Maxon House demonstrates how a disciplined program and budget can lead to compelling design solutions that liberate rather than confine. The 3,200‑square‑foot home connects family members with one another, as well as to the heavily forested landscape that surrounds.
Photo: Aaron Leitz
Maxon House
Carnation, Washington
Milepost 45.6
Valdez, Alaska
Hillclimb Court
Seattle, Washington
Awards
2024
Gray Magazine Awards Winner, Architecture: Residential
Publications
2023
“Interview with Lou Maxon.” ArchDaily, 23 Jul. 2023. Web.
“Redefining Rail Transportation.” Objekt International, Winter 2023, 42-49. Print.
2021
Lennon, Christine. “View Masters.” Sunset Magazine, Jun. 2021, 44-49. Print.
“Maxon House by Olson Kundig.” Re-thinking The Future, 11 May 2021. Web.
2020
“Maxon House.” Archello, 17 Jan. 2020. Web.
Rozzo, Mark. “Call of the Wild.” Air Mail, 13 Jun. 2020. Web.
2018
Design House, March 2019, 116-121. Print.
Holstein, Amara. “The Great Northern.” Dwell, July/Aug. 2018, 15, 88-95. Print.