This cabin was first imagined in 1970 when the family of four made their first trip to Lake Superior. They have loved the informal feel of the simple buildings, their intimate and direct connection to the land, the filtered views of the lake through the birch, the rugged permanence of the shoreline and the boundless horizon across the water. A new cabin needed to comfortably accommodate 15 people and the more typical two to five.

This cabin expresses and supports the ongoing ritual of renewal. Two buildings separate functions and allow for “smaller living” for fewer people. Both buildings use copper clad roof forms to shelter and shape the space and direct views opening to the immediate and distant landscape. The main building celebrates the immediate landscape along the south with a wall of stainless steel window frames forming internal shelves to hold favorite things. To the east the ground slopes away and the deck extends out providing a place for a direct connection to the powerful lake and endless horizon.

The “link” between is an unexpected space.  While sheltered between the two buildings, there is a sence of stepping outside each time you pass.  It has become a favorite spot for quite time and conversation. 

The bunkhouse first floor is protective and enclosing. Upstairs creates a totally new experience for the family with a panoramic “in the tree canopy” view. The playful ceiling stiffens the building and echoes the lake and the sky reminding them that the lake will each time wear them down, smooth and soften them again.

Location: Knife River, Minnesota
Project Size: 2150 sf.
Completed: 2004

Photographer:  Don Wong                          www.donwongphoto.com

Architect:
Ben Awes AIA

This cabin was first imagined in 1970 when the family of four made their first trip to Lake Superior. They have loved the informal feel of the simple buildings, their intimate and direct connection to the land, the filtered views of the lake through the birch, the rugged permanence of the shoreline and the boundless horizon across the water. A new cabin needed to comfortably accommodate 15 people and the more typical two to five.

This cabin expresses and supports the ongoing ritual of renewal. Two buildings separate functions and allow for “smaller living” for fewer people. Both buildings use copper clad roof forms to shelter and shape the space and direct views opening to the immediate and distant landscape. The main building celebrates the immediate landscape along the south with a wall of stainless steel window frames forming internal shelves to hold favorite things. To the east the ground slopes away and the deck extends out providing a place for a direct connection to the powerful lake and endless horizon.

The “link” between is an unexpected space.  While sheltered between the two buildings, there is a sence of stepping outside each time you pass.  It has become a favorite spot for quite time and conversation. 

The bunkhouse first floor is protective and enclosing. Upstairs creates a totally new experience for the family with a panoramic “in the tree canopy” view. The playful ceiling stiffens the building and echoes the lake and the sky reminding them that the lake will each time wear them down, smooth and soften them again.

Location: Knife River, Minnesota
Project Size: 2150 sf.
Completed: 2004

Photographer:  Don Wong                          www.donwongphoto.com

Architect:
Ben Awes AIA

This cabin was first imagined in 1970 when the family of four made their first trip to Lake Superior. They have loved the informal feel of the simple buildings, their intimate and direct connection to the land, the filtered views of the lake through the birch, the rugged permanence of the shoreline and the boundless horizon across the water. A new cabin needed to comfortably accommodate 15 people and the more typical two to five.

This cabin expresses and supports the ongoing ritual of renewal. Two buildings separate functions and allow for “smaller living” for fewer people. Both buildings use copper clad roof forms to shelter and shape the space and direct views opening to the immediate and distant landscape. The main building celebrates the immediate landscape along the south with a wall of stainless steel window frames forming internal shelves to hold favorite things. To the east the ground slopes away and the deck extends out providing a place for a direct connection to the powerful lake and endless horizon.

The “link” between is an unexpected space.  While sheltered between the two buildings, there is a sence of stepping outside each time you pass.  It has become a favorite spot for quite time and conversation. 

The bunkhouse first floor is protective and enclosing. Upstairs creates a totally new experience for the family with a panoramic “in the tree canopy” view. The playful ceiling stiffens the building and echoes the lake and the sky reminding them that the lake will each time wear them down, smooth and soften them again.

Location: Knife River, Minnesota
Project Size: 2150 sf.
Completed: 2004

Photographer:  Don Wong                          www.donwongphoto.com

Architect:
Ben Awes AIA

This cabin was first imagined in 1970 when the family of four made their first trip to Lake Superior. They have loved the informal feel of the simple buildings, their intimate and direct connection to the land, the filtered views of the lake through the birch, the rugged permanence of the shoreline and the boundless horizon across the water. A new cabin needed to comfortably accommodate 15 people and the more typical two to five.

This cabin expresses and supports the ongoing ritual of renewal. Two buildings separate functions and allow for “smaller living” for fewer people. Both buildings use copper clad roof forms to shelter and shape the space and direct views opening to the immediate and distant landscape. The main building celebrates the immediate landscape along the south with a wall of stainless steel window frames forming internal shelves to hold favorite things. To the east the ground slopes away and the deck extends out providing a place for a direct connection to the powerful lake and endless horizon.

The “link” between is an unexpected space.  While sheltered between the two buildings, there is a sence of stepping outside each time you pass.  It has become a favorite spot for quite time and conversation. 

The bunkhouse first floor is protective and enclosing. Upstairs creates a totally new experience for the family with a panoramic “in the tree canopy” view. The playful ceiling stiffens the building and echoes the lake and the sky reminding them that the lake will each time wear them down, smooth and soften them again.

Location: Knife River, Minnesota
Project Size: 2150 sf.
Completed: 2004

Photographer:  Don Wong                          www.donwongphoto.com

Architect:
Ben Awes AIA

This cabin was first imagined in 1970 when the family of four made their first trip to Lake Superior. They have loved the informal feel of the simple buildings, their intimate and direct connection to the land, the filtered views of the lake through the birch, the rugged permanence of the shoreline and the boundless horizon across the water. A new cabin needed to comfortably accommodate 15 people and the more typical two to five.

This cabin expresses and supports the ongoing ritual of renewal. Two buildings separate functions and allow for “smaller living” for fewer people. Both buildings use copper clad roof forms to shelter and shape the space and direct views opening to the immediate and distant landscape. The main building celebrates the immediate landscape along the south with a wall of stainless steel window frames forming internal shelves to hold favorite things. To the east the ground slopes away and the deck extends out providing a place for a direct connection to the powerful lake and endless horizon.

The “link” between is an unexpected space.  While sheltered between the two buildings, there is a sence of stepping outside each time you pass.  It has become a favorite spot for quite time and conversation. 

The bunkhouse first floor is protective and enclosing. Upstairs creates a totally new experience for the family with a panoramic “in the tree canopy” view. The playful ceiling stiffens the building and echoes the lake and the sky reminding them that the lake will each time wear them down, smooth and soften them again.

Location: Knife River, Minnesota
Project Size: 2150 sf.
Completed: 2004

Photographer:  Don Wong                          www.donwongphoto.com

Architect:
Ben Awes AIA

This cabin was first imagined in 1970 when the family of four made their first trip to Lake Superior. They have loved the informal feel of the simple buildings, their intimate and direct connection to the land, the filtered views of the lake through the birch, the rugged permanence of the shoreline and the boundless horizon across the water. A new cabin needed to comfortably accommodate 15 people and the more typical two to five.

This cabin expresses and supports the ongoing ritual of renewal. Two buildings separate functions and allow for “smaller living” for fewer people. Both buildings use copper clad roof forms to shelter and shape the space and direct views opening to the immediate and distant landscape. The main building celebrates the immediate landscape along the south with a wall of stainless steel window frames forming internal shelves to hold favorite things. To the east the ground slopes away and the deck extends out providing a place for a direct connection to the powerful lake and endless horizon.

The “link” between is an unexpected space.  While sheltered between the two buildings, there is a sence of stepping outside each time you pass.  It has become a favorite spot for quite time and conversation. 

The bunkhouse first floor is protective and enclosing. Upstairs creates a totally new experience for the family with a panoramic “in the tree canopy” view. The playful ceiling stiffens the building and echoes the lake and the sky reminding them that the lake will each time wear them down, smooth and soften them again.

Location: Knife River, Minnesota
Project Size: 2150 sf.
Completed: 2004

Photographer:  Don Wong                          www.donwongphoto.com

Architect:
Ben Awes AIA

This cabin was first imagined in 1970 when the family of four made their first trip to Lake Superior. They have loved the informal feel of the simple buildings, their intimate and direct connection to the land, the filtered views of the lake through the birch, the rugged permanence of the shoreline and the boundless horizon across the water. A new cabin needed to comfortably accommodate 15 people and the more typical two to five.

This cabin expresses and supports the ongoing ritual of renewal. Two buildings separate functions and allow for “smaller living” for fewer people. Both buildings use copper clad roof forms to shelter and shape the space and direct views opening to the immediate and distant landscape. The main building celebrates the immediate landscape along the south with a wall of stainless steel window frames forming internal shelves to hold favorite things. To the east the ground slopes away and the deck extends out providing a place for a direct connection to the powerful lake and endless horizon.

The “link” between is an unexpected space.  While sheltered between the two buildings, there is a sence of stepping outside each time you pass.  It has become a favorite spot for quite time and conversation. 

The bunkhouse first floor is protective and enclosing. Upstairs creates a totally new experience for the family with a panoramic “in the tree canopy” view. The playful ceiling stiffens the building and echoes the lake and the sky reminding them that the lake will each time wear them down, smooth and soften them again.

Location: Knife River, Minnesota
Project Size: 2150 sf.
Completed: 2004

Photographer:  Don Wong                          www.donwongphoto.com

Architect:
Ben Awes AIA

This cabin was first imagined in 1970 when the family of four made their first trip to Lake Superior. They have loved the informal feel of the simple buildings, their intimate and direct connection to the land, the filtered views of the lake through the birch, the rugged permanence of the shoreline and the boundless horizon across the water. A new cabin needed to comfortably accommodate 15 people and the more typical two to five.

This cabin expresses and supports the ongoing ritual of renewal. Two buildings separate functions and allow for “smaller living” for fewer people. Both buildings use copper clad roof forms to shelter and shape the space and direct views opening to the immediate and distant landscape. The main building celebrates the immediate landscape along the south with a wall of stainless steel window frames forming internal shelves to hold favorite things. To the east the ground slopes away and the deck extends out providing a place for a direct connection to the powerful lake and endless horizon.

The “link” between is an unexpected space.  While sheltered between the two buildings, there is a sence of stepping outside each time you pass.  It has become a favorite spot for quite time and conversation. 

The bunkhouse first floor is protective and enclosing. Upstairs creates a totally new experience for the family with a panoramic “in the tree canopy” view. The playful ceiling stiffens the building and echoes the lake and the sky reminding them that the lake will each time wear them down, smooth and soften them again.

Location: Knife River, Minnesota
Project Size: 2150 sf.
Completed: 2004

Photographer:  Don Wong                          www.donwongphoto.com

Architect:
Ben Awes AIA

This cabin was first imagined in 1970 when the family of four made their first trip to Lake Superior. They have loved the informal feel of the simple buildings, their intimate and direct connection to the land, the filtered views of the lake through the birch, the rugged permanence of the shoreline and the boundless horizon across the water. A new cabin needed to comfortably accommodate 15 people and the more typical two to five.

This cabin expresses and supports the ongoing ritual of renewal. Two buildings separate functions and allow for “smaller living” for fewer people. Both buildings use copper clad roof forms to shelter and shape the space and direct views opening to the immediate and distant landscape. The main building celebrates the immediate landscape along the south with a wall of stainless steel window frames forming internal shelves to hold favorite things. To the east the ground slopes away and the deck extends out providing a place for a direct connection to the powerful lake and endless horizon.

The “link” between is an unexpected space.  While sheltered between the two buildings, there is a sence of stepping outside each time you pass.  It has become a favorite spot for quite time and conversation. 

The bunkhouse first floor is protective and enclosing. Upstairs creates a totally new experience for the family with a panoramic “in the tree canopy” view. The playful ceiling stiffens the building and echoes the lake and the sky reminding them that the lake will each time wear them down, smooth and soften them again.

Location: Knife River, Minnesota
Project Size: 2150 sf.
Completed: 2004

Photographer:  Don Wong                          www.donwongphoto.com

Architect:
Ben Awes AIA

This cabin was first imagined in 1970 when the family of four made their first trip to Lake Superior. They have loved the informal feel of the simple buildings, their intimate and direct connection to the land, the filtered views of the lake through the birch, the rugged permanence of the shoreline and the boundless horizon across the water. A new cabin needed to comfortably accommodate 15 people and the more typical two to five.

This cabin expresses and supports the ongoing ritual of renewal. Two buildings separate functions and allow for “smaller living” for fewer people. Both buildings use copper clad roof forms to shelter and shape the space and direct views opening to the immediate and distant landscape. The main building celebrates the immediate landscape along the south with a wall of stainless steel window frames forming internal shelves to hold favorite things. To the east the ground slopes away and the deck extends out providing a place for a direct connection to the powerful lake and endless horizon.

The “link” between is an unexpected space.  While sheltered between the two buildings, there is a sence of stepping outside each time you pass.  It has become a favorite spot for quite time and conversation. 

The bunkhouse first floor is protective and enclosing. Upstairs creates a totally new experience for the family with a panoramic “in the tree canopy” view. The playful ceiling stiffens the building and echoes the lake and the sky reminding them that the lake will each time wear them down, smooth and soften them again.

Location: Knife River, Minnesota
Project Size: 2150 sf.
Completed: 2004

Photographer:  Don Wong                          www.donwongphoto.com

Architect:
Ben Awes AIA

This cabin was first imagined in 1970 when the family of four made their first trip to Lake Superior. They have loved the informal feel of the simple buildings, their intimate and direct connection to the land, the filtered views of the lake through the birch, the rugged permanence of the shoreline and the boundless horizon across the water. A new cabin needed to comfortably accommodate 15 people and the more typical two to five.

This cabin expresses and supports the ongoing ritual of renewal. Two buildings separate functions and allow for “smaller living” for fewer people. Both buildings use copper clad roof forms to shelter and shape the space and direct views opening to the immediate and distant landscape. The main building celebrates the immediate landscape along the south with a wall of stainless steel window frames forming internal shelves to hold favorite things. To the east the ground slopes away and the deck extends out providing a place for a direct connection to the powerful lake and endless horizon.

The “link” between is an unexpected space.  While sheltered between the two buildings, there is a sence of stepping outside each time you pass.  It has become a favorite spot for quite time and conversation. 

The bunkhouse first floor is protective and enclosing. Upstairs creates a totally new experience for the family with a panoramic “in the tree canopy” view. The playful ceiling stiffens the building and echoes the lake and the sky reminding them that the lake will each time wear them down, smooth and soften them again.

Location: Knife River, Minnesota
Project Size: 2150 sf.
Completed: 2004

Photographer:  Don Wong                          www.donwongphoto.com

Architect:
Ben Awes AIA

This cabin was first imagined in 1970 when the family of four made their first trip to Lake Superior. They have loved the informal feel of the simple buildings, their intimate and direct connection to the land, the filtered views of the lake through the birch, the rugged permanence of the shoreline and the boundless horizon across the water. A new cabin needed to comfortably accommodate 15 people and the more typical two to five.

This cabin expresses and supports the ongoing ritual of renewal. Two buildings separate functions and allow for “smaller living” for fewer people. Both buildings use copper clad roof forms to shelter and shape the space and direct views opening to the immediate and distant landscape. The main building celebrates the immediate landscape along the south with a wall of stainless steel window frames forming internal shelves to hold favorite things. To the east the ground slopes away and the deck extends out providing a place for a direct connection to the powerful lake and endless horizon.

The “link” between is an unexpected space.  While sheltered between the two buildings, there is a sence of stepping outside each time you pass.  It has become a favorite spot for quite time and conversation. 

The bunkhouse first floor is protective and enclosing. Upstairs creates a totally new experience for the family with a panoramic “in the tree canopy” view. The playful ceiling stiffens the building and echoes the lake and the sky reminding them that the lake will each time wear them down, smooth and soften them again.

Location: Knife River, Minnesota
Project Size: 2150 sf.
Completed: 2004

Photographer:  Don Wong                          www.donwongphoto.com

Architect:
Ben Awes AIA

This cabin was first imagined in 1970 when the family of four made their first trip to Lake Superior. They have loved the informal feel of the simple buildings, their intimate and direct connection to the land, the filtered views of the lake through the birch, the rugged permanence of the shoreline and the boundless horizon across the water. A new cabin needed to comfortably accommodate 15 people and the more typical two to five.

This cabin expresses and supports the ongoing ritual of renewal. Two buildings separate functions and allow for “smaller living” for fewer people. Both buildings use copper clad roof forms to shelter and shape the space and direct views opening to the immediate and distant landscape. The main building celebrates the immediate landscape along the south with a wall of stainless steel window frames forming internal shelves to hold favorite things. To the east the ground slopes away and the deck extends out providing a place for a direct connection to the powerful lake and endless horizon.

The “link” between is an unexpected space.  While sheltered between the two buildings, there is a sence of stepping outside each time you pass.  It has become a favorite spot for quite time and conversation. 

The bunkhouse first floor is protective and enclosing. Upstairs creates a totally new experience for the family with a panoramic “in the tree canopy” view. The playful ceiling stiffens the building and echoes the lake and the sky reminding them that the lake will each time wear them down, smooth and soften them again.

Location: Knife River, Minnesota
Project Size: 2150 sf.
Completed: 2004

Photographer:  Don Wong                          www.donwongphoto.com

Architect:
Ben Awes AIA

This cabin was first imagined in 1970 when the family of four made their first trip to Lake Superior. They have loved the informal feel of the simple buildings, their intimate and direct connection to the land, the filtered views of the lake through the birch, the rugged permanence of the shoreline and the boundless horizon across the water. A new cabin needed to comfortably accommodate 15 people and the more typical two to five.

This cabin expresses and supports the ongoing ritual of renewal. Two buildings separate functions and allow for “smaller living” for fewer people. Both buildings use copper clad roof forms to shelter and shape the space and direct views opening to the immediate and distant landscape. The main building celebrates the immediate landscape along the south with a wall of stainless steel window frames forming internal shelves to hold favorite things. To the east the ground slopes away and the deck extends out providing a place for a direct connection to the powerful lake and endless horizon.

The “link” between is an unexpected space.  While sheltered between the two buildings, there is a sence of stepping outside each time you pass.  It has become a favorite spot for quite time and conversation. 

The bunkhouse first floor is protective and enclosing. Upstairs creates a totally new experience for the family with a panoramic “in the tree canopy” view. The playful ceiling stiffens the building and echoes the lake and the sky reminding them that the lake will each time wear them down, smooth and soften them again.

Location: Knife River, Minnesota
Project Size: 2150 sf.
Completed: 2004

Photographer:  Don Wong                          www.donwongphoto.com

Architect:
Ben Awes AIA

This cabin was first imagined in 1970 when the family of four made their first trip to Lake Superior. They have loved the informal feel of the simple buildings, their intimate and direct connection to the land, the filtered views of the lake through the birch, the rugged permanence of the shoreline and the boundless horizon across the water. A new cabin needed to comfortably accommodate 15 people and the more typical two to five.

This cabin expresses and supports the ongoing ritual of renewal. Two buildings separate functions and allow for “smaller living” for fewer people. Both buildings use copper clad roof forms to shelter and shape the space and direct views opening to the immediate and distant landscape. The main building celebrates the immediate landscape along the south with a wall of stainless steel window frames forming internal shelves to hold favorite things. To the east the ground slopes away and the deck extends out providing a place for a direct connection to the powerful lake and endless horizon.

The “link” between is an unexpected space.  While sheltered between the two buildings, there is a sence of stepping outside each time you pass.  It has become a favorite spot for quite time and conversation. 

The bunkhouse first floor is protective and enclosing. Upstairs creates a totally new experience for the family with a panoramic “in the tree canopy” view. The playful ceiling stiffens the building and echoes the lake and the sky reminding them that the lake will each time wear them down, smooth and soften them again.

Location: Knife River, Minnesota
Project Size: 2150 sf.
Completed: 2004

Photographer:  Don Wong                          www.donwongphoto.com

Architect:
Ben Awes AIA