 24 May 2026 · in Polish Kupił kontener ze składu i zbudował z niego dom. Mieszka we Wrzeszczynie Sztuka Architektury · 22 May 2026 · in Polish Offroadhouse – kontenerowy minimalizm w sercu natury Bryła · 11 May 2026 · in Polish Offroadhouse – dom z kontenera portowego. Miejsce stworzone by zwolnić Architizer · project page Offroadhouse

Surroundings

Lake Wrzeszczyn and the Bóbr Valley right next door, Lake Pilchowice a little further. A stream below the house, hiking and cycling trails of the Bóbr Valley Landscape Park, the ducal tower in Siedlęcin and the castle in Wleń. The bridge Tom Cruise was supposed to blow up for a film. A hammock, a campfire, silence. A view of Cichoń.

Bend of the Bóbr river seen from above Lake among the forest Stream with mossy boulders
Forests and hills of the Bóbr Valley in autumn
Autumn forest reflected in the lake Sheep in a meadow Campfire in the evening
View over a wooded valley Sunlit forest above the water

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Questions? Call or write:
+48 501 44 27 34
kontakt@offroadhouse.pl

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