Tom Kundig: Complete Houses assembles all 462 residential projects from one of America's most distinctive architects into a single 600-page volume — the first time Kundig's full residential output has been surveyed in one place.
About This Book
Spanning nearly four decades of practice, this monograph traces Tom Kundig's preoccupation with the relationship between built form and landscape. His houses are defined by an engagement with materiality and site — structures embedded into rock faces, roofs and walls animated by kinetic mechanical devices, even architecture designed to move along railroad track. Rather than a retrospective catalogue, the book is structured as an intimate encounter with the creative process: 38 projects are examined in depth through original interviews with Kundig, his hand-drawn sketches, and extensive photography. For architects and students interested in residential design, craft, and the Pacific Northwest tradition, this is an essential primary resource.
Key Features
- 600 pages of in-depth project portfolios, hand-drawn sketches, and architectural photography
- Edited by Dung Ngo
- 38 residential projects examined in depth, drawn from a total catalogue of 462 houses
- Published by Monacelli Press
What You'll Discover
- How Kundig's kinetic devices — mechanical elements that open walls, roofs, and facades — function as a design philosophy rather than a formal gesture
- The relationship between site specificity and structural form across projects built into rocky and challenging terrain
- Kundig's design thinking articulated in his own words through original interviews conducted for this volume
- The evolution of a residential practice across four decades, from early work to an international portfolio
About the Author
Tom Kundig is a Seattle-based architect known internationally for residential work that engages with landscape, materiality, and mechanical invention. His Pacific Northwest practice has produced houses across a range of extreme sites, earning him recognition as one of the most sought-after architects working in residential design today.
Specifications
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 600
- Dimensions: 27.9 x 21.6 cm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9781580937047
- Publisher: Monacelli Press
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects and designers drawn to residential work, students studying site-responsive design, and collectors seeking a definitive monograph on one of contemporary architecture's most distinctive voices.