Olson Kundig Glass Farmhouse Floats on Oregon’s Wheat Fields

This charming little glass farmhouse acts like a wide open door to the surrounding landscape. Modeled loosely on Phillip Johnson's <a href="http://inhabitat.com/the-great-glass-house-swells-from-the-ground-like-a-giant-blue-egg/">glass house</a>, the Oregon home relies on <a href="http://inhabitat.com/slunakov-eco-education-center/">passive design</a> to moderate its temperature. Come rain or shine, this <a href="http://www.olsonkundigarchitects.com/Projects/639/Glass-Farmhouse#">beautiful design </a> by Olson Kundig stays comfortable on the inside.

The little glass farmhouse looks like it is floating on the surrounding wheat fields.

Every effort has been made to ensure that despite being constructed out of glass the home still fits into the local architectural vernacular.

This Olson Kundig design was built in Oregon and modeled loosely after Phillip Johnson's glass house.

Passive design ensures maximum solar gain in winter and minimum solar gain during the hot, dry summers.

The south-facing home permits the low winter sun, while shelving blocks the high summer sun.

Super efficient glass ensures that the home has to rely very little on air-conditioning! And it's a beauty to boot.