Pole Pass Cabin
Description:
A secluded family retreat located in the San Juan islands of Washington State. This is the modern expression of a cabin — built with an engineered steel frame and walls of glass.
On two faces of the building, entire walls slide open, driven by a hand-cranked gear that opens the home to the outdoors. Second-growth clear Douglas fir framing creates warm and rich ceilings. Fir plywood and blackened steel wrap interior walls, punctuated by functional walls of tile or a custom steel vanity painted Lockhart|Suver orange.
Planted roofs elevate two rectangular planes of grass field to serve as natural terraces for the upper-floor master suite. The exterior is clad with traditional Japanese shou sugi ban charred cedar plank siding.
Location:
Orcas Island, Washington
Architect:
Tom Kundig principal architect
Mark Olthoff and Chris Gerrick project architects
Olson Kundig Architects
Interiors:
Debbie Kennedy
Olson Kundig Architects
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