Cajas

09/03/2025

A great use of shipping containers, not only as a bear resistant form of housing but also dry storage, horse stalls, chicken house and pig barns.

Mobile Solutions

06/14/2025

Our newest use of a shipping container. Ore to Earth is a sculptural tunnel made entirely of welded and recycled steel, crafted from a reclaimed shipping container. As bikers and pedestrians pass through, they travel a corridor of contrasts: moon and sun, stillness and motion, metal and wilderness. Featuring reliefs of mountains, rivers, and trees alongside three-dimensional sculptures of a rabbit, a fish, and a deer, the installation invites reflection on the resilience of nature and the legacy of industry. The rusted steel surface honors Durango’s mining and railroading roots, a nod to the grit and labor that built the region. At the same time, cutouts and sculptures celebrate the living world that thrives around us — wildlife adapting to human-made spaces and finding sanctuary in forgotten corners. From one side of the tunnel to the other, the work transitions from moonlit peaks over tranquility to sunlit currents of motion — a symbolic journey through time, progress, and resiliency."

09/28/2024

12/09/2023

Moving right along with paint and flooring on the employee housing for and their mine in NV. Deadline approaching!

10/18/2023

All six employee housing units now under construction at Cajas. Getting ready for our client inspection tomorrow 🧐.

10/14/2023

Smokin Fridays at Cajas. Someone from the crew brings in a protein to smoke on our smoker for lunch. Today was salmon tacos 🌮

10/07/2023

Getting the first 3 employee housing units rolling, 3 more to go.

08/22/2023

We’re very excited to be awarded the opportunity to build six container homes for employee housing in Nevada. We’ll also be adding a couple positions at Cajas in the next couple weeks. Join the team!

07/13/2023

was so kind in having me on their radio show this morning to talk about and our advocacy for ADUs and building with all things shipping containers! Take a listen, link in our bio.

06/10/2023

Thanks The Durango Herald for the profile piece. We hope to bring more affordable housing opportunities to the community!

A Durango-based company is trying to increase housing inventory through selling shipping container dwellings to use as accessory dwelling units. Cajas LLC was started in January by longtime contractor...

06/05/2023

Tune in next month to hear chat about Cajas and our love of everything on KDUR radio!

06/03/2023

We’ve submitted our idea for a modern roadside motel in Bayfield, CO. Constructed, of course, from 20’ shipping containers