Oregon Episcopal School (OES) is an independent, co-ed college preparatory school of 800 students from Pre-K through 12th grade, located in southwest Portland, Oregon. The school’s identity is rooted in their Oregon home, with its natural beauty and diverse people and history. T
Project name
Oregon Episcopal School Athletic Center
Architecture firm
Hacker Architects
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA
Design team
Stefee Knudsen, Project Manager, Principal-in-Charge. David Keltner, Design Principal. Jennie Fowler, Interior Design Principal. Katherine Park, Interior Designer. Sarah Post-Holmberg, Project Architect. Marissa Sant, Architectural Designer. Daniel Childs, Architectural Designer. Vijayeta Davda, Architectural Designer. Caitie Vanhauer, Architectural Designer
Collaborators
Acoustical Engineer & Theatrical/AV: Listen Acoustics.
Built area
22,000 ft² renovation and 20,000 ft² expansion
Structural engineer
DCI Engineering
Material
Steel, Concrete, Wood, Glass
Client
Oregon Episcopal School
Typology
Educational › School
The Salem Public Library’s downtown location was due for a renovation to bring its structural resilience and building systems up to modern standards. The 96,000-square-foot concrete structure was built in 1970 and underwent an expansion in 1990.
Project name
Salem Public Library Renovation
Architecture firm
Hacker Architects
Location
Salem, Oregon, USA
Principal architect
Laura Klinger (Project Manager & Principal-in-Charge), David Keltner (Design Principal)
Design team
Daniel Childs, Nick Pectol, Caleb Couch, Lewis Williams
Collaborators
Project QA/QC: Matt Sugarbaker. Acoustical Engineer: Listen Acoustics. Signage/Wayfinding: The Felt Hat. Code Consultant: Code Unlimited
Interior design
Jennie Fowler, Anya Smith, Whitney Jordan, Tracey Olson, Mayumi Nakazato
Landscape
Ground Workshop
Civil engineer
Westech Engineering
Construction
Howard S. Wright
Typology
Educational › Library
Nestled in a lush Pacific Northwest wooded landscape this 1954 home renovation included maintaining the primary structure of the house with a full re-envisioning of the spaces of daily life.
Project name
Seehafer Residence
Architecture firm
Skylab Architecture
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA
Photography
Caleb Vandermeer
Structural engineer
SCE Engineering
Construction
MCM Construction Inc
Material
Wood, Brick, Metal, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
An iconic marker within the City of Portland, the new Dairy Apartments develops a site previously housing the Sunshine Dairy Foods supplier into an urban mixed-use and residential building with consideration for automotive, pedestrian, bicycle, and future mass-transit traffic.
Project name
Dairy Apartments
Architecture firm
Hacker Architects
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA
Principal architect
David Keltner
Design team
David Keltner, Design Principal. Chris Hodney, Design Lead. Matt Sugarbaker, Project Manager. Lâle Ceylan, Keri Erwin, Ali Gens, Janell Widmer, Nasim Mossabeh, Sonia Norskog, Kevin Mulvaney, Kelsey Smith, Xiyao Hu, Marissa Sant, Sarah Oxley
Collaborators
Developer: NBP Capital. Contractor: Path PDX. Landscape Architecture: Lango Hansen. Civil Engineer: Vega. Structural Engineer: Harper Houf Peterson Righellis
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › Apartments
Located across the Willamette River from downtown Portland, the YARD is a 21-story, 343,100-square-foot mixed-use apartment building that rises above the famous Burnside Bridge. The roof of the podium elevates a native planted landscape to the level of the bridge to create a shared community landscape environment, while its folded roof shape abstra...
Architecture firm
Skylab Architecture
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA
Photography
Maria Lamb, Stephen Miller, Brian Walker Lee
Principal architect
Jeff Kovel
Design team
Jeff Kovel, Creative Director / Principal Architect. Brent Grubb, Principal. Susan Barnes, Project Lead. Nathan Cox, Project Architect. Jill Asselineau Project Architect. Josh Ashcroft, Designer. Ben Porto, Designer. Stephen Miller, Visualization. Amy DeVall, Interior Designer. Mark Nye, Project Lead. Jim Henry, Project Architect. Jon DeLeonardo, Architect. Marian Jones, Architect. Katy Krider, Lead Interior Designer. Hiroki Abe, Designer
Interior design
Skylab Architecture
Collaborators
Acoustical Engineer: SSA Acoustics, LLP. Geotechnical Engineer: GeoDesign Inc. Surveyor: Blue Dot Group. Acoustical Consultant: SSA Acoustics, LLP. Building Envelope Consultant: The Façade Group, LLC. Environmental Graphics: Open Studio Collective
Civil engineer
Harper Houf Peterson Righellis - Inc.
Structural engineer
KPFF Consulting Engineers
Environmental & MEP
PAE Consulting Engineers
Lighting
LUMA Lighting Design
Construction
Andersen Construction
Visualization
Stephen Miller
Material
9Wood / Ceilings and panels. Lapchi Carpets / Rugs. Stephen Kenn Loft / Couch. Arcadia Curtain Wall and Storefront. Guardian Glass
Client
Key Development Corporation
Typology
Residential › Mixed-use Development
The Taft is a 3,930-square-foot, two-story, open plan house designed and built using HOMB, a prefabricated modular system developed by Skylab in collaboration with MethodHomes. The system provides an alternative to the typical time-consuming process of conventional site construction while also minimizing waste through precision prefabrication.
Architecture firm
Skylab Architecture
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA
Photography
Michael Cogliantry, Jeff Van Bergen (construction photos by Skylab)
Design team
Jeff Kovel, Principal Design Director. Brent Grubb, Principal In Charge
Collaborators
MethodHomes
Interior design
Skylab Architecture
Construction
MethodHomes (prefabrication contractor)
Typology
Residential › House
From highly crafted residences to impactful cultural projects, this uniquely designed book— conceived as a double vinyl album—offers a detailed look at Skylab's innovative work. Skylab: The Nature of Buildings is the first monograph of the Portland, Oregon-based architecture and design studio.
Title
Skylab The Nature of Buildings
Author
Jeff Kovel, Introduction by Mimi Zeiger With contributions by John Hoke, Mauricio Villarreal, and Randy Gragg
Category
Architecture, Interior Design
Size
9.8 X 9.9 X 1.4 inches | 4.49 pounds
Designed and developed by Waechter Architecture, the Mississippi Workshop is the result of over ten years of planning, modeling, and investigation. The building was conceived as a proving ground for sustainable building systems and “all-wood” construction technologies and equally, as a forum for new creative conversations. Located on a prominent si...
Project name
Mississippi Workshop
Architecture firm
Waechter Architecture
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA
Photography
Lara Swimmer (building). Jeremy Bittermann (aerials). Sam Gehrke (event). David Papazian (model)
Principal architect
Ben Waechter, Principal Architect
Design team
Alexis Coir, Project Manager. Giovanni Sidari, Project Architect. Duncan Scovil, Designer
Collaborators
Mass Timber Fabrication: KLH Massivholz (USA / Austria). Mass Timber Installation: Mustang Ridge. Code / Fire Protection: Code Unlimited
Interior design
Waechter Architecture
Construction
Owen Gabbert LLC, Cutwater Design & Build Solutions
Client
4224 N Mississippi LLC
Typology
Commercial › Headquarter, Office Building, Workshop
