Bigwood Residence in Ketchum, Idaho by Olson Kundig

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“When I first visited this site, the owner and I immediately had the idea for a building that seems to be emerging out of the landscape. The house takes advantage of all the site has to offer: sweeping landscape views, balanced with a sense of being underneath and within. I’m always trying to find the yin and the yang of a place.” –Tom Kundig, FAIA, RIBA, Design Principal

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• Architects: Olson Kundig
• Project: Bigwood Residence
• Location: Ketchum, Idaho, USA
• Photography: Benjamin Benschneider
  
• Project Team: Tom Kundig, FAIA, RIBA, Design Principal; Edward Lalonde, Project Manager; Jamie Slagel, Project Architect; Chris Gerrick, AIA, LEED® AP BD+C, Architectural Staff
• Key Consultants: Schuchart/Dow, General Contractor; Benchmark Associates, Civil Engineer; Turner Exhibits, Gizmo Engineer; MCE Structural Consultants,
• Structural Engineer: Taylor Made Woodworks, Fabricator (custom built-in cabinets, beds, and specialty furniture pieces); Sun Valley Bronze, Fabricator (custom door hardware, custom counter-weighted pendant light); Mountain Modern, Fabricator (custom doors); JG Works, Fabricator (custom garage doors, TV arm, faucet, tub filler, large-scale specialty metal); GGLO, Interiors; Ben Young Landscape Architect, Landscape Architect; Lighting Design, Inc., Lighting Design
• Size: 6,500 SF
• Completed: 2014

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The design of this modern retreat draws inspiration from the surrounding high desert landscape, balancing the prospect of sweeping mountain views with a sense of refuge and intimacy. The 6,500-square-foot home’s two west-facing wings launch out of the landscape towards unobstructed, 270-degree views of Bald Mountain, Griffin Butte, and Adams Gulch. The base of the structure is board-formed concrete, while the cantilevered wings are made of steel and glass.

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A 23-foot-wide pivot door on the steel and glass bridge allows the entire south-facing wall to open, transforming a simple connection between the two wings (main house and guest quarters) into functional space. The pivoting glass wall is counterbalanced overhead by a large steel weight that sits five feet above the roof; the hand-wheel’s crank is attached to an eight-foot-long screw. The outdoors is welcomed in at nearly every turn, with expansive windows and wide-swinging doors that celebrate the interior/exterior connection.

Image Courtesy © Benjamin Benschneider

Image Courtesy © Benjamin Benschneider

Image Courtesy © Benjamin Benschneider

Image Courtesy © Benjamin Benschneider

Image Courtesy © Benjamin Benschneider

Image Courtesy © Benjamin Benschneider

Image Courtesy © Benjamin Benschneider

Image Courtesy © Benjamin Benschneider

Image Courtesy © Benjamin Benschneider

Image Courtesy © Benjamin Benschneider

Image Courtesy © Benjamin Benschneider

Image Courtesy © Benjamin Benschneider

Image Courtesy © Benjamin Benschneider

Image Courtesy © Benjamin Benschneider

Image Courtesy © Benjamin Benschneider

Image Courtesy © Benjamin Benschneider

Image Courtesy © Benjamin Benschneider

Image Courtesy © Benjamin Benschneider

Tags: Idaho, USA

Categories: House, Residential

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