Wood And Glass Wall Beach House Design | Oregon Coast Beach House | Bandon | Oregon | Cutler Anderson Architects

 

Beach house designed to withstand the forces of Pacific Ocean winds while still providing magnificent views of the sea and privacy from the neighbors.......more

Modern Passive House Design | Karuna House | Newberg | Oregon | HOLST

Karuna House is an ambitious residential project designed to meet a combination of the world’s most demanding green building certifications. Built in response to its location on a south facing slope overlooking the Willamette Valley’s rich agricultural land, Karuna House provides spectacular views of majestic Mt. Hood and the Cascade Range to the east.

Heating, cooling, and hot water are supplied by an efficient heat pump system, and a heat recovery ventilator provide the Passive House with a continuous supply of fresh, preheated air. The home’s super-insulated building envelope is expected use 90% less heating and cooling energy than a typical home......more

Modern House On The Slope | Springwater Trail Residence | Portland | Oregon | MINARIK ARCHITECTURE

This ground up new construction residence overlooks the Springwater Trail in Portland, Oregon. A steep sloped lot required a system of gradebeams and micropiles. This relatively small footprint packs in many features such as solar, radiant heated concrete floors, water retention, and a deck overhanging the environmental conservation area.......more

Unique Modern American Home | Heptagon House | Heceta Beach | Oregon | Steven Christensen Architecture

Interested in supplementing their retirement income, our client wanted to take advantage of the spectacular scenery their home offered by turning the second half of their double lot into an AirBnB-style vacation rental. While the highly restrictive building ordinances of the city generally prohibit development of double lots, they discovered that a century-old existing foundation on the second lot offered them the opportunity to rebuild, provided the footprint adhered to the existing 195 square foot foundation.

The design of Heptagon House takes advantage of the simple geometric properties of plan rotation in order to simultaneously expand the area of the upper floors and align the guest house toward an ocean view. Floor plates act as diaphragms stabilizing diagonally canted planes, allowing the project to be constructed using simple platform framing with inexpensive plywood sheathing as finish material throughout. The plan is chamfered twice at the floor plate and roof to allow for a front door and larger windows, yielding four heptagonal facades and a series of canted planes that opportunistically turn the local gabled roof vernacular on its head.......more

Modern Vernacular Weekend Retreat | Oregon Coast Beach House | Oregon | Boora Architects

This weekend retreat on the Central Oregon Coast is a sanctuary that balances private sleeping and work areas with a grand family gathering space. Designed in a Pacific Northwest Modern vernacular, the house is clean and sculptural with an abundance of natural wood and stone, as well as hand-crafted details.
Sitting above a coastal inlet, the house appears as a glowing lantern in the surrounding marshland...........more

Little Creek Residence | Eugene | Oregon | Eggleston Farkas Architects

A linear north-facing lot along a seasonal creek. The neighboring house to the north is quite close, while those across the stream to the north are somewhat filtered by existing trees.

A one story home for an empty-nest couple, incorporating indoor/outdoor living and the opportunity to combine cooking and entertaining. The owners – one of whom is a landscape architect – wanted to maximize the connection to the outdoors while maintaining visual privacy from the street and neighbors. They also wanted a casual entry sequence not dominated by the garage door..............more

The Swindell Residence | Portland, Oregon

This 3800 sf three story, 4 bedroom house with attached grandma quarters, sits amongst towering firs in the west hills of Portland, Oregon. Contemporary features like multi-story windows walls, an open tread wood and metal stair and flowing floor plan combine to create a dynamic object set within the heavily wooded site.....more
Design Team: Rick Berry

Photos: Eckert and Eckert, Inc.