Wood clad walls form protective barriers for outdoor patios at this remote house in Bend, Oregon by local studio Hacker Architects.

karina wiciak of wamhouse studio has imagined ‘pentahouse’ – a family home inspired by the contours of a mountain peak. with this concept in mind, and as the name suggests, the project embraces a pentagonal geometry to form the volumes of the building and create sloping walls, mimicking the steep gradient of a mountain-face. designed by the architect to embody a minimalist style, with a nod to deconstructivism, the scheme is currently at a conceptual stage.