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