Welcome to the most attractive office in the world

Olson Kundig Architects introduces this so-called ‘Maxon Studio,’ as a private workspace to compliment an existing home nestled amongst the forests of a rural area outside Seattle. The project creates a workspace and a retreat for quiet reflection.

Taking shape as a two-story steel tower and mounted on a fifteen-foot-gauge railroad track, the studio is designed to seamlessly transition from a nested extension of the home‘s living space to an independent, detached structure. Maxon Studio mirrors the materiality and views of the original house, also designed by Olson Kundig Architects, while also translating the dwelling’s horizontal proportions into a vertical volume, creating a truly unique contrast with the existing building and offering a fresh perspective of the heavily wooded site.

February 3, 2025 | 5:35 am