While Tom Kundig was designing Chicken Point Cabin in Northern Idaho in 2003, the opportunity arose to explore opening up buildings with moving parts, something that became a recurring and instantly recognizable theme of his buildings. A captivating photo of the front wall of the house lifted by a clock-like contraption on the right, balanced by the architect himself on the left, standing with his back to the camera, admiring a peaceful view of tree-covered mountains reflected in the gentle ripple of the lake’s surface, captures earnestly the essentials of Kundig’s architecture: a sense of realness, the mechanics of things, harnessing nature, and — above all — risk-taking.