Berkshire residence by olson kundig principal tom kundig. 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. Olson kundig houses collection of 35 photos by diana. 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 work from multistory complexes to the tacoma art museum to a line of. Tom kundig designs a serene oregon home architectural digest. Works, the celebrated seattlebased architect presents eighteen new projects, from hawaii to new york city. Kundig, 61, is a principal and partner of the architectural firm olson kundig, in seattle. New tom kundig architecture book works features tacoma. Join facebook to connect with charles kundig and others you may know. 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 commercial work from multistory complexes to the tacoma art museum to a line of.
Works unveils 19 of the architects striking, angular private residences, commercial spaces, and public buildings. Kundig s awardwinning houses, known for their rugged yet elegant and. Works nineteen new projects, from hawaii to new york city. 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 work from multistory complexes to the tacoma art museum to a line of hardware handles. Olson kundig named to fast companys 2020 worlds most innovative companies list. Image 15 of 16 from gallery of shadowboxx olson kundig architects. Mar 18, 2020 olson kundig tucks vermont cabin into wooded site in the mountains. Reminds me of the first ever tom kundig houses where we fell in love with the work.
In 2016, he was elected to the national academy of design as an academician in architecture, and he received the aia seattle gold medal in 2018. Works, the celebrated seattlebased architect presents nineteen new projects, from hawaii to new york city. Tom kundig describes 10 architecture highlights of his career. Architecture, art, and craft and was amazed then at the refined human touch of materials and finishes chosen for the projects. 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 work from multistory complexes to the tacoma art museum to a line of hardware. Us firm olson kundig architects has created a family cabin with a compact footprint and a tall profile, enabling it to serve as. Read book pdf online now book 1616893451pdf download tom kundig. It was obvious to us as clients that the architects understood early on that this was a house for not just my wife and me, but the entire family. Kundigs houses reflect a sustained and active collaborative process between designer, craftsmen, and owners, resulting in houses that bring to life the architects intentions, the materials used, and lines. Houses presents five projects in depth, from their early conceptual sketches to their final lovingly wrought, intimate details. A new coffee table book just released by seattle architect tom kundig features tacoma art museums recent haub wing extension among 19 worldwide projects. 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. 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. Works, the celebrated, seattlebased architect presents eighteen new projects, from hawaii to whistler to new york city.
Works unveils 19 of the architects striking, angular private residences, commercial spaces, and. 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 works from multistory complexes to the tacoma art museum to a line of hardware. Kundigs 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. Works, a collection of 18 projects, functions as monograph and memoir, tracing the thought processes behind some of his most recent projects. 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 commercial work from multistory. Kundigs 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. However, it was its location near a large city port that had more affect on my childhood than the house itself. The book offers not only gorgeous studies of kundig s signature details and integration with natural landscapes, but also a record of his refreshingly straightforward voice.
This is the cover of the princeton fall 2015 catalog of books. All tom kundig needs to be a genuine cowboy is a horse, some spurs, a tengallon hat, a herd of cattle, and a cheek full of tobacco. Works, the celebrated seattlebased architect presents eighteen. Both tom kundig and edward lalonde from olson kundig embraced the challenge and involved the kids when appropriate in the entire process. 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. The name of this incredible house the pierre is the french word for stone and the owners love for natural materials is both evident and abundant in this design. Vilhelm moberg has 72 books on goodreads with 26338 ratings. The main level of the house was raised about ten feet above the ground, partly to maximize the views, but also to get up above the humidity and insects in the summertime, and the snow in the winter. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Houses 2, the follow up from 2011, features 17 houses on its 240 largerformat pages. In a new monograph, tom kundig works, kundig revisitsthrough gorgeous photography and conversations with collaboratorsa number of projects that use these simple machines to surprising effect.
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. Olson kundig the brain the 14,280 cubicfoot cinematic laboratory in the pacific northwest was designed for a filmmaker to work out ideas. The firm is led by five ownersjim olson, tom kundig, kirsten r. Toms work is so sympathetic to the propertys surroundings, that from certain angles, the building blends in almost completely. Tom kundig, faia, riba, is a principal and owner of seattlebased olson kundig. It was a 1918 classic twostory bungalow with a porch facing the street. Works, the celebrated seattlebased architectpresents nineteen new projects, from hawaii to new york.
Tom kundigs buildings are half machine, half architecture. Works by olson kundig on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the biography submission guide. The book also includes an introduction by design editor pilar viladas and indepth conversations with kundigs frequent collaboratorsgizmologist phil turner and contractor jim dow schuchart dowand clients bigwood residence and studhorse. In firsthand accounts, kundig describes the projects and his design process with many personal anecdotes, making tom kundig. Tom kundig of seattle studio olson sundberg kundig allen architects has designed an extension to a steel pipe factory that uses giant pipes as architectural elements. Time out new york its a rare person who wont find something of interest in the works, whether its an explanation of how a streetsweeper works or the view of whats down a manhole. 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. Works by tom kundig princeton architectural press, 2015 hardcover, 300 pages with each book that seattle architect tom kundig puts out with princeton architectural press there is a jump in scale. No matter what size they are, his buildings are comfortably scaled shelters from which to enjoy the spectacle of nature, even if its only urban greenery. 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. In 2006, princeton architectural press published 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.
In 2012, olson kundig architects launched the tom kundig collectiona steel accessories line focused on intimately scaled hardware components. Tom kundig is an american principal and owner of the seattlebased firm olson kundig architects. 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. Tom kundig born 1954 is an american principal and owner of the seattlebased firm olson kundig architects. The 14,280 cubicfoot brain by olson kundig architects is a contemporary concrete cabin studio built adjacent to a larger home in the woods of seattle, washington. His honors include some of the highest design awards, including a 2008 national design award in architecture design from the smithsonian cooperhewitt. Image 4 of 28 from gallery of bigwood olson kundig. Houses from 2006 is a fairly modest monograph that presents only five projects across its 176 pages. Kundig s work has appeared in the new york times magazine, architect, architectural record, and architectural digest. Tom kundig collection lighting 12th avenue iron inc. It looks like we dont have any biography for tom kundig yet be the first to contribute. The story of architecture is the rigorous account of how men and women of ingenuity and imagination have taken the most elementary of human needs and transformed them into some of the greatest manifestations of the human civilization. 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 work from multistory complexes to the tacoma art museum.
Architect tom kundig talks inspiration and the ideal cabin. Margaretha meyer meyer born kundig aka kendig in myheritage family trees martin web site margaretha meyer meyer born kundig aka kendig added 20190212 09. 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 work from multistory complexes to the tacoma art museum to a. This fall princeton architecture press will be releasing tom kundig. Concrete cabin for filmmaker is a stunning space based on a. Here, a shot of henry running down the existing logging road. Houses 01 by ngo, dung, holl, steven, joy, rick isbn. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes.
Each piece celebrates the moments when people touch the buildings and spaces they inhabit. Tom kundig, tom kundig shop online for books in new zealand. The works is both a reference guide and a geeky pleasure. 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. Murray, alan maskin, and kevin kudokingwho are supported by twelve principals, fifteen associates, and a staff of approximately 190 in the historic pioneer square neighborhood of downtown seattle. Working title, the publication details 29 projects designed by kundig, a principal of seattle architecture office olson kundig the book, which will be released next month by. This book focuses further on this aesthetic appeal by showcasing tom kundig s houses only. Tom kundig collection door hardware entry sets 12th avenue. This book presents five projects in depth, from the early conceptual sketches to final details. I first came across tom kundig s works in the monograph for olson sundberg kindig allens monograph olson sundberg kundig allen architects.
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