Tom Kundig

Rio House, Private Retreat Adjacent to the Tijuca National Park

Houses / May 31, 2020

This private retreat adjacent to the Tijuca National Park outside of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is a rational steel-and-glass box supported by two concrete piers. The 1,500-square-foot house rises into the rainforest canopy …

Trout Lake Retreat by Olson Kundig

Houses, Jeremy Bittermann Photography, Olson Kundig / June 9, 2018

The Trout Lake retreat contains four distinct buildings arranged in two groupings. The first grouping contains the main house, a woodworking shop, and a carport all contained under a single roof in a T-shape. A covered courtyard connects the three spaces in the middle of the “T”.