This vacation home, called dragonfly, was inspired by that insect in the way that it blends in with its natural habitat and sits lightly on the land. Tom kundig, owner and design principal of renown architecture firm, olson kundig, is one of the standout architects on the jury. Houses 2, the follow up from 2011, features 17 houses on its 240 largerformat pages. The person office specializes in a range of both national and international projects. Tom kundig is a seattlebased architect and a principal of olson kundig architects. With the same page size as the second book, tom kundig. In his new work, kundig continues to strike a balance between raw and refined and modern and warm, creating inviting spaces with a strong sense of place. Architect tom kundig on mountain bikes and tiny houses wsj. Current principalowners include jim olson, faia, tom kundig, faia, faia, kirsten r.
Works unveils 19 of the architect s striking, angular private residences, commercial spaces, and public buildings. An owner and principal of olson kundig in seattle, he builds houses. This 1,000 squarefoot cabin is essentially a steelclad box on stilts that can be completely shuttered when the owner is away. A new monograph of kundigs work, houses 2, is being released by princeton architectural press in october 2011. They stand as a tribute to the beauty and pragmatism of nature, from the raw materials we use to bui. Works, the celebrated seattlebased architect presents nineteen new projects, from hawaii to new york city. The book offers not only gorgeous studies of kundigs signature details and integration with natural landscapes, but also a record of his refreshingly straightforward voice. The firm is led by five ownersjim olson, tom kundig, kirsten r. The book also includes an introduction by design journalist pilar viladas and three revealing conversations with the architect and his frequent collaborators. Photos of tom kundig architecture buildings by tom kundig. Tour these neverbeforeseen tom kundig designed structures in his new book, working title, olson kundig principal architect tom kundig allows an intimate look into his nearly 45yearlong career. The tom kundig collection is a steel accessory line focused on intimately scaled hardware components. The 200 squarefoot footprint of the house rises above a 40acre, 100year flood plain adjacent to the methow river.
Houses 2 features seventeen residential projects, ranging from a five hundredsquarefoot cabin in the woods to a house carved into and built out of solid rock. Tom kundig, faia, winner of the 2008 cooperhewitt national design award and the 2007 academy award in architecture from the american academy of. Olson kundig architects began its creative existence with architect jim olson, whose work in the late 1960s explored the relationship between dwellings and the landscape they inhabit in the northwest. Tom kundig goes head to head with residents of methow. In 2006, princeton architectural press published tom kundig. Architect tom kundig is the king of cabin porn here are some of his favorite photogenic creations. Tom is principalowner of the seattlebased firm olson kundig architects. Tour these neverbeforeseen tom kundigdesigned structures. Reminds me of the first ever tom kundig houses where we fell in love with the work.
The firm opened a workspace in new york in 2014 to better serve its expanding roster of east coast and international clients. Kundigs firm focuses on details, materials and craftsmanship, and is constantly looking to innovate through its pursuit of an architecture that serves its clients perfectly and enriches the environments in which. Seattle architect tom kundig out with second book of. Tom kundig is a seattlebased architect with olson sundberg kundig allen whose work is inspired by both industrial structures and the vibrant craft cultures that are fostered there. This year, olson kundig architects, led by design principal tom kundig, partnered with the city of spokane to reinvent the original park with new concept designs for its structures, program, and. When i first visited this site, the owner and i immediately had the idea for a building that seems to be emerging out of the landscape. The work of seattlebased architect tom kundig has been called both raw and refined, as well as supercrafted and warm. Oct 01, 2006 i first came across tom kundig s works in the monograph for olson sundberg kindig allens monograph olson sundberg kundig allen architects.
Works notches it up to 19 projects on 300 pages to include commercial and institutional buildings as well as the houses he is known for. Seattlebased architect jim olson, the founding partner of olson kundig, is particularly known for his subtly elegant residences, from a glass farmhouse in eastern oregon to a balineseinspired retreat in hawaii, from a diminutive waterfront cabin for his own family to two grand artfilled residences on the shores of lake washington in seattle. Seattlebased olson kundig architects is one of our favorite architectural firms, championing the fight for sustainable design. Us firm olson kundig architects has created a family cabin with a compact footprint and a tall profile, enabling it to serve as. Tom kundig of olson kundig sustainable montana vacation home. Olson kundig, an american architectural firm based in seattle, was founded by architect jim olson in 1967. Kundig s projects, especially his houses, uniquely combine these two seemingly disparate sets of characteristics to produce some of the most inventive structures found in the architecture world today. Architect tom kundig is the king of cabin porn seattle met. Over the past five years, seattlebased kundig has continued his meteoric rise, collecting numerous awards, including the 2008 cooperhewitt national design award for architecture design. New tom kundig architecture book works features tacoma art. Universally adored and the recipient of an impressive number of awards including the 2008 national design award, coffee table book friendly seattle architect tom kundig. Seattle architect tom kundig out with second book of houses. His honors include some of the highest design awards, including a 2008 national design award in architecture design from the smithsonian cooperhewitt. Olson kundig tucks vermont cabin into wooded site in the mountains.
Architecture, art, and craft and was amazed then at the refined human touch of materials and finishes chosen for the projects. Feb 22, 20 we started our latest series with globallyrenowned architect tom kundig. Houses was an instant critical and commercial success. In 2007, he was recognized by the american academy of arts and letters with an academy award in architecture. Dec 16, 2011 tom kundig, a principal in olson kundig architects, is among seattles most celebrated architects, and his career arc is distinctive in its determined concentration on housesmost of them singlefamily, ranging from an 11,000squarefoot livework residence to a 191squarefoot cabin.
Architect tom kundig talks inspiration and the ideal cabin. Us firm olson kundig architects has created a family cabin with a compact footprint and a. Olson kundig is an seattle design firm led by five owners. Each piece celebrates the moments when people become kinetically involved with the buildings and spaces they inhabit. Tom kundig is an owner and design principal at olson kundig. Seattle architect tom kundig designs striking contemporary homes, 17 of which are featured in a recently released photo book. Aug 22, 2011 tom kundig, faia, often refers to his architectural method as hot rodding. Inspired by the sculptormechanics who make rolling art from massproduced automotive iron, kundig takes a cutting torch to our accustomed concepts of dwelling. Architect tom kundig on mountain bikes and tiny houses the architect who crafts elegance from weathered wood and rusted steel talks scary movies, unparalleled chairs and soothing rooms for children. Feb 01, 2012 tom kundig, faia, winner of the 2008 cooperhewitt national design award and the 2007 academy award in architecture from the american academy of arts and letters, discussed his work, including. The work of tom kundig is some of the best architectural work happening in the us right now and the book manages to convey this incredible quality really well. Seattlebased creative director lou maxon recounts the thrills and trials of ditching the suburbs, buying 21 acres, and building a modern home with renowned firm olson kundig architects. New tom kundig architecture book works features tacoma.
Dec 09, 2012 architect tom kundig on the back of a 1937 chevy pickup restored by montanabased artist evelyn. Olson kundig is a seattlebased design practice founded on the ideas that buildings can serve as a bridge between nature, culture and people, and that inspiring surroundings have a positive effect. Perfect blend of projects, stunning photography, sketches and perhaps most importantly reflections and stories from the architect himself on the projects, process and people behind it all. Many architects champion buildings in which inside and outside flow together, but few nail this ideal quite like tom kundig. Tom kundig residence by olson kundig architects using pivoting doors tom kundig residence, seattle a collaborative global design practice whose work expands the context of built and natural landscapes. Tom kundig born 1954 is an american principal and owner of the seattlebased firm olson kundig architects. His buildings uniquely meld industrial sensibilities and materials such as corten steel and concrete with an intuitive understanding of scale, from the overall site. See more ideas about architecture, house design and architecture design.
Kundig s awardwinning houses, known for their rugged yet elegant and welcoming style, are showcased in lush photography with drawings and sketches, and appear alongside his commercial workfrom multistory complexes to the tacoma art museum to a line of hardware handles. Apr 09, 2012 delta shelter by olson kundig architects. Olson kundig is a fullservice design firm whose work includes residences often for art collectors, museums and exhibition design, hospitality projects, commercial design, academic buildings. Photography is amazing, balancing what very often are powerful landscapes with carefully crafted architectural work.
A new coffee table book just released by seattle architect tom kundig features tacoma art museums recent haub wing extension among 19 worldwide projects. In firsthand accounts, kundig describes the projects and his design process with many personal anecdotes, making tom kundig. Olson kundig is a collaborative global design practice whose work expands the context of built and natural landscapes. In 2008, he received a national design award from the cooperhewitt national design museum. In 2011, lou maxon chronicled the process of building the maxon house, featured in the septemberoctober 2018 issue of dwell.
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