The goal of the design for the main house was to complete the Fish Creek compound where multiple generations of the architect’s extended family could gather and experience the wonders of the site, while also serving as an intimate home for two.
Jim Olson’s reverence for nature and admiration of the site’s beauty is expressed in the design of this project located on Puget Sound and nestled amidst the towering fir trees of an ancient forest.
The clients sought a family forest retreat hidden in the forested hills of Northern California, where an extended community of family, friends and colleagues could gather. We wondered, What if the forest itself was the house?
The terrain that slopes gently towards the sea is typical of Cap Ferret: a small forest of strawberry tree, yucca and pines. The challenge was to design a modern holiday house that would exist in harmony with its surrounding landscape and have a limited impact on the existing vegetation.
Located on the coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, this small dwelling provides the client with a retreat to call home, and an art studio in which to work.
Project: Lightbox House Architects: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Principal: Peter Bohlin, FAIA, Robert Miller, FAIA Project Manager: Jeremy Evard, AIA, Associate Project Team: Patricia Flores, Kyle Phillips Location: Point Roberts, Washington, USA Area 1560.0 ft2 Photography: Nic Lehoux Text by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Designed as a home and studio for a photographer and his young family,
Located in a land conservancy, Artist Retreat by GLUCK+ is a collection of wood-clad cubes orient toward a pond at the bottom of a sloped site. These eight forms touch the ground lightly and follow the topography of the land, linked by glass enclosed hallways. Their simple shapes are strong silhouettes in an agricultural landscape, organized in a shifting grid akin to agricultural plots in the area.
Val Des Monts Retreat is a tranquil forest retreat designed by Christopher Simmonds Architect, an architectural studio based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
