Mackenzie's Architecture: Chicken Point Cabin analysis

Chicken Point Cabin

Chicken point cabin is a cabin designed to make the inhabitancy feel connected with nature and to provide a sense of relaxation. Referred to as a “Box with a big window” The materials it is constructed from, concrete floors, concrete blocks and steal, are low maintenance giving the inhabitants very little to upkeep. It’s giant glass wall which opens provides the feeling that you are living within nature while providing all the comforts a modern home has.

I was attracted to this house mostly because how Kundig made his house suit his natural environment but also make it stand out. He hasn’t tried blending with nature he has made his natural environment an element in a design that extends past the borders of the house.

House as an environmental filter

The movable wall in Kundig’s design makes it very adaptable to the environment as you can move and change it to suit the needs of the environment. The materials that are used in the house are in their raw form to adapt with the environment around them such as untreated concrete and timber. With the use of lots of glass mostly on the side overlooking the lake, a occupant never forgets about the amazing environment around them while able to enjoy the comfort of being within a modern home.

House as a container of human activity

Kundigs cabin is very open and displays alot of public space however although the cabin may seem to not have any private areas from the outside, the cabin does however have a very balanced mix of public spaces and private spaces.

House as Delightful Experience

The houses design gives an expression of freedom, from the large open spaces to the view overlooking the lake, an occupant is able to forget about the walls surrounding them and get lost in the moment. The bedroom is located on the second floor overlooking the amazing view of the lake, this gives the gives the effect of the occupant waking up in paradise every day.

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· 3.The Daily Journal of Commerce. (2004). Seattle architect tom kundig presents lecture at portland state univ. Daily Journal of Commerce, , 1.

· 4.Alison Boggs Staff writer. (2006, Spectacular spaces; spokane native is a star in world of architecture: ALL ZONES edition. Spokesman Review, pp. E.1.

· Levine, Bettijane (May 8, 2008), "Cooper-Hewitt design awards go to Tom Kundig, Olin Partnership", Los Angeles Times, http://articles.latimes.com/2008/may/08/home/hm-awards8, retrieved August 18, 2009

Private and public space analysis

public spaces are the spaces that are spaces you can see from the outside of the building

This image shows the different spaces that have been created and the lap over they create.

Site population analysis

This image shows the type of area that Chicken point Cabin was created in, this is very important when I translate the public and private spaces into my site which is completely different.