Situated in a dense forest within the bend (and within earshot) of the nearby Tye River, this meditative retreat connects to the nature that surrounds it. As designer Tom Kundig describes it, “Here, you are exposed to the wildness of where you are, to the wildness of this place.”
Photo: Tim Bies / Olson Kundig
Tye River Cabin
Skykomish, Washington
Fashion Climber
New York, New York
Transparent Loft
Seattle, Washington
Awards
2009
AIA Northwest and Pacific Region Honor Awards, Merit Award
2007
AIA National Housing Committee Awards, Committee Award
Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Awards, American Architecture Award
2006
AIA Seattle Honor Awards, Merit Award
Publications
2017
“Future in Ruins: Small Open-Plan, Concrete & Wood Cabin.” Dornob, May 2017. Web.
Williams, Allison. “Architect Tom Kundig Is the King of Cabin Porn.” Seattle Met, June 2017, 55-57. Print.
Williams, Allison. “Architect Tom Kundig Is the King of Cabin Porn.” Seattle Met, 15 May 2017. Web.
2016
“Tye River Cabin.” Archatlas, 31 Jan. 2016. Web.
2009
Albert, Fred. “Small by Nature.” Metropolitan Home, June 2009, 100-107. Print.
2008
Teagarden, Rebecca. “Retreat at the River.” Inhabit, Spring 2008, 21-26. Print.