52 DIGS.NET
| 1.8.2021
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"The design of
Teton House
speaks to the
yin and yang
relationship that
you experience
in mountain
environments: You
want to go outside
and be surrounded
by unbelievable
beauty, to play and
maybe feel a little
uncomfortable,
but you also want
somewhere safe
and warm to go at
the end of the day,
so you can regroup
and recover."
— Tom Kundig
IN ORDER
TO ADDRESS
SPECIFIC
CLIMATIC
CONDITIONS AT
THIS PROPERTY,
AN EXTERIOR
WOOD SHUTTER
WAS INSTALLED
TO PROTECT
THE HOME
FROM STRONG
SNOWSTORMS
WHEN THE
OWNERS ARE
AWAY VIA A
HAND-CRANKED
PULLEY SYSTEM.
rchitecture is experiential," says Tom Kundig,
FAIA, RIBA, and Olson Kundig principal/owner in
a conversation with Michael Chaiken, curator of the
Bob Dylan Archive, in the architect's fourth book,
"Tom Kundig: Working Title." "It's like music. Sure,
you can listen to a digital recording of a superb
analog recording, but live? That's a whole different kettle of
fish. Architecture is all about experience."
The owners of this holiday home—a couple from Brazil with
four children who all love skiing—certainly agree with this
description. Having a house in such a spectacular landscape
as Jackson Hole, Wyoming, with easy access to the slopes, is
something they enjoy as much as possible with their extended
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