Rolling Huts

Mazama, USA
Foto © Chad Kirkpatrick
Foto © Derek Pirozzi
Foto © Tim Bies / Olson Kundig
Foto © Chad Kirkpatrick
Foto © Tim Bies / Olson Kundig
Foto © Mikel Amias / Olson Kundig
Foto © Tim Bies / Olson Kundig
Architekten
Olson Kundig
Standort
Mazama, USA
Jahr
2007

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.

The construction of each hut is simple. It is, in essence, an offset, steel-clad box on a steel and wood platform. Walls are topped by clerestory windows, over which a sips panel roof floats in an inverted, lopsided “V.” At the north end of each hut, a double-paned sliding glass door opens to the outside. Living occurs not only in the 200 square feet inside the box, but also on the 240 square feet of covered deck space surrounding it. Interior finishes – cork and plywood – are simple, inexpensive, and left as raw as possible. Exteriors are durable, no-maintenance materials: steel, plywood, and car-decking. The raw character of the materials responds and integrates with the natural setting.

The six huts are grouped as a herd: while each is sited toward a view of the mountains – and away from the other structures – their proximity unites them. Showers are located in a centrally located barn, set a short distance from the herd. Rain and snowmelt from each hut are allowed to percolate into the surrounding landscape. In form, siting, scale and materiality, the huts defer to the meadows and forests of the Methow Valley.

Project Team: Tom Kundig, FAIA, RIBA, Design Principal; Jerry Garcia, LEED® AP, Project Manager

Key Consultants: Tim Tanner, General Contractor; MCE Structural Consultants, Structural Engineer

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