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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Chicken Point Cabin : By Olson Kundig Architects

Northern Idaho, United States
Olson Kundig Architects
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong

Photo © Courtesy of Benjamin Benschneider

The idea for the cabin is that of a lakeside shelter in the woods—a little box with a big window that opens to the surrounding landscape. The cabin’s big window-wall (30 feet by 20 feet) opens the entire living space to the forest and lake.

Photo © Courtesy of Benjamin Benschneider

The design concept is composed of basically three parts: a concrete block box with a plywood insert and a 4-foot diameter steel fireplace (the bong). Materials are low maintenance—concrete block, steel, concrete floors and plywood—in keeping with the notion of a cabin, and left unfinished to naturally age and acquire a patina that fits in with the natural setting. Open interior spaces are intended to be a seamless extension to the natural setting. A 19-foot tall steel entry door can accommodate long skis.
The cabin sleeps ten.

Photo © Courtesy of Benjamin Benschneider

The people

Architect: Olson Kundig Architects Project Team: Tom Kundig, FAIA, design principal; Steven Rainville, project architect; Debbie Kennedy, interior designer
Consultants: Turner Exhibits (gizmo fabricator and engineer); Monte Clark Engineering (structural engineering); Moser, Inc. (design/build mechanical system)
Craftspeople: All New Glass (big window); Star Steel (steel structure, bong); Steve Clark (table fabricator, cabinets, beds)
Contractor: MC Construction
Photographs: Benjamin Benschneidervia:contemporist

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