Call of the Wild

Designed by Tom Kundig, the new One&Only Moonlight Basin resort brings nature and nurture face-to-face

- SAM COCHRAN

AT THE NEW ONE&ONLY MOONLIGHT BASIN RESORT IN BIG SKY, MONTANA, A SERIES OF TOM KUNDIG-DESIGNED RESIDENCES AND LODGE BUILDINGS NESTLE INTO THE SPECTACULAR ALPINE SCENERY.

Prospect and refuge: These two themes have long guided the work of Tom Kundig. Siting houses in some of America's most breathtaking but also rugged terrains, the AD100 architect takes care to create a deep sense of shelter—nestling buildings into hillsides, even blasting into rock—and engineer awe through sweeping vistas and intimate connections to nature.

THE INDOOR SWIMMING POOL

Now Kundig, a principal of the firm Olson Kundig, has translated those same principles to One&Only Moonlight Basin, a new hotel and community of private residences in Big Sky, Montana. A one-hour drive from Bozeman, the resort settles into the northeastern side of majestic Lone Peak, at the edge of an untamed forest.