Architect Tom Kundig is known worldwide for the originality of his work. This paperback edition
of Tom Kundig: Houses first published in 2006 collects five of his most prominent early
residential projects which remain touchstones for him today. In a new preface written for this
edition Kundig reflects on the influence that these designs continue to have on his current
thinking. Each house presented from conceptual sketches through meticulously realized details
is the product of a sustained and active collaborative process among designer builder and
client. The work of the Seattle-based architect has been called both raw and refined—disparate
characteristics that produce extraordinarily inventive designs inspired by both the industrial
structures ubiquitous to his upbringing in the Pacific Northwest and the vibrant craft cultures
that are fostered there.
