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This project was a complete gut renovation of a badly neglected 1922 Dutch Colonial. The renovation included the addition of a pantry and half bath on the ground floor, finishing the attic and basement into living space, creating a primary suite with en suite bathroom on the second floor, relocating the existing bathroom and upgrading all systems throughout the house. We choose to lean in to many of the repeating historic themes throughout the house, while also creating a serene space with a minimalist aesthetic.
This 1952 home was still occupied by the original owners until our clients, who happened to be their next door neighbors, purchased the home. Many original details were intact, including lime washed fir ceilings, as well as wide fir exterior siding that was milled from trees on site that were taken down to build the house. The extensive renovation project included relocating the kitchen, converting an exterior porch into a primary suite with an en suite bathroom and exterior connection, opening the staircase, adding a secret passageway through the closets of their children’s rooms, replacing all the windows with clad exterior and fir interior and painting the exterior trim, redesigning and rebuilding the deck, completely finishing the lower level and adding a guest room, bathroom, laundry room and rec room.
This 1912 home had older bathrooms, a cramped walled-off kitchen, and a dated 1990s fireplace, and was in need of a full refresh before our clients moved in. We opened up the dividing wall between the kitchen and dining rooms with a matching archway to create a longer sight line through the main floor of the home, and completely reimagined the kitchen into a bright, spacious room, while keeping the original wood-paneled dining nook at the back.
The bathrooms were fully updated with simple, clean finishes that feel appropriate in a home from 1912. The dated fireplace was stripped back and rebuilt with a soft white plaster finish, and given a new tile hearth, while retaining the original flue operator – one of our favorite details! Fresh paint and light fixtures throughout the house tied the spaces together to create a welcoming family home.
Complete retrofit of a 100 year old warehouse into a modern home and film studio. The original fir timber shell was walnut blasted and the entire 5000 sq. ft. space was built out with new walls, windows, doors, roof, radiant heated concrete floors, and all new plumbing, mechanical and electrical systems.
A newly constructed 790 sq. ft. home built next to an existing 1894 home that is one of the oldest in a historic neighborhood. The two structures needed to feel connected to each other, but allow for private living, and leave room for as much outdoor green space as possible. The scope of work also included remodeling the exterior of the larger home and landscaping.
This 1904 foursquare had multiple small rooms and an outdoor covered walkway that we combined and enclosed to create a new kitchen oriented towards the back of the house, and to create space to add a full bathroom on the main floor.
Photographed by Marshall Steeves.
A complete renovation of the back half of this 1912 home, including the kitchen, bathroom, eat-in nook, transition to the outdoors, and deck. The space was taken down to the studs and reconfigured to improve the flow of the space. New windows and full lite french doors brought natural light into the space and created a better sense of connection between the indoor + outdoor spaces.
Photographed on film by Alyssa Lecompte
Complete renovation of a kitchen and dining area. This 1923 home had a wall dividing the kitchen and dining room, creating two cramped and dark spaces. By removing the dividing wall and opening up the two spaces, we were able to create a singular entertaining space that is highly functioning for our client’s young family. Features include custom cabinetry, a hidden basement entrance and a built in wine fridge.
Complete renovation of the bathrooms and ceilings of a modernist home in Laurelhurst. This was a very special project for us, as the home had been thoughtfully designed by one of the first female architects registered in Oregon in the 1950’s. It was important to the clients, as well as to us, that whatever work was done in the home was in line with the values and aesthetics of the original designer.
After removing the worn out acoustic ceiling tiles in all the main living areas and kitchen, we re-clad the ceilings with hand finished lye-washed cedar planks to complement the original wall paneling that runs throughout the home. In the “teal bathroom”, we removed and replaced all tile work, creating custom shower niches and repainting the room. The teal bathroom was updated, but was intended to look as though it may have been original to the home. The additional bathroom in the home was quite dated and did not have the rustic, organic texture of the rest of the home, so we gutted it and began anew. We created a custom tiled shower enclosure with glass door and niches, new terracotta flooring and hand-built Ash wood cabinetry that together complement the rustic, colorful nature of the home’s original elements.
Additionally, we created a custom built fir trimmed interior window to enclose a bedroom that was completely open to the living area and unusable for the client’s small child. Using slim profile wood with an offset mullion, we were able to create an enclosure that reads as though it has always been there.
Captured on film by Alyssa Lecompote
Reimagining of a dilapidated home in Ladd’s Addition. We stripped wall coverings, removed and replaced caving in ceilings, refinished all floors, replaced all fixtures throughout, repainted the space in a soft white and fully gutted and renovated the kitchen.
This cute Mt. Tabor bungalow was given a facelift with new siding, windows, paint and doors in conjunction with a second floor and full backyard renovation. In the cramped second floor, the ceilings were lofted with added Fir collar ties for support, creating an open and expansive feeling. New sheetrock, paint and refinished floors tied it all together. The overgrown backyard was fully excavated and redone with a new cedar deck, concrete pads, landscaping and a rock fire pit area.
Highly stylized commercial build out for Never Coffee. Custom built Sapele tables, standing bar, shelving and pastry case to match existing windows. An original mural by a local artist set the tone for the space, which utilizes a mostly pastel palette with natural wood and concrete accents.
Complete overhaul of a 10,000 SF former vacuum repair factory for Juliet Zulu. This project required significant seismic and structural upgrades, as well as all new plumbing, mechanical and electrical systems. The painted ceiling and concrete surfaces were walnut blasted to bring back their natural tones. Many of the interior windows and door frames were hand built by Tall Firs. The space was built out into a series of private offices and conference rooms, as well as common work spaces. Raised platforms were built within the common space to designate different work areas and offer respite from the concrete flooring.
A cramped and dated 1970s kitchen in this historic home was reimagined as a richly hued, modern space with a hint of drama. The u-shaped kitchen walls, as well as the walls between the kitchen and dining room, were all removed to create a galley kitchen with greater natural light and a better connection to the rest of the living space. Views of the Willamette River are now visible from the entire first floor.
A new half bathroom replaced a closet off the kitchen, and a light-filled eat-in breakfast nook with a custom walnut banquette with mohair cushions completes the space.
Commercial build out of an empty tenant space into a serene acupuncture and wellness studio. The studio includes shared treatment spaces as well as private treatment rooms, an open kitchen and retail areas. Uniquely situated above a loud basement bar, the space required a floating plywood floor on top of a cork sound barrier. New sheetrock and all white walls highlight the studio's eclectic furnishings.
An unremarkable backyard and garage were replaced with a NW oasis in this project done for Howells Architecture + Design. A new writers studio, exposed aggregate hardscapes, board formed concrete walls and fire pit, custom milled sustainable cedar fencing, and a natural cedar hot tub.
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