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America’s Top Architects: A Montana Lake House by Seattle’s Olson Kundig

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11.04.2026

Firm Name: Olson Kundig

Principal: Tom Kundig

Headquarters: Seattle, Washington

Accolades: Forbes Architecture’s “America’s Top 200 Residential Architects,” 2025; Forbes Architecture’s “America’s Best-in-State Residential Architects,” 2025; Forbes Architecture’s “America’s Top Hospitality Architects & Designers,” 2026.

House Name: Montana Beach House

Location: Whitefish, Montana

Site Specifics: A wooded 1.7-acre parcel bordering Whitefish Lake

Area & Layout: 6,500 square feet; 6 BR, 5 BA

Architectural Photographer: Aaron Leitz (aaronleitz.com)

Over the course of 60 years, Seattle-based Olson Kundig has persevered as a leading purveyor of what might be called muscular modernism. Their Mondrian-like compositions feature kinetic planes that rise, slide and pivot........

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