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.Architecture Office · Seattle, United States. Olson Kundig is a collaborative global design practice whose work expands the context of built and natural landscapes. Olson Kundig has 63...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. 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ...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 ...2018. Gangal, Sanjay. “Northwest Art House in Seattle, Washington by Olson Kundig.” AECCafe, 27 Nov. 2018. Web. “Northwest Art House.” Archello, 22 Oct. 2018.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 …The Seattle Times, 8 Aug. 2013. Web. Gangal, Sanjay. “Wagner Education Center at The Center for Wooden Boats in SEATTLE by OLSON KUNDIG ARCHITECTS.” AEC Cafe, 13 Nov. 2013. Web. Levy, Nat. “Kundig calls wooden boat center project ‘a tool box, not jewel box.’” Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. 9 Aug. 2013. Web. Rosenfield, Karissa. 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 ... 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 ... Olson Kundig. 159 South Jackson Street Suite 600 Seattle, WA 98104. Phone: (206) 624-5670. Fax: (206) 624-3730.In Tom Kundig: Works, the celebrated Seattle-based architect presents nineteen new projects, from Hawaii to New York City.Kundig’s award-winning 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 …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 ... Design Principal. Tom Kundig. A combination home and photographer’s studio, the project is an exploration of memories and their potential to resonate over time. Remnant landscape elements, building geometries and materials from the previous home on the site reappear in the new building. These fragments act as artifacts that recall earlier times. Seattle, WA, November 17, 2009—Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects will change its name to Olson Kundig Architects starting January 1, 2010. The new name reflects the growing nature of a firm that has evolved since its founding in the late 1960s and whose vision is now marked by the rich and varied personalities of its five owners, Jim ...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 ...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 ...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 ...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. ...Blair Payson joined Olson Kundig in 2004 and has worked on both architectural and exhibit design projects, including the Century Project for the Space Needle, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center, and [storefront] Olson Kundig, as well as several residential projects across the Western United States and Mexico. Blair’s current ...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.”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 ...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 ... Contact. 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 ... 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 ...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 …Testado, Justine. “Preserving family tradition with the Sawmill Canyon Retreat by Olson Kundig.” Bustler, 14 April 2017. Web. “UW Station, winery among the NW winners of 2017 architecture awards.” Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, 6 April 2017, 1, 8. Print. “UW Station, winery among the NW winners of 2017 architecture awards.”The new multi-use public pavilion continues the park’s ongoing revitalization, developed with input from the community and various stakeholders throughout the design process. Olson Kundig’s design features a 30-by-90-foot glass canopy supported by heavy timber beams and slender steel columns. The canopy height is scaled so there are no ...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 ...Design Principal. Tom Kundig. The Newman Center’s 8,000-square-foot building combines the sacred aspects of a 250-seat chapel with such practical elements as classrooms, office space, living space, a student lounge, a kitchen and a library. The mandate for the building was that it be a home for gathering and worship while fitting into its ...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. Complementing an existing home, also designed by Olson Kundig, Maxon Studio is a dedicated office for the client’s creative branding agency, providing space for both production and quiet reflection. The two-story steel tower is mounted on a 15-foot-gauge railroad track, allowing it to transition from a nested extension of the home ...The new multi-use public pavilion continues the park’s ongoing revitalization, developed with input from the community and various stakeholders throughout the design process. Olson Kundig’s design features a 30-by-90-foot glass canopy supported by heavy timber beams and slender steel columns. The canopy height is scaled so there are no ...Olson Kundig’s Downtown Seattle Residential Tower is a Coy Addition to the Cityscape. Under the right conditions, the new West Edge high-rise seems to …Seattle, Washington. Type. Privately Held. Founded. 1966. Specialties. Interior Design, Master Planning, Landscape Design, Product Design, Exhibit Design, Architecture, Art, …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 … 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. Diversity of Work. Kevin Kudo-King, who began his career and twenty-five-year tenure at Olson Kundig as an intern architect, was named an associate in 2004, a principal in 2010 and an owner in 2015. He works across a broad range of project types including private residences, museums, resorts, and mixed-use and institutional design.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 ...Sarah Cole. Business Development Coordinator. A collaborative global design practice whose work expands the context of built and natural landscapes.Nov 26, 2010 · Art Stable / Olson Kundig Architects. Text description provided by the architects. The seven-story, five unit adaptive live-work space is designed for residents who want to both live and work in ... “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 … 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. Alan Maskin is a principal and owner of Olson Kundig, where he leads an interdisciplinary team of architects, designers, visual artists and researchers. His team designs buildings, parks and gardens, installations, sculpture, digital art, graphic novels and film. For over two decades, Alan has pursued unconventional design challenges in public ...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. 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. Olson Kundig’s Renovated Seattle Office Highlights a Kinetic, Hydro-Powered Skylight. The redesigned office, which holds three floors of a 19th-century factory building, combines workshop and laboratory. Renowned architecture firm Olson Kundig occupies three floors of a 19th-century loft building in Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square ...Tom Kundig. Designed for a thermodynamic engineer and passionate inventor, Leschi Inventor’s House merges a home with a working laboratory. Guided by the client’s curious and creative nature, the design blurs boundaries between spaces for living and spaces for experimentation. A durable interior materials palette of concrete, steel and wood ...Longbranch Interiors. Longbranch, Washington. At the age of eighteen, Olson began work on a bunkhouse for his family in Longbranch. Since then, he has continued to expand the small structure into both a private retreat and a touchpoint for his work worldwide. The cabin is intentionally subdued in color and texture, allowing the lush natural ...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 ... The Seattle Times, 8 Aug. 2013. Web. Gangal, Sanjay. “Wagner Education Center at The Center for Wooden Boats in SEATTLE by OLSON KUNDIG ARCHITECTS.” AEC Cafe, 13 Nov. 2013. Web. Levy, Nat. “Kundig calls wooden boat center project ‘a tool box, not jewel box.’” Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. 9 Aug. 2013. Web. Rosenfield, Karissa. 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 ...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 ...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. Design Principal. Tom Kundig. A combination home and photographer’s studio, the project is an exploration of memories and their potential to resonate over time. Remnant landscape elements, building geometries and materials from the previous home on the site reappear in the new building. These fragments act as artifacts that recall earlier times. Bahadursingh, Nathaniel. “Olson Kundig designs new mixed-use high-rise along Atlanta’s BeltLine.” Archinect, 21 May 2021. Web. “Brasfield & Gorrie Marks Topping Out of 760 Ralph McGill Office Tower.” Metro Atlanta CEO, 16 Dec. 2021. Web. Gangal, Sanjay. “760 Ralph Mcgill Boulevard in Atlanta, Georgia by Olson Kundig.” AECCafe, 13 ...Testado, Justine. “Preserving family tradition with the Sawmill Canyon Retreat by Olson Kundig.” Bustler, 14 April 2017. Web. “UW Station, winery among the NW winners of 2017 architecture awards.” Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, 6 April 2017, 1, 8. Print. “UW Station, winery among the NW winners of 2017 architecture awards.”Olson Kundig Architects was founded by Jim Olson in 1966. Its recent work includes designs for a human composting facility in Seattle as well as a home in Austin with cantilevered walkways . Olson Kundig Seattle Seattle, Washington; Zooraji Rooftop Daegu, South Korea; [email protected] P +1 206 624 5670 F +1 206 624 3730. Instagram LinkedIn. In the 7,800-square-foot presentation space, kinetic gallery walls designed by Olson Kundig enable the community and artists to reconfigure the displays as needed for changing exhibitions and events.Photo: Kevin Scott / Olson Kundig. ... Seattle, Washington. Design Principal. Tom Kundig. Principal-in-Charge. Steven Rainville. A nearly continuous glass façade on this Lake Washington home creates the effect of a single luminous volume, glowing from within like a jewel box. The design maximized the home’s footprint on its tight infill lot ...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 ...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 ... Olson Kundig collaborated with Degenerate Art Ensemble (DAE) to present Underbelly at the Seattle Center as part of the World’s Fair 50th anniversary. The three-performance engagement—supported by a grant from the Seattle Center—brought Seattle Center’s subterranean world to life through dance, live music, animation, video portraiture ... 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 ...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-based architects Olson Kundig have made the contemporary cabin one of their specialties and the firm seemingly has no shortage of clients keen to make an architectural impact on the stunning landscapes of the Pacific North-West. The studio has released numerous projects within this genre, both in their home state of Washington and ...Bahadursingh, Nathaniel. “Olson Kundig designs new mixed-use high-rise along Atlanta’s BeltLine.” Archinect, 21 May 2021. Web. “Brasfield & Gorrie Marks Topping Out of 760 Ralph McGill Office Tower.” Metro Atlanta CEO, 16 Dec. 2021. Web. Gangal, Sanjay. “760 Ralph Mcgill Boulevard in Atlanta, Georgia by Olson Kundig.” AECCafe, 13 ...Apr 26, 2023 · Olson Kundig Architects was founded by Jim Olson in 1966. Its recent work includes designs for a human composting facility in Seattle as well as a home in Austin with cantilevered walkways . The work of Seattle-based architect Tom Kundig has been called both raw and refined, as well as super-crafted and warm. 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. Kundig’s ...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 ...Olson Kundig — Estelita’s Library. Seattle, Washington. Estelita’s Library is a community gathering space and social justice library in Seattle’s Central District and the latest project from Sawhorse Revolution. A Seattle-based non-profit organization, Sawhorse empowers youth through opportunities to create, design and build socially ...Interiors & Products. Seattle Art Museum Rental Gallery and Bookstore. Seattle, Washington. Kirsten Ring Murray. With the return of the sales and rental gallery to its First Avenue location, the Seattle Art Museum sought … 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. 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.“Olson Kundig’s Downtown Seattle Residential Tower is a Coy Addition to the Cityscape.” Metropolis, 9 Sep. 2019. Web. 2018 “5 Architectural Approaches That Are Shaping The Way We Live.” The Seattle Times, 16 Sept. 2018, J12, J14, J16, J18. Print.
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 .... Fast 5 express
The Local Project – (April 6, 2023) – Located in Seattle, Washington, Leschi Inventors House by Olson Kundig is an inventors dream house with room for the owner to live and experiment. Video timeline: 00:00 – Introduction to the Inventors Dream House 00:23 – The Pacific North-West 00:37 – Liquid Light 00:48 – An Inventors Brief 01:36 – … Joyner, Sean. “Olson Kundig unveils new images of Seattle’s Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.” Archinect, 9 Jan. 2020. Web. Klimoski, Alex. “Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture by Olson Kundig (update).” Architectural Record, 9 Sep. 2020. Web. NeueHouse. “A Conversation with Tom Kundig & Mark Rozzo.” In the 7,800-square-foot presentation space, kinetic gallery walls designed by Olson Kundig enable the community and artists to reconfigure the displays as needed for changing exhibitions and events.I'm Communications Manager at Olson Kundig, a collaborative global design practice based in Seattle. I have the unbelievable luck to make my living by listening to wildly creative, curious people ... Contact. 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 ... 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. 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 the 7,800-square-foot presentation space, kinetic gallery walls designed by Olson Kundig enable the community and artists to reconfigure the displays as needed for changing exhibitions and events.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 …The new multi-use public pavilion continues the park’s ongoing revitalization, developed with input from the community and various stakeholders throughout the design process. Olson Kundig’s design features a 30-by-90-foot glass canopy supported by heavy timber beams and slender steel columns. The canopy height is scaled so there are no ...Ciara Cronin was named Director of Public Relations and Communications at Olson Kundig in 2020 and works closely with firm leadership to craft and implement strategic communications initiatives. In this role, Ciara translates and develops narratives for both internal and external audiences, expanding recognition and understanding of the firm ... Olson Kundig. 159 South Jackson Street Suite 600 Seattle, WA 98104. Phone: (206) 624-5670. Fax: (206) 624-3730. Created for the 2021 Seattle Design Festival, the Homebase installation imagines a prototype for flexible temporary housing. To create the prototype, Olson Kundig, Dowbuilt and ARUP partnered with Camp United We Stand (CUWS), a local non-profit organization that works closely with churches and other agencies in the north Seattle and Shoreline …Interiors & Products. Seattle Art Museum Rental Gallery and Bookstore. Seattle, Washington. Kirsten Ring Murray. With the return of the sales and rental gallery to its First Avenue location, the Seattle Art Museum sought …Seattle, Washington. This understated house on the shore of Lake Washington defers both to its wooded site and to one of the nation’s premier collections of modern American Art. The design weaves art and nature together, creating a comfortable place to live. A lofty hall extends from the steel-and-wood entry canopy and silhouettes a massive ....