Portland Hilltop House is a single-family home with a simple, long bar plan designed by Olson Kundig Architects and situated in Portland, Oregon. Although primarily wood frame construction, many structural steel elements are contained within its design features. The two-story home features a rhythmical spacing of floor-to-ceiling windows providing a rigorous proportion and rhythm along […]
Kuruma House project is a modern remodel by Olson Kundig Architects of an existing house in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. Bringing light into the 2,230 square foot, three bedroom, three bathroom home and creating a stronger connection to the outdoors were important aspects of the renovation. In addition to extensive skylights, the rear […]
This stunning open glass pavilion house is nestled on the shore of Lake Washington in Bellevue, designed by Olson Kundig Architects along with interior designer Garret Cord Werner, lighting designer Brian Hood and landscape architect Charles Anderson. This 6,800 square foot home was designed for entertaining and displaying the clients extensive northwest art collection. The […]
Tucked between a thicket of trees and a rising bank on the San Juan Islands, Washington, Shadowboxx sits in a natural clearing created by the strong winds that force back the trees from the rocky bank. Designed by Olson Kundig Architects, the house responds to a desire to facilitate an intimate understanding of this special […]
This gorgeous home in Hawaii entitled “Ocean House” has been designed by Olson Kundig Architects. The residence has been inspired by traditional Balinese palaces and temples; this house sits on a beautiful promontory of exposed lava. Tropical design concepts and time-honored building practices were used to fit the house naturally into its setting. The lava […]
The Sol Duc Cabin has just recently been completed by Olson Kundig Architects and is located in Olympic Peninsula, Washington. Providing secure shelter for every season, this steel-clad 350 square foot fishing cabin on stilts can be completely shuttered when the owner is away. The cabin’s rugged patina and raw materiality respond to the surrounding […]
This beautiful remodel and addition to a 1950s house in Seattle, Washington opens up the original floor plan and creates a new entry sequence, providing a view through the house and reinforcing indoor-outdoor connections. Designed by Seattle-based firm Olson Kundig Architects, who decided to keep the basic structure of the residence preserved. Existing wood siding […]
The incredibly talented architecture firm from Seattle, Washington, Olson Kundig Architects brilliantly infused contemporary class to a country cabin. This modern lakeside shelter is known as the “Chicken Point Cabin”, situated on a lake in northern Idaho which the architects describe as “a little box with a big window that opens to the surrounding landscape.” […]
Located in Northeast Oregon, this small house was conceived by Olson Kundig Architects as a contemporary glass box that floats atop the surrounding wheat fields. The design of the house and the accompanying wood-frame barn responds to the local vernacular of barns and farmhouses in the Pacific Northwest while responding to the client’s deep interest […]
This 1,000 square-foot weekend cabin, is located in the beautiful countryside around Mazama, Washington. The Delta Shelter is basically a steel box on stilts, which can be completely shuttered when the owner is away. Situated near a river in a floodplain, the 20 x 20 square footprint rises three stories and is topped by the […]
