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/AVvXsEgFx3hX8YY7tvG-8v3jB1v5q0AFDtUKXNmTPBFIN5MQ9vVESueSmStl_0P1pjYtcVrTBuhMqayf1mnHQNvfRNHFuv1tX_wFcVEUro0bNfgycoRhpPIHWMib_T087w5-rwYcidle8q_9rRY/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/AVvXsEgFx3hX8YY7tvG-8v3jB1v5q0AFDtUKXNmTPBFIN5MQ9vVESueSmStl_0P1pjYtcVrTBuhMqayf1mnHQNvfRNHFuv1tX_wFcVEUro0bNfgycoRhpPIHWMib_T087w5-rwYcidle8q_9rRY/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/AVvXsEhT_SSxCdXYHugGjtKFAJmfNef3RPk37JhWoygkB3JdPmfNysEgTgrnL22tZFniqnB21TkZjDTiVagBdQIlawGIgO_D_KoR9JxDeDA08APIDjy-ZuZScW_AEaPKqW3fvEX0p7FSw7FCV5g/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/AVvXsEhT_SSxCdXYHugGjtKFAJmfNef3RPk37JhWoygkB3JdPmfNysEgTgrnL22tZFniqnB21TkZjDTiVagBdQIlawGIgO_D_KoR9JxDeDA08APIDjy-ZuZScW_AEaPKqW3fvEX0p7FSw7FCV5g/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/AVvXsEjeilzbr-lPiyWP6wdID6Ci9jnXJgeZ5FBX9aX_Y-fHqD8X-ZwDs21XH67bpLx1a3Nh97xC-ctt8APFi2mUwxTJd1tyug_kzITdgmLINd3E6PBJxvEk5UUzfhXGlVpORMXLoVYs8bas5p4/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/AVvXsEjeilzbr-lPiyWP6wdID6Ci9jnXJgeZ5FBX9aX_Y-fHqD8X-ZwDs21XH67bpLx1a3Nh97xC-ctt8APFi2mUwxTJd1tyug_kzITdgmLINd3E6PBJxvEk5UUzfhXGlVpORMXLoVYs8bas5p4/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/AVvXsEj2bR5Qz9SdJF0tSq6bShekS6XoC2JYZEHw7xMe_NIqL6FksN7KI2BWkGt4HSq1pGGxQxxzNG4I2-8l6DyQXyl7hMTuCT79LJmCAN5JyG7dvHbXOldLwG7Ox3yTy5j7e6c-CaqI3v72lrU/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/AVvXsEj2bR5Qz9SdJF0tSq6bShekS6XoC2JYZEHw7xMe_NIqL6FksN7KI2BWkGt4HSq1pGGxQxxzNG4I2-8l6DyQXyl7hMTuCT79LJmCAN5JyG7dvHbXOldLwG7Ox3yTy5j7e6c-CaqI3v72lrU/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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