Hawaii Residence / Olson Kundig

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• Architects: Olson Kundig
  
• Location: Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States
  
• Lead Architects: Tom Kundig (Design Principal), Angus MacGregor (Project Architect)
  
• Area: 400.0 m2
  
• Project Year: 2011
  
• Photographs: Benjamin Benschneider
  

• General Contractor: Schuchart/Dow
  
• Structural Engineer: MCE Consultants
  
• Civil Engineer: Zanovic and Associates
  
• Landscape Architect: David Tamura
  
• Interior Design: Rodman Primack
  

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From the architect. This Hawaiian home is designed as several pavilions set in a lush tropical landscape.

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Inspired by the vernacular architecture of the Polynesian Islands, the majority of the living spaces are on the upper floors, providing inhabitants with a prospect of the ocean and refuge from the elements.

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On the ground floor, lava stone is used to visually anchor the buildings to the site and the broader landscape while referencing traditional island building. The structures feature exposed timber frames.

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Movable wooden louver screens and six 6’ x 15’ operable roof flaps combine to form part of the natural ventilation and sun shading strategies. Interiors are by RP Miller.

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