This private retreat adjacent to the Tijuca National Park outside of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is a rational steel‑and‑glass box supported by two concrete piers. The modest house frames a secluded hideaway for the owners to retreat from the city and connect with the natural landscape.
Photo: Maíra Acayaba
Rio House
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Dragonfly
Whitefish, Montana
Recompose | Seattle
Seattle, Washington
Awards
2022
AIA Housing Award
2020
AIA Northwest and Pacific Region Design Awards, Honor Award
Architectural Record, Record House
Publications
2022
“American Institute of Architects reveals the best homes of 2022.” Big World Tale, 1 Apr. 2022. Web.
“Casa Río.” Arqa, 4 Apr. 2022. Web.
“Casa Rio / Olson Kundig.” ArchDaily Brazil, 23 May 2022. Web.
De Prospo, Bex. “Meet Tom Kundig.” The Delve, 7 Oct. 2022. Web.
Dreith, Ben. “AIA reveals America’s best homes for 2022.” Dezeen, 25 Mar. 2022. Web.
Jouhar, Jasmin. “Ein Thron im Dschungel.” Hauser, Apr./May 2022, 98-106. Print.
“Rio House.” Archilovers, 30 Mar. 2022. Web.
“Rio House / Olson Kundig.” ArchDaily, 17 May 2022. Web.
“Two Olson Kundig projects receive AIA Housing Awards.” Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, 29 Mar. 2022, 1, 4. Print.
2021
“Rio House.” ARCHITECT, 20 Jan. 2021. Web.
“Rio House.” Dwell, 4 Feb. 2021. Web.
“Rio House.” Living in Nature. London: Phaidon, Apr. 2021, 28-33. Book.
Singhal, Sumit. “Rio House in Brazil by Olson Kundig.” AECCafe, 12 Feb. 2021. Web.
2020
“16 projects win AIA NW&PR design awards.” Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, 14 Oct. 2020, 2. Print.
Hall, Rachel. “Rio House.” Uncrate, 2 Jun. 2020. Web.
Hennigan, Tom. “Cloud Forest.” Architectural Record, Apr. 2020, 61, 100-104. Print.
Hennigan, Tom. “Rio House by Olson Kundig.” Architectural Record, 1 Apr. 2020. Web.
“Rio House.” Archello, 27 Jul. 2020. Web.
“Rio House.” Architizer, 9 Jun. 2020. Web.
“Rio House near Tijuca National Park.” e-architect, 15 May 2020. Web.