Awards
AIA Seattle Honor Awards | Award of Merit, 2011
AIA National Awards | Housing Award for Architecture, 2014
AIA NORTHWEST AND PACIFIC REGION | Design Award, 2014
Located on the Olympic Peninsula, this steel-clad 350-square-foot cabin on stilts designed by Tom Kundig, can be completely shuttered when the owner is away. Most of the structure was prefabricated offsite, thereby reducing on-site waste and site disruption. Prefabrication kept typical construction wastage to a minimum. The cabin's rugged patina and raw materiality respond to the surrounding wilderness while its verticality provides a safe haven during occasional floods from the nearby river. Sol Duc Cabin's cantilevered roof provides solar shading and protection from the strong coastal storms from the west.
Location
Olympic Peninsula, Washington
Architecture
Olson Kundig
Photography
Benjamin Benschnieder
Type
New Construction
Finish Date
2011