Central Idaho, United States
Olson Kundig Architects
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong
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| Photo © Courtesy of Tim Bies/Olson Kundig Architects |
Set in the remote and harsh high desert landscape of Idaho, Outpost is a residence and studio/workshop for making and displaying art. An important aspect of the complex is the protected “paradise garden,” which is separated from the wild landscape by thick concrete walls.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Tim Bies/Olson Kundig Architects |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Tim Bies/Olson Kundig Architects |
The materials used in the structure, including
concrete block, car-decking, and plywood, require little or no maintenance, and are capable of withstanding the
extreme weather that characterize the desert’s four seasons.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Tim Bies/Olson Kundig Architects |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Tim Bies/Olson Kundig Architects |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Tim Bies/Olson Kundig Architects |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Tim Bies/Olson Kundig Architects |
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| ground floor plan--drawing Courtesy of Olson Kundig Architects |
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| 1st floor plan--drawing Courtesy of Olson Kundig Architects |
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| 2nd floor plan--drawing Courtesy of Olson Kundig Architects |
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| 3rd floor plan--drawing Courtesy of Olson Kundig Architects |
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| east elevation--drawing Courtesy of Olson Kundig Architects |
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| north elevation--drawing Courtesy of Olson Kundig Architects |
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| west elevation--drawing Courtesy of Olson Kundig Architects |
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| section--drawing Courtesy of Olson Kundig Architects |
The people
Architects: Olson Kundig Architects
Location: Central Idaho, United States
Principal in Charge: Tom Kundig
Year: 2007
Photographs: Tim Bies/Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects
