INHABITAT INTERVIEW: 8 Questions with Architect Tom Kundig Inhabitat: Many well-known architects make it a point to establish offices in large cities, but even with your success Olson + Kundig remains in the (arguably) more remote Pacific Northwest. What impact do you think being a Seattle-based firm has had on your work?Tom Kundig: Not entirely sure. I’m sure there are impacts that we are not a..

High Above a Polluted LakeThe House That Jack Built: Olson Kundig Imagines a Cabin on Stilts “The House That Jack Built” imagines a stilted refuge house high above a fictional polluted lake. Designed by Olson Kundig Architects, the project was created by conceptual artist Jack Daws, who penned a narrative about building a cabin on Walden Pond only to have a freight train loaded with toxic chemic..

Translucency and LightPosted on: June 15, 2009 by Build LLCBUILD is wrapping up a project that introduces translucency and light in some new ways; today’s post includes several finished photos of the assembly and covers some of the design and construction technicalities.[Photo by BUILD LLC]The open-tread stairway of this Seattle penthouse build-out is positioned in front and on top of the master..

Arthur Erickson: Pacific Northwest Modern MasterPosted on: May 29, 2009 by Build LLCToday’s post is a tribute to the work of Arthur Erickson who passed away on May 20th, 2009 at the age of 84 in Vancouver. While Erickson created a substantial portfolio of civic, commercial and institutional work, today’s post will focus on his residential projects. Erickson’s wood framed homes pushed architectur..

Pacific Northwest DesignPosted on: May 21, 2009 by Build LLCAs architects here in Seattle, we think a great deal about what it means to be regional. For the last decade we’ve done all of our work in the Northwest and we believe that there is an appropriate way to design given the environment, the weather and the culture here. We’ve put together a list of attributes that work well in the Pacific ..

Ellis Residence© Roger Turk/Northlight PhotographyPerched high upon Yeomalt Bluff, the Ellis Residence enjoys a commanding 180-degree view of Puget Sound and the Seattle skyline. The owners requested that the residence be sustainable, and the resulting design by Coates Design is the first LEED Platinum home outside the city of Seattle. Follow the break for more photographs and drawings.Architect..