Part B: Chicken Point-Research

CHICKEN POINT CABIN

Chicken Point Cabin is very well designed by Tom Kundig and has many architectural qualities such as:

• The huge, 20feet by 30 feet window that acts as the wall when it is closed, opens up to the forest and lake. Refered to a tent opening, opens the living space to breeze and needed light. This big window gives an open feel. "Little house, big window" in Tom's words. The mechanical device used for opening this window was designed to require direct action by the user. 
• Mainly made of concrete , wood and steel. Concrete helps with thermal heating and cooling. Steel and wood helps with support and design.

Drawings above retrevied from: Dung Ngo. (2006). Tom Kundig: Houses. Princeton Architectural Press: New York 

Left:  Olson Kundig Architects. (2010). Chicken Point Cabin. Retrived the 9th of March 2010, from  http://www.olsonkundigarchitects.com/Projects/101/Chicken-Point-Cabin

• 
  
  Cabin is designed to be used all year round, but especially in summer, therefore spaces open up to the environment (big window).

Left: Olson Kundig Architects. (2010). Chicken Point Cabin. Retrived the 9th of March 2010, from http://www.olsonkundigarchitects.com/Projects/101/Chicken-Point-Cabin

• Keeps rough theme, left unfinished to naturally age and fits with natural setting. Tom Kundig was inspired by silver mines and saw mills for Chicken Point. 
• 
  
  Many access points, either by the huge 19 foot steel door at the road entrance or by the water. 
• 
  
  The main bedroom made of plywood is suspended into the concrete-block shell and overlooks the living space, other additional bedrooms and service spaces are saddlebagged on the two sides of the main volume (living space). (see Figure  )

Chicken Point Cabin is well designed to take advantage of the quiet lake side environment. Tom Kundig merges industral style of comfort with the lake side views and climate. The main attractive quality of this cabin is the huge window and its angled roof line, which is shown to be Kundig's style. It is very unique and functions works very well.

Left: Olson Kundig Architects. (2010). Chicken Point Cabin. Retrived the 9th of March 2010, from http://www.olsonkundigarchitects.com/Projects/101/Chicken-Point-Cabin


References:

•        Dung Ngo. (2006). Tom Kundig: Houses. Princeton Architectural Press: New York

•        Moody, F. (2009). The Natural. Retrived the 6th of March 2010, from http://www.seattlemet.com/home-and-garden/articles/architecture-tom-kundig-0606/?print=1

•         Olson Kundig Architects. (2010). Chicken Point Cabin. Retrived the 9th of March 2010, from http://www.olsonkundigarchitects.com/Projects/101/Chicken-Point-Cabin