Four Seasons Telluride is a composition of differently scaled buildings carefully situated to optimize views through and from each home, while connecting to both natural slopes and trails, as well as the activity of the Telluride Mountain Village. The buildings are nestled into the mountainside and weave the natural ecosystem throughout the ... Design Principal. Jim Olson. The design for this richly complex project enhances the Gethsemane Lutheran Church’s already significant presence in downtown Seattle by updating an existing 1950s building and integrating it with a wide range of program elements (worship, housing and social services). Olson Kundig led the remodel of the building ... Design Principal. Tom Kundig. The owners of this 400-seat urban brewery on Seattle’s Capitol Hill wanted to maintain the aesthetics of the former 1920s-era auto showroom and service area in order to reflect the utilitarian nature of the brewing performed within. The design team was able to retain the ambiance of the original masonry building ...Oct 4, 2019 · Completed in 2012 in Seattle, United States. Images by Lara Swimmer, Benjamin Benschneider. ... Olson Kundig Architects led the remodel of the building’s exterior and the church’s main ... Olson Kundig is an American architectural firm based in Seattle, Washington, run by architects Jim Olson and Tom Kundig. Founded by Olson in 1966, the firm’s work has grown to encompass museums, commercial and mixed-use design, exhibit design, interior design, places of worship, and residences, often for art collectors. Design Principal. Tom Kundig. This LEED® Gold renovation of a 1922 former industrial warehouse in South Seattle serves as a new auto sale and service facility for Stadium Nissan of Seattle, featuring Nissan’s electric car, the Leaf. The space includes an auto-showroom, retail area, service and waiting areas, service bays and back-of-house. Share. Olson Kundig is a collaborative global design practice whose work expands the context of built and natural landscapes. Olson Kundig has 63 projects published in our site, focused on ...Design Principal. Tom Kundig. This LEED® Gold renovation of a 1922 former industrial warehouse in South Seattle serves as a new auto sale and service facility for Stadium Nissan of Seattle, featuring Nissan’s electric car, the Leaf. The space includes an auto-showroom, retail area, service and waiting areas, service bays and back-of-house.Jim Olson. This mixed-use project was the first new construction in the Pike Place Market historic district in 50 years. As such, the building was designed to meet the strict urban design guidelines prescribed by the Pike Place Market Historical Commission and the Preservation Development Authority. The massing is composed of two primary ...Located in the heart of downtown Seattle, 100 Stewart Hotel & Apartments serves as a contemporary landmark that visually and physically responds to the surrounding urban context. The site is ...Members of Olson Kundig’s design team joined representatives from general contractor SeaBay Building Group and the Seattle Unity community in a ceremony marking the occasion. This three-story building will be the new home for Seattle Unity, a spiritual congregation with a long history in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. ... Alan Maskin. Entertaining—centered on cooking and dining, both formally and informally—was a significant factor behind the complete remodel of this late-1970’s home. Living and dining areas are combined and a large, off-center pivoting steel door can either connect or conceal the kitchen. The resulting design emphasizes the simplicity ... Tom Kundig. Designed for a couple with a grown family, Tansu House is named for the transformative qualities that make it both a private retreat as well as a venue for entertaining. Located on the shores of Puget Sound, the house is positioned to maximize water views and natural light. A simple elegance unites the interior and exterior elements ...Members of Olson Kundig’s design team joined representatives from general contractor SeaBay Building Group and the Seattle Unity community in a ceremony marking the occasion. This three-story building will be the new home for Seattle Unity, a spiritual congregation with a long history in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. ... Principal. Art Stable is an urban infill project in Seattle’s rapidly developing South Lake Union neighborhood. Built on the site of a former horse stable, the seven-story mixed-use building carries its working history into the future with highly adaptable live/work units. Both front and back elevations of the building are active. Design Principal. Jim Olson. The design for this richly complex project enhances the Gethsemane Lutheran Church’s already significant presence in downtown Seattle by updating an existing 1950s building and integrating it with a wide range of program elements (worship, housing and social services). Olson Kundig led the remodel of the building ... Pacheco, Antonio. “Olson Kundig’s Seattle Space Needle restoration shines in new photos.” Archinect, 15 Oct. 2019. Web. Petrunia, Paul. “Olson Kundig’s Alan Maskin on Icons and Architecture for Children.” Archinect, 30 Apr. 2019. Web. Shim, Bryan. “Olson Kundig redesigns Seattle’s Space Needle with all glass interiors.” Since 1997, Olson Kundig has worked with St. Mark’s Cathedral to expand, remodel and preserve their church located in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. Originally constructed in 1928, the cathedral remained only partially complete for decades as it underwent a series of gradual updates. The most recent improvements in 2018, particularly ...Completed in 2019 in Seattle, United States. Images by Aaron Leitz, Mikel Amias / Olson Kundig. The Burke Museum is the oldest public museum in Washington State with a collection of over 16 ... Tom Kundig. Originally a Dr. Pepper bottling plant and later a recycling center, the design of House of Smith Jet City (formerly Charles Smith Wines) preserves as much of its hard-won industrial patina as possible, while opening up the building to the surrounding Seattle neighborhood, the runways of Boeing Field, and dramatic views of Mt ... Seattle, Washington. Starting in May 2017, Olson Kundig’s Laura Bartunek and Elisa Renouard led a summer immersion studio for WSU’s School of Design and Construction. This seven-week studio, entitled “The Odyssean Hand: Architecture of a Rigorous Meander,” was offered to WSU Master of Architecture graduate students and took place …Olson Kundig. 159 South Jackson Street Suite 600 Seattle, WA 98104. Phone: (206) 624-5670. Fax: (206) 624-3730.Jul 2, 2019 · Entering Olson Kundig’s newly renovated office feels like walking into the heart of the design process. Its centerpiece “Commons” is filled with people from all stages of the Seattle-based firm’s work—from in-house teams and partners to clients and consultants—sitting across from one another at structures resembling picnic tables. Olson Kundig is an American architectural firm based in Seattle, Washington, run by architects Jim Olson and Tom Kundig. Founded by Olson in 1966, the firm’s work has grown to encompass museums, commercial and mixed-use design, exhibit design, interior design, places of worship, and residences, often for art collectors.Tom Kundig. The owners of Chicken Point Cabin bought the waterfront property—located half an hour from their house in northern Idaho—in order to build a lakeside cabin. Their intent was to use the house year-round, but especially during the summer, when the weather can get oppressively hot. Their directive was simple: make the house as open ...Accolade: Principal Tom Kundig won the 2018 AIA Seattle Gold Medal, recognized for his lifetime achievement in architecture. Seattle; olsonkundig.com Explore olson kundig architects Architecture ...Wood Steel Projects Built Projects Selected Projects Hospitality Architecture Restaurants & Bars Seattle United States. Cite: "Charles Smith Wines Jet City / Olson Kundig" 29 Oct 2018. ArchDaily ...Alan Maskin. Home Base presents an intimate portrait of architect Jim Olson and his architectural legacy, from his first project in 1959 to his ongoing work for clients across the globe. At the age of eighteen, Olson began work on a bunkhouse for his family in Longbranch, Washington. Since then, he has continued to expand the small structure ...Jim Olson. Jim Olson’s Urban Sanctuary occupies a compact apartment on the upper levels of a nine-story building in Seattle’s Pioneer Square Historic District. Jim led the design and development of the building, completed in 1987, with a team of colleagues. He and his wife, Katherine, chose a two-story space inside the building to create a ...Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, Seattle, WA. Photography by Benjamin Benschneider. Kinetic gallery walls designed by Olson Kundig enable the flexible reconfiguration of this 7,800-square-foot presentation space, allowing the artists and communities that use it to project their own identities in the space.Renowned architecture firm Olson Kundig occupies three floors of a 19th-century loft building in Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square neighborhood. A crucial concern was opening the office up to more natural light; a staircase that cuts through the office’s three levels was added underneath the central skylight, which opens via a hydraulic ...Located blocks from Olson Kundig’s Seattle office, the condo caps a nine-story mixed-use building that Olson designed and developed. Having previously led the development of a mixed-use project in the iconic Pike Place Market in 1978, Olson along with four other local architects initiated this project, called the Olympic Block Building, on ...Jim Olson. Sited on a steep shoreline hillside, this house commands broad views of Elliott Bay and Puget Sound. The entire site is considered living space, with rooms formed both inside and outside. Large sliding doors in the primary living pavilion create a transparency that allows water views from the Zen-inspired garden court through the ...Jim Olson. Jim Olson’s Urban Sanctuary occupies a compact apartment on the upper levels of a nine-story building in Seattle’s Pioneer Square Historic District. Jim led the design and development of the building, completed in 1987, with a team of colleagues. He and his wife, Katherine, chose a two-story space inside the building to create a ...Text description provided by the architects. Located in one of Seattle ’s most established residential areas, City Cabin’s design answers the client’s desire for a private urban retreat that ...Led by Alan Maskin (Project Design Lead) and Blair Payson (Project Architect), both owners of Seattle-based design firm Olson Kundig, the Space Needle’s redesigned “core and shell” builds on the same conceptual premise that originally informed the Space Needle itself—a place devoted to observation. The building’s enhanced sense of ...Tom Kundig. The owners of Chicken Point Cabin bought the waterfront property—located half an hour from their house in northern Idaho—in order to build a lakeside cabin. Their intent was to use the house year-round, but especially during the summer, when the weather can get oppressively hot. Their directive was simple: make the house as open ...Olson Kundig is a Seattle-based 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 on people’s lives. Led by five owners, the firm’s work can be found across the globe, with projects as wide ranging as huts to high rises, homes ...Accolade: Principal Tom Kundig won the 2018 AIA Seattle Gold Medal, recognized for his lifetime achievement in architecture. Seattle; olsonkundig.com Explore olson kundig architects Architecture ...The Water Cabin floats on Seattle's Portage Bay. Designed by local firm Olson Kundig, the building is intended to offer "a cabin sensibility in an urban environment".. In particular, it draws upon ...When most people zig, AD100 firm Olson Kundig zags. So principal and owner Alan Maskin says of the Seattle-based design studio’s opening of an office in midtown Manhattan, which was announced ...Jim Olson. Hillclimb Court, a mixed-use project, is conceived as a visual and physical link between two historic and popular downtown Seattle places, the waterfront and Pike Place Market. Physically bounded by the heavily traveled Alaskan Way Viaduct to the west and a busy city street to the east, this urban infill building faces inward to ...Share. Olson Kundig is a collaborative global design practice whose work expands the context of built and natural landscapes. Olson Kundig has 63 projects published in our site, focused on ...“Olson Kundig’s Zooraji Immerses Visitors in a Fantasy World.” Futurist architecture, 30 Dec. 2018. Web. “Zooraji – Olson Kundig.” Hyperform. 31 Dec. 2018. Web. The Bob Dylan Center ... Seattle, Washington. Estelita’s Library …Oct 22, 2018 · Seattle, United States. Architects: Olson Kundig. Area: 2400 ft². Year: 2015. Photographs: Aaron Leitz. Contractor : Dovetail General Contractors. More Specs. Text description provided by the ... Design Principal. This adaptive re-use project for cannabis retailer The Reef is located on a prominent corner of Capitol Hill, Seattle’s longtime counterculture hub. Inspired by the owner’s aspirations to elevate the in-store cannabis delivery model and create a space referencing the aquatic inspirations of the Pacific Northwest, the ... Knotty cedar and galvanised steel were used to form a two-storey, floating home by US firm Olson Kundig that draws upon cabin architecture. The Water Cabin is …Jim Olson. Hillclimb Court, a mixed-use project, is conceived as a visual and physical link between two historic and popular downtown Seattle places, the waterfront and Pike Place Market. Physically bounded by the heavily traveled Alaskan Way Viaduct to the west and a busy city street to the east, this urban infill building faces inward to ...Gangal, Sanjay. “Bezos Center for Innovation at the Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI) in Seattle by Olson Kundig Architects.” AEC Cafe, 14 Jan. 2014. Web. “OKA and SAM win museum awards.” Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, 18 June 2014. Web. Walker, Alissa. “A Bezos-Funded Center for Innovation Explores Seattle’s Tech Roots.”Tom Kundig. Designed in collaboration with the client – an architect based in Truckee – Analog House celebrates a rugged, high desert site populated by ponderosa pine, manzanita and exposed basalt. The home’s footprint meanders through the understory, deliberately shaped to preserve existing specimen trees and create a protected internal ...Tom Kundig. Originally a Dr. Pepper bottling plant and later a recycling center, the design of House of Smith Jet City (formerly Charles Smith Wines) preserves as much of its hard-won industrial patina as possible, while opening up the building to the surrounding Seattle neighborhood, the runways of Boeing Field, and dramatic views of Mt ... Principal. Located in downtown Seattle, 100 Stewart Hotel & Apartments is a mixed-use development with hospitality, residential, retail and publicly accessible courtyard space. The development enhances the pedestrian-oriented richness of the neighboring historic Pike Place Market District with an interior courtyard that connects to existing ... Jim Olson. The house was designed as a refuge from a busy, high profile business life. Layers of space formed by concrete walls create small courtyards and portals enhancing the refuge that the house represents. Upon entering the house, attention is directed to a large, framed opening with a dramatic view of the city. Olson Kundig is a collaborative global design practice whose work expands the context of built and natural landscapes. Project Filters All Residential Interiors & Products Cultural …Kundig, Tom. “Inspiration: Tom Kundig on Two Houses that Shaped His Architecture.” Architecture&: the Royal Academy of Arts Magazine, Winter 2019, 10-11. Print. Pintos, Paula. “Shinsegae International Headquarter Offices / Olson Kundig.” ArchDaily, 6 May 2019. Web. “The Architecture World Tour: 80 Brilliant Buildings Across 6 ...Tom Kundig. An expansive curve and a massive retractable window wall define the form of this contemporary urban residence. Perched on Queen Anne hill overlooking downtown Seattle and Puget Sound, Meg Home takes full advantage of its steeply sloped site with 180-degree views of the urban landscape below. A two-story “guillotine” window wall ...Design Principal. Jim Olson. The house was designed as a refuge from a busy, high profile business life. Layers of space formed by concrete walls create small courtyards and portals enhancing the refuge that the house … Design Principal. Tom Kundig. This LEED® Gold renovation of a 1922 former industrial warehouse in South Seattle serves as a new auto sale and service facility for Stadium Nissan of Seattle, featuring Nissan’s electric car, the Leaf. The space includes an auto-showroom, retail area, service and waiting areas, service bays and back-of-house. The building’s inviting street presence establishes 9th & Thomas as a contextual community hub – one that will serve the rapidly evolving South Lake Union neighborhood today and into the future. The design of 9th & Thomas references the evolutionary process of the South Lake Union community. Tom Kundig, FAIA, RIBA.The portfolio of Seattle-based Olson Kundig spans a wide range of commissions (it was announced this month that the practice will design the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa), but Tom Kundig has made a reputation for himself as an architect of relatively small and usually remote cabins made out of industrial materials, like capsules … Olson Kundig is a Seattle-based 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 on people’s lives. Led by five owners, the firm’s work can be found across the globe, with projects as wide ranging as huts to high rises, homes—often for art collectors—to academic, cultural ... Jim Olson. Located in a floating home community on Portage Bay, just south of the University of Washington, Water Cabin establishes a cabin sensibility in an urban environment. Low to the water and small in stature, the home creates a platform from which to enjoy and engage with the surrounding waterway. A delicate galvanized steel structure ...Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, 12 Nov. 2009, 1-2. Print. Web. “ARTchitecture: The World of Museums – the best buildings for art in focus.” Hinge Vol. 166, 2009, 50-51. Print. Pearson, Clifford. “Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen turns the prosaic into the memorable at the Wing Luke Asian Museum in Seattle.” Architectural Record, June ...Bob Jakubik has been at Olson Kundig for over thirty years; he joined the firm in 1992 and was named Director of Architectural Operations in 2020. Bob brings considerable expertise to the organization and coordination of all phases of architectural design. He has held integral roles including design, production and management on a variety of ...Seattle, Washington. Commissioned by the Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS), this dynamic new space for arts and culture responds directly to feedback from community focus groups with an emphasis on people of color. Beginning in 2016, ARTS worked with Olson Kundig to create concept designs for the new space. Located on the third floor of King ...Jim Olson. Hillclimb Court, a mixed-use project, is conceived as a visual and physical link between two historic and popular downtown Seattle places, the waterfront and Pike Place Market. Physically bounded by the heavily traveled Alaskan Way Viaduct to the west and a busy city street to the east, this urban infill building faces inward to ...Alan Maskin. Home Base presents an intimate portrait of architect Jim Olson and his architectural legacy, from his first project in 1959 to his ongoing work for clients across the globe. At the age of eighteen, Olson began work on a bunkhouse for his family in Longbranch, Washington. Since then, he has continued to expand the small structure ...Tom Kundig. Designed for a couple with a grown family, Tansu House is named for the transformative qualities that make it both a private retreat as well as a venue for entertaining. Located on the shores of Puget Sound, the house is positioned to maximize water views and natural light. A simple elegance unites the interior and exterior elements ...Olson Kundig is pleased to share concept images of a new laboratory and life sciences building in Seattle’s Interbay neighborhood. On July 18, the Seattle City Council voted to adopt a long-anticipated legislative package that aims to revitalize industrial areas and allow innovation in industrial products.Olson Kundig. 159 South Jackson Street Suite 600 Seattle, WA 98104. Phone: (206) 624-5670. Fax: (206) 624-3730. Olson Kundig seeks creative talent from around the world. We believe that curiosity, research and a shared goal of design excellence form the ideal environment for creativity and innovation to flourish. 2018. Gangal, Sanjay. “Northwest Art House in Seattle, Washington by Olson Kundig.” AECCafe, 27 Nov. 2018. Web. “Northwest Art House.” Archello, 22 Oct. 2018. Design Principal. Jim Olson. Jim Olson’s reverence for nature and admiration of the site’s beauty is expressed in the design of his cabin located on Puget Sound and nestled amidst the towering fir trees of an ancient forest. What began as a 200-square-foot bunkhouse built in 1959 has morphed through subsequent remodels (in 1981, 1997, 2003 ... In collaboration with landscape architects Land Morphology (the prime consultant and design lead), Olson Kundig contributed to a new plan outlining site, building and garden improvements for the 16-acre campus. The first phase of implementation includes a new arbor, fireside terrace and elevated tree walk, which opened in 2020, as well as an ...Seattle, Washington. Type. Privately Held. Founded. 1966. Specialties. Interior Design, Master Planning, Landscape Design, Product Design, Exhibit Design, Architecture, Art, …Bio. Projects. As the founding partner of Olson Kundig, Jim Olson has explored the aesthetic interplay of art, nature and architecture, and the relationship between light and space, for over fifty years. Jim is the recipient of numerous honors including the Seattle AIA Medal of Honor and many national and international design awards.Steve Grim joined Olson Kundig in 2007 and was named Principal in 2020. Steve works across a range of project types, including commercial wineries and distilleries, and residential projects across the country. ... Olson Kundig Seattle Seattle, Washington; Analog House Truckee, California; [email protected] P +1 206 624 5670 F +1 206 … Olson Kundig is a Seattle-based 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 on people’s lives. Led by five owners, the firm’s work can be found across the globe, with projects as wide ranging as huts to high rises, homes—often for art collectors—to academic, cultural ... The international design firm Olson Kundig has designed a new sustainable option for after-death care. In fact, the architects created the world’s first facility for converting human remains...Bio. Projects. As the founding partner of Olson Kundig, Jim Olson has explored the aesthetic interplay of art, nature and architecture, and the relationship between light and space, for over fifty years. Jim is the recipient of numerous honors including the Seattle AIA Medal of Honor and many national and international design awards.Tom Kundig. Situated in a dense forest near the Tye River, this meditative retreat connects to the natural environment that surrounds it. The square base of the two-level structure is rendered in cast-in-place concrete, as is the large central fireplace that serves as the core and anchor for the cabin. Custom-designed, pivoting glass windows ...Tom Kundig. Designed in collaboration with the client – an architect based in Truckee – Analog House celebrates a rugged, high desert site populated by ponderosa pine, manzanita and exposed basalt. The home’s footprint meanders through the understory, deliberately shaped to preserve existing specimen trees and create a protected internal ...
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2018. Gangal, Sanjay. “Northwest Art House in Seattle, Washington by Olson Kundig.” AECCafe, 27 Nov. 2018. Web. “Northwest Art House.” Archello, 22 Oct. 2018. Tom Kundig. Originally a Dr. Pepper bottling plant and later a recycling center, the design of House of Smith Jet City (formerly Charles Smith Wines) preserves as much of its hard-won industrial patina as possible, while opening up the building to the surrounding Seattle neighborhood, the runways of Boeing Field, and dramatic views of Mt ... Olson Kundig has designed a new sustainable option for after-death care, the world’s first facility for converting human remains into soil in Seattle. His third monograph, Tom Kundig: Works, was released in November 2015; within three months, the first print run of 7,500 copies was sold out and in 2018 the book was reprinted for the third time. His fourth monograph, Tom Kundig: Working Title, was published in June 2020, and Tom Kundig: Houses will be re-released in a new paperback edition in ... Redakteur. “Epische Stahl Verkleidet Angeln Kabine Olson Kundig Architekten.” Haus Deko, 18 Jan. 2017. Web. “TOM KUNDIG – DE 3 MEEST WAANZINNIGE HUIZEN VAN DEZE AMERIKAANSE MEESTER.” MadPac, 2 Feb. 2017. Web. Williams, Allison. “Architect Tom Kundig Is the King of Cabin Porn.” Seattle Met, June 2017, 55-57. Print. Williams, …Jun 4, 2018 · Inside a net-zero ‘cabin in the city’ by Olson Kundig. The Seattle homeowner and architect Jim Olson build on a five-decade long friendship. By Pilar Viladas Jun 4, 2018, 10:00am PDT In partnership with design firm Olson Kundig, led by design principal, Alan Maskin, and project architect, Blair Payson, the project team worked closely with the City of Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board (LPB), local architecture historians and preservationists, a surviving original Space Needle structural engineer, and the community to be consistent …A recipient of the esteemed Plym Traveling Fellowship from the Illinois School of Architecture, Mark spent a four-month residency in Europe in 2014 studying the relationship between architecture, environment and art. A longtime advocate for the arts, today Mark is active in creative initiatives at Olson Kundig and in the larger Seattle community.The Water Cabin floats on Seattle's Portage Bay. Designed by local firm Olson Kundig, the building is intended to offer "a cabin sensibility in an urban environment".. In particular, it draws upon ...Barandy, Kat. “olson kundig’s lakeside ‘dragonfly’ house overlooks the pine forests of northern montana.” Designboom, 29 Mar. 2020. Web. “Design Giants with Tom Kundig, Hosted by Cindy Allen.” Interior Design Magazine / DesignTV by SANDOW, 1 Jun. 2020. Web. Gibson, Eleanor. “Tom Kundig describes 10 highlights of his architecture ...American startup Recompose has opened a funeral home in Seattle designed by architecture firm Olson Kundig, where human remains are composted and turned into a nutrient-rich soil that can nurture ... His third monograph, Tom Kundig: Works, was released in November 2015; within three months, the first print run of 7,500 copies was sold out and in 2018 the book was reprinted for the third time. His fourth monograph, Tom Kundig: Working Title, was published in June 2020, and Tom Kundig: Houses will be re-released in a new paperback edition in ... By carefully refurbishing original materials and respectfully incorporating modern conveniences, Olson Kundig was able to successfully accomplish both. Built in 1953 in Seattle’s Seward Park neighborhood and named after its first owner, the Dowell residence reflects Kirk’s classic Northwest, Asian-inspired aesthetic.One conservationist in Seattle got the best of both worlds when she commissioned Olson Kundig to design her home. The resulting City Cabin is a single-family property that looks more like a home in a remote forest than in a metropolitan neighborhood. Jim Olson, the principal of the architecture firm, explained that the client “wanted to feel ...Olson Kundig has designed a new sustainable option for after-death care, the world’s first facility for converting human remains into soil in Seattle..