Once complete, the complex will provide over 10,000 square feet of interior space for experimentation, design, and fabrication that Skylab will share with PDX Contemporary Art. The project is expected to be completed by summer 2023.
Architecture firm
Skylab Architecture
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA
Principal architect
Jeff Kovel, Brent Grubb
Design team
Jeff Kovel, Principal, Design Architect. Brent Grubb, Principal-in-charge. Jennifer Martin, Project Architect. Nita Posada, Principal, Interior Design. Amy DeVall, Interior Design
Completion year
Summer 2023
Collaborators
2.ink Studio (landscape architecture). Humber Design Group Inc. (civil engineering). Valar Consulting Engineering (structural engineering). Jacobs (mechanical design / build). Lorentz Bruun (general contractor)
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
The Meadow House is a new, 2,000-square-foot private residence in the College Hill district of Eugene, a few miles Southwest of the University of Oregon. The house takes its name from Madison Meadow, a landscape preserve and community park which lies at the heart of a neighborhood composed of modest single-family homes.
Project name
Meadow House
Architecture firm
Waechter Architecture
Location
Eugene, Oregon, USA
Design team
Ben Waechter, FAIA, Principal Architect. Lisa Kuhnhausen, Project Architect
Collaborators
Doors and Windows: Sierra Pacific
Interior design
Waechter Architecture
Structural engineer
Grummel Engineering
Construction
Chalus Construction Co.
Typology
Residential › House
Big Fir Vineyard is a single-family residence in the hills of a designated wine grape-growing region in the Willamette Valley. Formed from the topography and agricultural plan of the site, this small home is carefully designed to both take in the surrounding landscape and become a part of it. Indoor-outdoor elements visually extend the interior sp...
Project name
Big Fir Vineyard
Architecture firm
Prentiss + Balance + Wickline Architects
Location
Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
Photography
Andrew Pogue Photography
Principal architect
Dan Wickline, Principal, PBW Architects
Design team
Kelby Riegsecker, Project Architect, PBW Architects
Interior design
Prentiss + Balance + Wickline Architects
Structural engineer
Harriott Valentine Engineers
Landscape
Outdoor Scenery
Construction
Hammer & Hand
Material
Wood siding, color concrete floor
Typology
Residential › House
Beginning in 2015, Land Morphology led the development of a strategic master plan for Leach Botanical Garden, a 16-acre garden for the City of Portland Parks & Recreation. Located in southeast Portland, the multi phase Master Plan project will fundamentally transform the botanical garden. Before the 1800s, native people hunted, fished, and camped a...
Project name
Leach Botanical Garden
Landscape Architecture
Land Morphology
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA
Photography
Land Morphology
Design team
Richard Hartlage, Principal in charge. Lindsey Heller, Project Manager. Sandy Fischer, Lead Planner. Garrett Devier, Project Landscape Architect. Brandon Burlingame, Landscape Designer
Collaborators
Project team (Phase One: Upper Garden Development-Permitting and Construction Documents): Land Morphology (prime consultant and landscape architecture). Olson Kundig (architecture). Reyes Engineering (electrical engineering). Anderson Krygier, Inc. (landscape architecture – QA/QC and construction administration). Janet Turner Engineering, LLC (civil engineering). Lund Opsahl LLC (structural Engineering). Morgan Holen and Associates LLC (arborist). Mitali and Associates (cost estimating). Northwest Geotech, Inc. (geotechnical engineering). Project team (Strategic Master Planning, Design Development and Entitlement Phases): Land Morphology (prime consultant and landscape architecture). Capital Engineering & Consulting, LLC (civil engineering). Lancaster Engineering (transportation engineering). Greenworks, P.C. (stormwater and entitlement). Hodaie Engineering (mechanical engineering). Suenn Ho Design (wayfinding). Winterbrook Planning (permitting)
Typology
Landscape › Botanical Garden
Project name
French American International School – Gilkey International Middle School
Architecture firm
Hacker Architects
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA
Photography
Bruce Damonte
Design team
Stefee Knudsen - Project Manager. David Keltner - Design Principal. Sarah Post Holmberg - Project Architect. Lewis Williams - Design Team
Collaborators
Interiors design: Hacker Architects
Civil engineer
Standridge
Structural engineer
Madden & Baughman
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Client
French American International School
Typology
Educational Architecture › School
Brainium asked Hacker Architects to design a modestly branded workplace that created a welcoming and visually pleasing experience while leaving room for the unexpected. The desired qualities were not entirely different from the studio’s own work: their game apps are unique, intuitive, and engaging, with incredible attention to detail, all for the g...
Project name
Brainium Studios
Architecture firm
Hacker Architects
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA
Photography
Christian Columbres
Design team
Interior Design Principal: Jennie Fowler. Project Manager: Jen Dzienis. Project Architect: Keri Woltz. Architectural Design Team: John Dalit. Interior Designer: Katherine Park.
Collaborators
Listen (Acoustical Engineer), CBRE (Owner’s Representative)
Interior design
Hacker Architects
Environmental & MEP
Glumac
Construction
Lease Crutcher Lewis
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
The home’s design takes inspiration from Japan, emphasizing relationships between inside and outside, and framed views. Spaces shift from cozy intimacy to large open rooms. The entrance is a modest, minimal space featuring framed, wood block prints. Turning and walking through the foyer to the east, the visitor is presented with dramatic views of M...
Architecture firm
Ueda Design Studio
Location
Salem, Oregon, USA
Principal architect
Nahoko Ueda
Interior design
Nahoko Ueda, Ueda Design Studio
Structural engineer
Bykonen Carter Quinn
Landscape
Groundworkshop, GT Landscape Solutions
Construction
Cellar Ridge Construction
Material
cedar siding, fiber cement board, concrete, and steel
Typology
Residential › House
Doug Fir is a 25,100-square-foot modern log cabin-inspired bar, restaurant, and music venue, conjuring an idealized vision of Portland’s up-and-coming potential as a global travel destination and cultural hub.
Architecture firm
Skylab Architecture
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA
Photography
Boone Speed, Basil Childers
Collaborators
Pat the Log Guy (wood/logs)
Construction
Tom Ghilarducci
Material
Wood, stainless steel, glass block, and chrome ceiling panels
Client
Burnside Entertainment Group
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant, Bar
