The Rolling Huts are several steps above camping, while remaining low-tech and low-impact in their design. The six huts sit lightly on the site, which is a flood plain meadow in an alpine river valley. The wheels lift the structures above the meadow, providing space for native grasses to grow and allowing unobstructed views of the surrounding mountains.
Photo: Chad Kirkpatrick
Rolling Huts
Mazama, Washington
Tacoma Art Museum Haub Galleries
Tacoma, Washington
Olson Kundig Seattle
Seattle, Washington
Team
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Jerry Garcia
Awards
2009
AIA Northwest and Pacific Region Honor Awards, Honor Award
Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Awards, American Architecture Award
Residential Architect Design Awards, Grand Award: Outbuilding
2008
Architectural Record: Record Houses, Record House
2007
AIA Seattle Honor Awards, Merit Award
Publications
2023
Kacmar, Donna. Big Little Hotel. New York: Routledge, Mar. 2023, 18-23, Book.
2022
Franco, Jose Tomas. “Como aproveitar o espaço embaixo da cama?” ArchDaily Brasil, 7 Jun. 2022. Web.
Williams, Allison. “18 Amazing Northwest Cabin Destinations.” Wear What When, 28 Jun. 2022. Web.
2021
Ganea, Simona. “Small Modern Houses With Clever And Inspiring Designs.” Homedit, 15 Feb. 2021. Web.
2020
Baldwin, Eric. “Urban Flight: New Homes in the Move to Rural Living.” ArchDaily, 14 Jul. 2020. Web.
Kim, Dakota. “Spring Break Impacted by Coronavirus Concerns? Here Are 16 Outdoorsy Day Trips to Take Instead.” Sunset, 11 Mar. 2020. Web.
Stein, Joshua David. “5 Amazing Cabins in the U.S.” Hemispheres, 1 Oct. 2020. Web.
Tomelty, Madelin. “By Design.” Luxury Travel, Autumn 2020, 54-65. Print.
2019
Daly, Samantha. “Top 5 Small Spaces of the Week With Serious Star Power.” Dwell, 1 Feb. 2019. Web.
Heavener, Brent. Tiny House: Live Small, Dream Big. New York: Clarkson Potter Publishers, 2019, 138-139. Book.
“Sehr klein fein.” Media @ Home. Jan. 2019, 62. Print.
2018
Lambert, Laura. “15 Must-See Micro-Hotels Around the World.” MSN Travel, 21 Sept. 2018. Web.
“Rolling Huts.” Dwell. 13 Dec. 2018. Web.
Williamson, Caroline. “Best Destination Design Posts of 2018.” Design Milk, 19 Dec. 2018. Web.
2017
“25 must-see buildings in Washington.” USA Today, 15 Nov. 2017. Web.
Ogle, Amanda. “The Tinist Hotel Rooms Worth Sleeping In.” Paste Magazine, 24 May 2017. Web.
Roke, Rebecca. Mobitecture: Architecture on the Move. New York: Phaidon, 2017. Print.
Williams, Allison. “18 Amazing Northwest Cabin Destinations.” Seattle Met, 15 May 2017. Web.
Williams, Allison. “Washington’s Best Cabins and Cottages.” Seattle Met, June 2017, 51-52, 55-57. Print.
2016
Barber, Megan. “Camp in Style in These Tom Kundig-Designed Huts.” Curbed Ski, 22 June 2016. Web.
“Escape the City: The Top 10 Summer Retreats for Architects.” Architizer, 20 June 2016. Web.
“Top 18 romantic getaways.” Sunset¸ 29 Jan. 2016. Web.
“Top 100: Rolling Huts / Olson Kundig.” ArchDaily, 16 June 2009. Web.
2015
Friesen, Trish. “Rolling Huts Review.” Glamping, 25 Feb. 2015. Web.
“Tom Kundig Olson Kundig Architects Seattle.” Metropolis Magazine, June 2015. Print. Web.