Tom Kundig and Steve Grim of Olson Kundig join Greg and Lesa Faulkner of Faulkner Architects to discuss the concept and design of Analog House, collaborating between architecture practices, and building within the pine trees of Truckee, California. They discuss the benefits of working alongside other architects who intimately understand the materials, and who are interested in integrating landscape and fire into their design. And they explain the benefits they discovered by being open to new ideas while also paying tribute to each other’s design strengths.

Learning objectives:

1.    Describe how and why the Analog House team decided to work together

2.    Explain the way Lesa and Greg’s former projects impacted their vision for Analog House.

3.    List the materials used in the Analog House project and the reasons for selecting them.

4.    Discuss how Steve and Tom engaged their firm to realize the Analog House vision.

0.50 AIA LU/HSW

Speaker: Aaron Prinz