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Waechter Architecture references red wine for cladding of Oregon winery

November 6, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Portland-based Waechter Architecture used cladding with a red colour derived from a popular wine blend to create an angular winery on a site devasted by clear-cutting in Oregon. Corollary Wines wanted to create a base of operations and space for entertaining on an abandoned site in Oregon’s Willamette Valley that had been cut clear of

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ZGF Architects places “nine-acre” mass-timber roof on Portland airport terminal

August 15, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

American studio ZGF Architects has completed an expansion to the main terminal at Portland International Airport, installing a massive mass-timber roof that was prefabricated to keep the airport operational. The airport’s giant roof was made from metal and glued-laminated timber (glulam) that forms over 400,000 square feet (37,161 square metres) of beams and lattice and

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Linden Brown Architecture creates “live-work” building for Portland shoe designers

October 27, 2023 Jenna McKnight 0

Tall roof monitors lend a sculptural look to the Gradient House and Studio, which was designed by Oregon studio Linden Brown Architecture for the founders of a shoe design company. The project was envisioned as a “live-work campus” for the owners of Studio Noyes, a creative agency focused on footwear. The mixed-use building is located

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Hacker references nearby woods in revamp of athletic centre at Portland school

September 12, 2023 Jenna McKnight 0

Local studio Hacker Architects has renovated and expanded a 60-year-old athletic facility at the Oregon Episcopal School, aiming to make the building an “inclusive, equitable and future-forward campus hub”. The project – officially called the Oregon Episcopal School Athletic Center – sits within the campus of a co-ed private school in southwest Portland. The school

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Before And After – A Respectful Remodel For A Mid-Century Modern Home

September 11, 2023 Erin 0

Interior design firm Wise Design, together with General Contractor and Architect Owen Gabbert (formerly Clarkbuilt), has transformed a dated 1954 mid-century modern home in Portland, Oregon. Before – The ExteriorThe original home has a brown exterior with original windows and white trim. After – ExteriorThe updated bright white exterior, with a metal roof, has black […]

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Waechter Architecture places rain garden within Meadow House in Oregon

June 23, 2023 Jenna McKnight 0

US studio Waechter Architecture has completed a courtyard-style home in Oregon that consists of steel-clad pavilions set around a rainwater-fed garden of native plants. Meadow House is located in the city of Eugene, a few miles southwest of the University of Oregon. The residence is named after an adjacent park and landscape preserve, Madison Meadow,

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Land Morphology and Olson Kundig update Oregon botanical garden

May 15, 2023 Jenna McKnight 0

An event pavilion and aerial tree walk are among the enhancements to Portland’s Leach Botanical Garden, which is being upgraded by a team that includes US studios Land Morphology and Olson Kundig Architects. Located in southeast Portland, the city-owned park encompasses 16 acres (6.5 hectares) and is open to the public. In 2015, Land Morphology

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Waechter Architecture completes “all-wood” building with steel jacket in Portland

May 9, 2023 Keren Dillard 0

Waechter Architecture has completed an “all-wood” commercial building in Portland, which it says is the first commercial building in Oregon to “use mass timber construction for all components of the building”. The building, called Mississippi has structural elements made from cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels and glued-laminated timber (glulam) beams. Apart from the exterior weathering steel

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Hacker overhauls “fortress-like” brutalist library in Oregon

January 18, 2023 Jenna McKnight 0

Colourful furnishings and large stretches of glass feature in a 1970s library building that has been updated by US studio Hacker Architects. The three-storey, concrete library is located next to City Hall in downtown Salem, the capital of Oregon. Encompassing 96,000 square feet (8,919 square metres), the building was originally designed by American architect George

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