Architecture

"The buildings recall the agricultural forms of the local built environment, but as is our nature in our designs, we sought to take that context and evolve it to a more emphatic modern language. We sought to design something that was exquisitely proportioned in a quiet, agricultural way." –Tom Kundig, Design Principal

S&S House - Besonías Almeida arquitectos

The living room features glass walls that open up to the scenery, eliminating the barrier between interior and exterior.

Looking back towards entry through courtyard.

Entry Court

Surrounded by wheat fields on a high-altitude plateau stands a small glass house and a solid, traditional barn. The owners, inspired by Philip Johnson’s Glass House, wanted a refuge that opens up to the prairie and mountains.

Studhorse | Olson Kundig

Caterpillar House

Main Stay House by Matt Fajkus Architecture | Photography: Charles Davis Smith

Main Stay House by Matt Fajkus Architecture | Photography: Charles Davis Smith

Architect: Augustus Mino + Robert Fitzpatrick, Location: Chappaqua, New York

The table in the common area, which continues the FSC-certified maple used throughout the interior, is mostly used for dining and serves as the hub of the house.

The architect designed the building in an X formation, with two main modular structures united by a passageway. The living and sleeping areas were placed at opposite ends of the space to allow for privacy and “to allow the children to continue their autonomous relationship with their parents on their way to self-reliance,” he notes.