Oregon

Beebe Skidmore punctures ornate Portland home with “fearlessly distinct” glass cubes

May 31, 2019 Bridget Cogley 0
Lincoln Street Residence by Beebe Skidmore

Portland architecture firm Beebe Skidmore has inserted a cubic volume with large windows into the middle of a 20th-century home in the city to add more space and bring natural light inside. The contemporary addition stands in stark contrast to the existing Lincoln Street Residence, a three-storey family home in Portland, Oregon. The residence is

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The Live Edge Residence by Nathan Good Architects

March 26, 2019 Erin 0

Photography by Rick Keating   Nathan Good Architects has designed a new contemporary house that’s nestled into a bluff above the scenic Deschutes River in Central Oregon. Designed to enable the owners to “thrive in place” with single level living, the house, named Live Edge, is tucked amongst rock outcroppings and juniper trees, and has views […]

The Hoxton hotel arrives in Portland as brand’s first West Coast outpost

March 2, 2019 Paul Jebara 0
The Hoxton Portland

London-based hotelier Ennismore has opened a branch of its chain The Hoxton within a historic building in Portland, Oregon, with refreshed modernist-influenced interiors. The Hoxton Portland is located just beyond the entrance gates to Old Town Chinatown in the abandoned Grove Hotel, built in 1906. Ennismore’s in-house design studio was inspired by the northwest modernist

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R&A combines two iconic buildings to create Portland’s Woodlark Hotel

February 9, 2019 Paul Jebara 0
The Woodlark Hotel by R&A

West Coast-based R&A Architecture + Design has fused two buildings on the national historic register in downtown Portland, Oregon, to create a new “house of welcome” for the city. Built in 1912, the Woodlark Building was Portland’s first official high-rise and its earliest example of reinforced concrete construction. Its neighbour, the Cornelius Hotel, was built

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Dutch culture influences design of Alpine Noir Chalet in Oregon mountain town

January 28, 2019 Jenna McKnight 0
Alpine Noir Chalet by Keystone Architecture and Casework

American firms Keystone Architecture and Casework have created a tall, thin cabin in northern Oregon that features whimsical accents and a cosy atmosphere. The Alpine Noir Chalet is located in Government Camp, a village at the base of Mount Hood. The picturesque area is known for its skiing, hiking trails and other outdoor activities. The owners

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Glazed tasting room by Waechter Architecture overlooks Furioso Vineyards in Oregon

January 15, 2019 Jenna McKnight 0
Furiosos Vineyards by Waechter Architecture

American studio Waechter Architecture has renovated and expanded a winery facility, adding charred cedar cladding to an existing building and creating a tasting room with glass walls. The Furioso Vineyards estate is located in the heart of wine country in northwestern Oregon. The project – designed by Portland-based Waechter Architecture – entailed the renovation of

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ZGF Architects transforms historic Portland bank building into Expensify office

December 27, 2018 Jenna McKnight 0
Expensify by ZGF

A swinging chaise and a hidden salon are among features in this tech company headquarters, housed inside a century-old bank in Portland, Oregon. Designed by local practice ZGF Architects, the office was created for Expensify, which develops software for tracking charges and creating expense reports. Founded in 2008, the company has offices in several cities

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Hay’s first US store opens in Portland

November 20, 2018 Eleanor Gibson 0

Danish design brand Hay has opened its first brick-and-mortar store in North America, hot on the heels of the dedicated e-commerce platform for the region it launched earlier this month. Colourful homeware contrasts industrial details at Hay Portland, located at 825 Northwest 13th Avenue in the Oregon city’s trendy Pearl District. Founded by Rolf and

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Behnisch Architekten overhauls business school at Portland State University

November 1, 2018 Jenna McKnight 0

German firm Behnisch Architekten has renovated a 1970s urban academic building in Oregon, and created an addition that consists of “shifting” wood-clad boxes and a glazed atrium. The Karl Miller Center houses the School of Business at Portland State University. The building is located within the University District in downtown Portland, just a few blocks west of

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