OUTPOST / 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. 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.

RECOGNITION:

– Travis, Debbie. “Houses echo landscape in “West Coast Modern.” The Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan 13, p. 10. Print.
– Sardar, Zahid. West Coast Modern: Architecture, Interiors & Design. Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith, 2012. Book.
– The Tom Kundig-designed Outpost is featured in West Coast Modern: Architecture, Interiors & Design, by Zahid Sardar and publ…
– Pfeifer, Sandra. “Top 10: Desert Dwellings.” Architizer 10 Oct. 2012. Web.
– AIA 2010-2012: Designs for the New Decade. Hong Kong: Design Media Publishing Limited, 2012. Print.
– The Tom Kundig-designed Outpost is featured in the January/February issue of Elle


Project roles: Tom Kundig, Design Principal; Kirsten Murray, Principal; Steven Rainville, Project Manager
Location: Central Idaho, 2007
 
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