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CORVA.

Starts as a shipping container.
Ends as something else entirely.

The Corva is our permanent sea container conversion series. Each one begins as a standard ISO shipping container and is transformed into a distinctively designed living or working environment. Industrial bones. Architecturally considered finish.

ISO
Container origin
100%
Bespoke interior
∞
Configurations
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Corva interior — living space viewed through the glazed doors, wicker chaise and armchair
The origin story

BORN IN
THE
DOCKYARD.

Every Corva begins with an ISO shipping container: the same standardised steel box that has been stacking up in ports worldwide for decades. There's a quiet beauty in that history: a container has been somewhere. It has a past life.

We think that matters. Rather than erasing it, we work with it. The Corva takes what's structurally extraordinary about a container: the strength, the scale, the modularity, and builds something genuinely designed around it.

The result is a structure that couldn't be made any other way, because it started somewhere else entirely.

What makes it different

INDUSTRIAL
ORIGIN.
CONSIDERED
FINISH.

Corva exterior — natural cedar cladding with slim glazed opening
Cedar cladding
Corva exterior — charred timber cladding, finished in black
Charred timber finish
Corva exterior — corner detail in cedar and blackened timber
Corner detail
Designed inside out

We don't drop furniture into a container. We design the interior as a considered space first — where light enters, where materials meet, how movement flows — then build it within the shell.

Sustainably considered

We start with existing steel rather than new materials. The container's second life is one of the more straightforward arguments for sustainable construction you'll find.

Deliverable anywhere

A container can be delivered to almost any site a flatbed truck can reach, including locations that conventional construction would find difficult or expensive to access.

Corva interior — monstera plant with armchair and reading space beyond

WHAT
WILL YOURS
BECOME?

The Corva works across a wide range of applications. Every brief is different. Every build responds to it.

Corva interior — desk and workspace with birch ply walls and Guggenheim Bilbao print
Corva interior — living space with wicker chaise and glazing onto open meadow
01
Garden studio

An artist's studio, creative space, or home office that makes a visual statement on your land.

02
Guest annexe

A self-contained guest space or rental unit that adds value to your property and income potential.

03
Retreat or cabin

Off-grid, off the beaten track, or placed deliberately in a landscape. The Corva works as a retreat in its own right.

04
Commercial space

Pop-up, hospitality, workspace. The Corva's visual distinctiveness makes it as useful commercially as it is residentially.

HOW YOUR
CORVA IS MADE.

A simple process.
No surprises.

01
Enquiry & brief

Tell us about your site, your vision, and how you want to use the space. No formal brief required, just a conversation.

02
Design & specification

We design the interior and exterior treatment, specifying materials, glazing, insulation, services, and finishes against your brief.

03
Planning & approval

We navigate planning with you. Container conversions often qualify for permitted development. We advise from the outset.

04
Conversion & delivery

The container is converted off-site and delivered complete. Installation is typically a single day. You're in it the same week.

ENQUIRE
ABOUT
CORVA.

Every Corva is different. Every brief is welcome.

Tell us about your land, your idea, and what you're trying to achieve. We'll come back to you with what's possible, and what it might look like.

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