The hostel for backpackers is situated near a hill station Panchgani ,the strawberry capital of India in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra. Design has evolved in response to the raising need of backpackers of 18 to 40 years age for safe, comfortable and hygienic place to stay at a scenic location while traveling on a shoestring budget. Since its opening last year , this place has been  re-visited by many, in different seasons for experiencing the sheer joy it offers through its design setting and it remains a sought after destination among millennial with average 90 percent occupancy. Valley views to all , cascading  outdoor spaces.  Structural properties of the shipping containers are fully exploited to obtain maximum habitable space with minimum ground contact by precariously balancing the ensemble of masses ; much like the Himalayan Sherpa carries the loads while negotiating the narrow traversing routes on the hill slopes. The hostel facility is provide with well integrated mechanical, electrical and plumbing services with ease of operational maintenance .   The unstable site slope was held together by a tree or two at places  but largely had to  be retained by narrow terraces , much like the paddy fields along hill slopes  , to create usable spaces in stepped manner to place narrow and long footprints of the containers parallel to the slope , leaving the in-between spaces of this hamlet for traversing and for the community.   Urban dis-connect is the  purpose of this typology. Recognized  as a social need,  the  design creates an environment amidst nature for young urban travelers seeking solitude ,  personal time with sole-mates  or to make new friends . In conventional sense of ‘Social Responsibility “ this place has drawn upon local skills and human resources for its making and continues to do so in operational phase by sourcing locally grown organic produce, training the rural youth and women to be part of the hospitality activities of this place. Architecture of this place has encouraged  local artists to integrate their art to narrate regional stories and to depict theme for  the backpackers . Up-cycling of used shipping containers is the highlight of this new found modern  architectural idiom. Choice of materials and colors camouflaged these new objects in the landscape  , except one , the red reception lounge box  , as the Butea Monosperma ….. as the  “Flame of The Forest “ ! ​