"With simple crank and switch controls, the façade can
transform from glass, to semi-exposed with raw-edged Douglas
fir louvers, to completely protected with weathered steel."
e living and dining area—separated from a media
room by a two-sided board-formed concrete fireplace—
master bedroom and two guest rooms occupy the larger
wing while four children's rooms are located in the smaller
wing. Floor-to-ceiling windows help to maximize the
views of the mountain lake and forest of firs, hemlocks
and aspens; here, nature is the main protagonist. "If you
start with primacy of the site, everything else becomes
a direct response to that particular place," says Kundig.
"I think it is important not to compete with the
landscape—built or natural—and to acknowledge the
place of architecture within the larger context."
e inviting atmosphere was achieved through the
use of soft colors, natural materials, and vintage and
contemporary pieces of furniture—including a David
Weeks Studio chandelier, Arne Jacobsen chair, Piero
Lissoni sofa (Living Divani), Hans Hopfer Mah Jong
sofa (Roche Bobois) upholstered in Jean Paul Gaultier,
long coffee table by Promemoria, Mario Bellini dining
chairs (Cassina) and some furnishings designed by Tom
Kundig. "I try to redefine what it means for humans
to be in a relationship with architecture," says Kundig.
"Buildings are never finished. . . . Materials allowed to age
naturally are the evidence of time; they display a sense of
history and place. In that sense, they are authentic."
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