Conceived as a retreat nestled into the rock, The Pierre (the French word for stone) celebrates the materiality of the site. From certain angles, the house—with its rough materials, encompassing stone, green roof, and surrounding foliage—almost disappears into nature.
Photo: Dwight Eschliman
The Pierre
San Juan Islands, Washington
100 Stewart Hotel and Apartments
Seattle, Washington
Studhorse
Winthrop, Washington
Team
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Christopher Gerrick
Awards
2014
AIA National Honor Awards, Architecture Award
AIA National Honor Awards, Interior Architecture Award
2013
Architizer A+ Popular Choice Awards, Finalist, Residential Single Family Home
2012
AIA National Housing Awards, Housing Award
AIA Northwest and Pacific Region Honor Awards, Honor Award
AIA Seattle Honor Awards, Honor Award
Builder’s Choice Design & Planning Awards, Builder’s Choice Grand Award
Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Awards, American Architecture Award
IIDA Interior Design Awards, Interior Design Award, Best of Competition
2011
Northwest Design Awards, First Place: Exotic Retreats
Washington Aggregates & Concrete Association, Excellence in Concrete Construction
2010
World Architecture News House of the Year Awards, House of the Year
Publications
2023
“13 American Homes Hiding in Plain Sight.” MSN Money, 24 Apr. 2023. Web.
Romero, Tanio. “Habitabilidad.” Entremuros, Jun. 2023, 22-24. Print.
“Tom Kundig sees architecture as an adventure.” STIRworld, 10 Nov. 2023. Web.
2021
Abercrombie, Stanley. “Books.” Interior Design Homes, Mar. 2021, 150. Print.
“America’s incredible hidden homes will make your jaw drop.” MSN UK, 12 Nov. Web.
2020
Bradbury, Dominic and Richard Powers. The Iconic American House: Architectural Masterworks Since 1900. London: Thames & Hudson, 2020, 302-307. Book.
Lasky, Julie. “Custom, Not Customary.” The New York Times, 15 Mar. 2020, F12-F13. Print.
Thakrar, Tina. “In Conversation with Olson Kundig.” Good Homes India, 20 Jul. 2020. Web.
2019
Kundig, Tom. “Inspiration: Tom Kundig on Two Houses that Shaped His Architecture.” Architecture&: the Royal Academy of Arts Magazine, Winter 2019, 10-11. Print.
Rollo, Joe. Concrete Houses: The Poetics of Form, Port Melbourne: Thames & Hudson, Oct. 2019, 116-125. Book.
2017
“Экстремальная архитектура: резиденции со всего мира.” Royal Design, 16 Feb. 2017. Web.
“Architektur in der Natur: Sensible Bauten.” Zeit, 31 March 2017. Web.
“Bildband: Mit Bauen verschönern statt verschandeln.” der Standard, 8 April 2017. Web.
“Dwell Community’s Top 20 Homes of 2017.” Dwell, 29 Dec. 2017. Web.
Goulder, Iona. “8 Dreamy Houses Built Into Nature.” Vice i-D, 4 April 2017. Web.
Lomholt, Isabelle. “The Pierre.” e-architect, 6 Feb. 2017. Web.
“Prachtig stenen huis van Olson Kundig gaat helemaal op in de natuur.” FHM Netherlands, 2 April 2017. Web.
2016
Brake, Alan G. “Amazing Architecture on the Rocks.” Architectural Digest, 4 Feb. 2016. Web.
“Five Great Houses in Washington State.” Dezeen, 29 June 2016. Web.
“Five of the best houses in Washington State on Dezeen.” Dezeen, 29 June 2016. Web.
“INSIDE Olson Kundig Architects. Casa De Pierre.” DÉCOR No. 105, 2015, cover, 10, 46-51. Print.
Plockova, Joann. “Nurtured by Nature.” Christie’s International Real Estate – The Outdoor Issue, July-Sept. 2016, 58 – 66. Print.
“Top 100: The Pierre / Olson Kundig.” ArchDaily, 19 July 2012. Web.
2015
Armas, Eva. “On the ROCK.” Architectural Digest, 18 March 2015. Web.
“Tom Kundig Olson Kundig Architects Seattle.” Metropolis Magazine, June 2015. Print. Web.
2014
Rolls Royce: A Legacy of Driving Excellence, London: Regal Press, 2014. 7, 240-241, 269. Book.