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Our studio pursues clarity  — transforming complex conditions into buildings of elemental beauty and enduring value.

We work with our clients and partners to solve problems, reveal opportunities, and create inviting architecture for every place and purpose.



Madison House 




 
Location:
Portland, Oregon

Type:
Single-Family

Size:
5,000 sf

Status:
Under Construction - Expected Completion Summer 2023

Landscape Designer:
Michael Shultz

Structural Engineer:
DCI Engineers

Civil Engineer:
KFPP Civil

Contractor:
Owen Gabbert LLC
Inhabiting the rolling west hills of Portland, Madison House sits in a verdant landscape above a series of terraced hardscape walls. Rising solidly out of lush gardens, the brick-clad massing of the house offers a substantial yet unassuming backdrop to the neighborhood. Each facade is governed by classic gridded proportions - both a nod to the lost historic home that previously inhabited the site as well as to the historic context of the immediate cityscape. Whereas the exterior is experienced as a vertical promenade of airy gardens, the interior of the house is organized into an enfilade of distinct volumes defined by thickened walls with deep, generous openings. The result is a duality between the shifting, sun-dappled exterior, and calming axial interior.