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Pulleys open wood shutters covering Wyoming house by Olson Kundig
US architecture firm Olson Kundig has installed large wooden shutters across the front of a house in Jackson Hole, Wyoming designed to take advantage of its mountainous landscape.
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Teton House comprises a rectangular glazed volume stacked on top of a stone wall and garage unit that comprise the house's lower level.
Wood shutters, operable by a pulley system installed inside, span across the windows and can be opened and closed depending on the changing weather conditions.
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Olson Kundig completed the 8,050-square-foot (748-square-metre) residence and accompanying small guest house to make the most of the availability of activities in Jackson Hole, a popular tourist destination for sports such as skiing and hiking.
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"The house is a platform for the extreme experiences possible in a mountain climate – it acts as a preamble to the natural landscape just outside," said Olson Kundig design principal Tom Kundig.
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At the back of the residence, a portion of the exterior is cut out to form a covered hallway where skiers can easily come and go from the house.
Off the corridor is a storage room with ample shelving, drawers and pegs designed to hold sporting gear such as boots and boards.
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Inside the residence, the kitchen, dining and living areas and a guest bedroom occupy the ground floor, while three additional bedrooms and the master suite are on the upper level.
A combination of rift-cut oak, fir and walnut woods cover the ceilings, walls and floors.
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In the kitchen, the refrigerator is covered with wood paneling blending it in with the cabinetry and counter. A black fireplace in the living room forms a focal point in front of the windows with views to the forest landscape.
The studio custom-built several furnishings for the house including wood tables used in the living and media room and bed frames.
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A wood staircase leading up the floors is lined with slender metal rods on one side to match a railing attached to the opposite wood wall.
Other features include a home theatre with lounge seating and large screen, extensive wine storage room and bike shop are located on a lower level designed for recreational use.
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The detached wooden guest house is situated at the back of the property. Inside the unit, which is modelled on the main residence, there is a bathroom, small kitchen space and a combined living and sleeping area.
Other projects near Jackson Hole, Wyoming designed for the natural landscape and skiing include the Caldera House, a ski resort wrapped in and stone by CLB Architects, formerly Carney Logan Burke, with public spaces and suites designed by Commune and a house clad with weathering steel.
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Olson Kundig was founded in 1966 by architect Jim Olson. Its other residential projects in the United States include a house in Hawaii constructed over lava fields and a small cabin in Vermont.
Photography is by Matthew Millman.