Analog House
Area source: Architectural Record. Style and category are editorial classifications.
Olson Kundig + Faulkner Architects
The house in its winter setting
The long way home
At Analog House, the route between rooms earns its place in the plan.
A hallway is usually where a house loses square footage. At Analog House, it is where the architecture gathers momentum. The glazed connection winds past trees and an internal courtyard, making the trip from one room to another part of the reason to be here.
The collaboration between Olson Kundig and Faulkner Architects gives this forest setting a distinctly tactile vocabulary: concrete, steel, and details operated by hand. Those mechanisms invite attention to the building as something people use. They also suit a house whose plan repeatedly brings its occupants back into contact with the site.
There is a tradeoff in a plan that takes the scenic route: more circulation needs to justify itself. Here, the published arrangement makes a persuasive case. For anyone planning a home, the question is wonderfully practical: what will you see on the walk from your bedroom to the kitchen? That everyday view deserves design time.
A collaborative home for Greg and Lesa Faulkner.
An editorial reading of published photographs and project information; no site visit or owner interview is implied.
Project information: Olson Kundig press room ↗
Further reading: Architectural Record ↗
Original summary and editorial interpretation by Tahoe Design Review. This is not an on-site review or a claim of affiliation with the architect or publication. Sources consulted October 4, 2026. Profile retained from the opening collection.
Photography is shown as a design-reference preview. Republication permission has not been confirmed.
Editorial disclosure: A member of the editorial team previously worked at Faulkner Architects. This selection does not claim that team member’s involvement in this project.