modern Architects : Cabin by Olson Kundig

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibXIyecVr_mvJ2BLXo9hyiANWcTGv0Buk_Mu3rR1XWS8A_RaQyDc1RsZ-yas59fBmGX7YGdn3PnCG6LdhFLNrzlsWN6HVuCDdhEJIdfkq38mQ_pRpp12W3fWr5aUSkqd2hTDI6Zd70kjE/s1600/moving-wall-house-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibXIyecVr_mvJ2BLXo9hyiANWcTGv0Buk_Mu3rR1XWS8A_RaQyDc1RsZ-yas59fBmGX7YGdn3PnCG6LdhFLNrzlsWN6HVuCDdhEJIdfkq38mQ_pRpp12W3fWr5aUSkqd2hTDI6Zd70kjE/s400/moving-wall-house-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXV1-IKEaWFaWXkJZVq620n0-Kco66AJdv7HBSeypzb3fTBF05m8SVsA2f5RCp1G2JfmMARnFASTJ84WXUq0xTVpRwT1tXZveYjfWO0PoH0hPrdhyphenhyphenBNK6rYk5EprTeScReqosfNQlrXg4/s1600/moving-wall-house-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXV1-IKEaWFaWXkJZVq620n0-Kco66AJdv7HBSeypzb3fTBF05m8SVsA2f5RCp1G2JfmMARnFASTJ84WXUq0xTVpRwT1tXZveYjfWO0PoH0hPrdhyphenhyphenBNK6rYk5EprTeScReqosfNQlrXg4/s400/moving-wall-house-6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> The <b>cabin</b> is five hundred square feet and is a private writers retreat and guest cottage.  Located on <b>San Juan Island</b>, Washington, the owners wanted the cabin to feel contacted to its setting, the climate, the wildlife and views. They also needed a structure that could be easily secured when not in use.<br /><a name="more"></a><br /><br />The cabin was designed as a glass house surrounded by three wooden slat decks that can be raised by a hydraulic system of wires, rope, pivoting sheaves and lead blocks, that serves as shutters.  When open, the shutter decks are outdoor living spaces; when closed they secure the <b>cabin</b>.  The fireplace rotates 180 degrees to be enjoyed indoors or out.  An inverted roof with deep overhangs forces water to  drain to the rear of the cabin.<br /><br />The cabin is a single room with a small kitchenette and a bathroom.  Finishes are restrained, punctuated only by a blackened steel inlay that bisects the floor from the fireplace to the slot window at the rear of the cabin.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3g7SyVUXVLwJd4dK8YauOaNMC7t3ZwE_Ee-jwnBHYwVu5lwFBlJlVugBKaTYbVdn6IKiI62xhm_x_utf5K_RvmuEEQFDjzCbYkpS2wpKGnufmNGsos6PlvEN-BbCpwRBxkyqjTyUnQUg/s1600/moving-wall-house-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3g7SyVUXVLwJd4dK8YauOaNMC7t3ZwE_Ee-jwnBHYwVu5lwFBlJlVugBKaTYbVdn6IKiI62xhm_x_utf5K_RvmuEEQFDjzCbYkpS2wpKGnufmNGsos6PlvEN-BbCpwRBxkyqjTyUnQUg/s400/moving-wall-house-7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-LYoW70AA78N036QblKUIMD3-jKEo39oG0Qo-tD5KdJnJ2eEqSwHQSrmxmxNzWGuyM2R5PX4b-gSOFWBRZobQNMaamNCAR-iFjizXliYbICTfjo1AF4jPlWnzCnFnz_w5zCNtqy64_I/s1600/moving-wall-house-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-LYoW70AA78N036QblKUIMD3-jKEo39oG0Qo-tD5KdJnJ2eEqSwHQSrmxmxNzWGuyM2R5PX4b-gSOFWBRZobQNMaamNCAR-iFjizXliYbICTfjo1AF4jPlWnzCnFnz_w5zCNtqy64_I/s400/moving-wall-house-9.jpg" width="376" /></a></div><br />visit the site : <b><a href="http://www.contemporist.com/2011/11/05/false-bay-writers-cabin-by-olson-kundig-architects/">contemporist</a></b></div>

modern Architects : Cabin by Olson Kundig

 The cabin is five hundred square feet and is a private writers retreat and guest cottage.  Located on San Juan Island , Washington, the ow...

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