Sawmill / Olson Kundig
Set in the harsh high desert of California, Sawmill is a family retreat embedded into the tough, scrubby landscape. Sawmill harnesses the challenges and opportunities of its remote site, emphasizing sustainable strategies and reclaimed materials. Demonstrating that high design can also be high performance, Sawmill is a net-zero home that operates completely off the grid.
© Kevin Scott / Olson Kundig
Architects: Olson Kundig
Location: United States
Design Principal: Tom Kundig
Project Manager: Elizabeth Bianchi Conklin
General Contractor: Bruce Shafer
Area: 4170.0 ft2
Project Year: 2014
Photographs: Kevin Scott / Olson Kundig, Gabe Border
© Kevin Scott / Olson Kundig
Text description provided by the architects. Set in the harsh high desert of California, Sawmill is a family retreat embedded into the tough, scrubby landscape. Sawmill harnesses the challenges and opportunities of its remote site, emphasizing sustainable strategies and reclaimed materials. Demonstrating that high design can also be high performance, Sawmill is a net-zero home that operates completely off the grid.
© Gabe Border
The client brief called for a self-sufficient home that maximized connection between architecture and nature, and between family members inside. Riffing on the tradition of tents around a campfire, the house is comprised of three wings connected by the central hearth in...
© Kevin Scott / Olson Kundig
Architects: Olson Kundig
Location: United States
Design Principal: Tom Kundig
Project Manager: Elizabeth Bianchi Conklin
General Contractor: Bruce Shafer
Area: 4170.0 ft2
Project Year: 2014
Photographs: Kevin Scott / Olson Kundig, Gabe Border
© Kevin Scott / Olson Kundig
Text description provided by the architects. Set in the harsh high desert of California, Sawmill is a family retreat embedded into the tough, scrubby landscape. Sawmill harnesses the challenges and opportunities of its remote site, emphasizing sustainable strategies and reclaimed materials. Demonstrating that high design can also be high performance, Sawmill is a net-zero home that operates completely off the grid.
© Gabe Border
The client brief called for a self-sufficient home that maximized connection between architecture and nature, and between family members inside. Riffing on the tradition of tents around a campfire, the house is comprised of three wings connected by the central hearth in...
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