A Boxy Lakeside Cabin By Olson Kundig
- Words
- Anna Dorothea Ker
Seattle-based architecture firm Olson Kundig designed a concrete box cabin featuring a large window that opens out over the lake at Chicken Point in Northern Idaho. With simplicity in mind, the architects selected low-maintenance, raw-finish materials to create three distinct spaces: a concrete block cube, a plywood section and a steel fireplace. The cabin’s interior is open plan, intended to blend into the nature amongst which it is nestled – a concept at the core of Olson Kundig’s practice, which was founded on the idea that “buildings can serve as a bridge between nature, culture and people, and that inspiring surroundings have a positive effect on people’s lives.”
All images © Olson Kundig
![chickenpointcabin_architecture_001](https://www.ignant.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chickenpointcabin_architecture_001-360x541.jpg)
![chickenpointcabin_architecture_002](https://www.ignant.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chickenpointcabin_architecture_002-360x278.jpg)
![chickenpointcabin_architecture_004](https://www.ignant.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chickenpointcabin_architecture_004-360x279.jpg)
![chickenpointcabin_architecture_005](https://www.ignant.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chickenpointcabin_architecture_005-360x278.jpg)
![chickenpointcabin_architecture_006](https://www.ignant.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chickenpointcabin_architecture_006-360x462.jpg)
![chickenpointcabin_architecture_007](https://www.ignant.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chickenpointcabin_architecture_007-360x269.jpg)
![chickenpointcabin_architecture_008](https://www.ignant.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chickenpointcabin_architecture_008-360x365.jpg)
![chickenpointcabin_architecture_009](https://www.ignant.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chickenpointcabin_architecture_009-360x465.jpg)
![chickenpointcabin_architecture_010](https://www.ignant.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chickenpointcabin_architecture_010-360x278.jpg)
![chickenpointcabin_architecture_011](https://www.ignant.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chickenpointcabin_architecture_011-360x420.jpg)
![chickenpointcabin_architecture_012](https://www.ignant.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chickenpointcabin_architecture_012-360x289.jpg)
![chickenpointcabin_architecture_013](https://www.ignant.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chickenpointcabin_architecture_013-360x314.jpg)
![chickenpointcabin_architecture_014](https://www.ignant.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chickenpointcabin_architecture_014-360x279.jpg)