![]() “Meet the 75 Finalists in ArchDaily’s 2021 Building of the Year Awards.” ArchDaily, 10 Feb. “Tide Side: 6 Coastal Designs That Use Water as an Architectural Element.” Architizer. ![]() “Home of the Week: Tofino Beach House by Olson Kundig.” NUVO, 31 Jul. “Tolfino Beach House.” The Coolector, 28 Jul. “Olson Kundig perches beach home on stilts in Canadian forest.” Dezeen, 27 Jul. A collection of furniture pieces designed by Jim Olson specifically for the house, including a walnut sofa built into the hearth of one fireplace, complete the interior environment.īrillon, James. ![]() Artworks were incorporated into the design of the home, with the fireplace walls specially designed to fit paintings by Sam Francis and Diego Singh. The warm, natural tones of the interior take inspiration from Tofino’s coastal forest, and are punctuated by pieces from the owner’s contemporary art collection. Cantilevering the house from its base provides space for ferns and beach salal to grow underneath the glass flooring that runs the perimeter of the main room, giving the sense of floating above the forest floor. Glass walls open the living area to panoramic views of forest and ocean, while two fireplaces on either end anchor the space and provide a feeling of refuge. Composed primarily of one large room, the house is light-filled on the south side facing the ocean, and insular and protected on the other side. ![]() Nestled in a weather-beaten forest, this 2,500-square-foot beach house creates a connection between the drama of the nearby ocean and the sense of sanctuary provided by the trees. ![]()
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