“I like a view but i like to sit with my back turned to it.”
- Gertrude Stein
IN THE WORKS
HOME
1: POMO CHATEAU
2: WOODSTOCK REFRESH
3: BUNGALOW RODRIGUEZ
GARDEN
4: BABCOCK CURB APPEAL
5: EL PATIO
Partisan Designs:
POMO CHATEAU
NEW GRAPES ON THE VINE
A 1980’S FOLLY OF A FRENCH CHATEAU SITS PROUDLY ON THE GROUNDS OF A VINEYARD IN BANKS OREGON. HAVING RECENTLY INHERITED THE PROPERTY, THE ARTIST HOMEOWNERS HOPE TO FUSE THE FLAMBOYANCE OF THE POST MODERN 80’S WHILE PAYING HOMAGE TO THE SETTING AND THE ORIGINAL INTENTION OF THE ARCHITECTURE CREATING A VERNACULAR ALL IT’S OWN.
HERE WE LOOK AT PAINT CONCEPTS FOR THE HOME’S INTERIOR AND A NEW PRIMARY BATH.
THE PRIMARY BATHROOM SITS ON THE LOWER FLOOR WITH A SINGLE LARGE WINDOW TO THE SOUTH. THE BEDROOM SPACE WILL SIT ON ONE SIDE WITH A PARTY ROOM ON THE OTHER. IN THE 9’X17’ SPACE WE MUST FIT A LARGE VINTAGE TUB, A WALK IN SHOWER AND A SEPARATE TOILET ROOM THAT SHARES ACCESS WITH PARTY GUESTS.
TAKING INSPIRATION FROM GENERATIONAL HOMES IN THE EUROPEAN COUNTRYSIDE, WE LOOK AT A MIX OF BOLD COLORS AND NATURAL PLASTER FINISHES THROUGH THE HOME
SEEMINGLY DISPARATE, A MIX OF PAINTED DADO LINES, CONTRASTING CEILINGS, NATURAL PLASTER AND CIRCULAR MOTIFS WILL BE USED ACROSS DIFFERENT SPACES TO BUILD UP A CONSISTENT SENSE OF CHARACTER IN THE HOME.
WOODSTOCK
REFRESH
DESIGN SKETCH
DESIGN INSPIRATION
LIGHT & CURVES
A SMALL BUT CHARMING HOME FROM THE 1940’ SITS QUIETLY N THE STREET IN THE SE WOODSTOCK NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE IT WAS BUILT.TO ALLOW LIGHT INTO THE HOME WE VAULT THE CEILINGS IN THE MAIN AREAS. THE BACK DOOR IS MOVED ON AXIS WITH THE MAIN ENTRY. BOTH DOORS ARE REPLACED WITH GLASS, EXPANDING THE SENSE OF SPACE TO THE BACK YARD BEFORE YOU EVEN ENTER.FOCUSED ON FEELING CALM, WE SOFTEN DOORWAYS AND THE RANGE ENCLOSURE WITH ARCHES AND IMPLEMENT A SOFT COLOR PALLET OF CREAMS AND GREENS
WOODSTOCK KITCHEN
EXPLORATION
DESIGN SKETCH
WOODSTOCK BATH
EXPLORATION
PROGRAM:
A 1948 TRANSITIONAL CAPE COD-RANCH. THE SNUG, LONE BATHROOM IS IN NEED OF A QUICK, HIGH IMPACT RENOVATION. FOCUSED ON ADDING MORE STORAGE, UPDATING COLOR AND BRINGING THE DESIGN IN LINE WITH THE CURRENT LIVING ROOMAND FUTURE KITCHEN DESIGNS.MATERIALS
DESIGN INSPIRATION
BUNGALOW RODRIGUEZ
PROGRAM
A 1913 BUNGALOW NESTLED INTO THE TREE LINED STREETS OF NORTH PORTLAND REFLECTS THE MOODY ATMOSPHERE OF THE REGION AND MAINTAINS MANY OF IT’S ORIGINAL FEATURES.HAVING BEEN USED AS A RENTAL PROPERTY OVER THE LAST DECADE, THE OWNER, SUSIE, WOULD LIKE TO MOVE BACK INTO HER MODEST HOME BUT THIS TIME WITH THE ADDITION OF HER TWO DOGS, THE NEED FOR A HOME OFFICE, A PRIMARY BATH AND A LARGE STUDIO FOR THROWING POTTERY.HERE WE WILL EXPLORE THE FULL HOME REMODEL AND RENOVATION OPTIONS FOR; CONVERTING ONE OF THE THREE BEDROOMS INTO A SMALL OFFICE, THE ADDITION OF A PRIMARY BATH, REVAMPING THE OUTDATED KITCHEN AND CREATING A STUDIO SPACE WHERE A GARAGE ONCE STOOD.TAKING OUR INSPIRATION FROM THE HISTORICAL HOMES OF EUROPE AS THEY WERE OCCUPIED BY ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS SUCH AS THE BLOOMSBURY GROUP’S OMEGA WORKSHOPS OR THE ROLLING STONES, WE CREATE A PAIRED BACK YET RICHLY LAYERED UPDATE WITH THE HUMBLE NONCHALANCE ATTRIBUTED TO CREATIVES.
KITCHEN EXPLORATION
ITERATIVE DESIGN
ABOVE: AN EARLY DESIGN SKETCH ILLUSTRATES THE POTENTIAL NEW LAYOUT.
OPPOSITE LEFT: TRULY “TIMELESS” DESIGN DOES NOT EXIST. INSTEAD WE CHERRY PICK AN ECLECTIC MIX OF ELEMENTS FROM DECADES SINCE THE HOME WAS BUILT. THIS MAKES IT HARDER TO PINPOINT THE COMPLETE OVERHAUL AS BEING A CONTEMPORARY RENOVATION.
OPPOSITE RIGHT: THREE RENDERINGS EXPLORE HOW DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS OF MATERIALS COULD CLAD THE ROLLING ISLAND/WORKTABLE
OPPOSITE BELOW: THE SOUTH FACING ELEVATION
BATHROOM EXPLORATION
SELECTIONS:
A MIX OF VINTAGE LIGHTING, HISTORICALLY INSPIRED TILE, CONTEMPORARY TAPS, ORIGINAL MILWORK AND MODERN GLASS PARTITIONS MAKE THE NEW BATHROOM LOOK AS THOUGH IT HAS EVOLVED OVER DECADES.
OFFICE EXPLORATION
LIVING ROOM EXPLORATION
BALANCE:
A ROOM DEDICATED EQUALLY TO FOCUS AND COMFORT FOR DAYS SPENT WORKING FROM HOME AND HOSTING FRIENDS ON THE WEEKEND.
SELECTIONS:
A NEW CUSTOM SOFA PERFECTLY WRAPS AROUND THE WINDOWS WITHOUT BLOCKING LIGHT.A CUSTOM RECORD CABINET MADE OF RECLAIMED PARQUET FLOORS ANCHORS THE MEDIA WALL.SUSIE’S COLLECTION OF ART AND LOUNGE CHAIRS MINGLE WITH THE NEW PURCHASES FOR A SPACE THAT INSTANTLY FEELS LIKE HOME
POTTERY STUDIO EXPLORATION
CUSTOM SOFA
EXPLORATION
FLEXIBILITY OF SPACE IS UNDERSCORED BY THE SIMPLE, EASY TO MOVE FURNITURE. THE POTTERY WHEEL FACES THE CORNER, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE VIEWS TO OUTSIDE.
EL PATIO
RUSTIC, HARDWIRING PLANTS AND MATERIALS TAKE CENTER STAGE IN THIS DOG FRIENDLY, SE PORTLAND GARDEN DESIGNED AROUND ENTERTAINING AND RELAXATION.
BABCOCK CURB APPEAL
SUNSET VIEWS FROM THE TOP OF ALAMEDA RIDGE WERE PREVIOUSLY UNDERUTILIZED AT THIS NE PORTLAND HOME. HERE, WE UPGRADE THE RETAINING WALL AND TIRED LAWN WITH DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS, A SMALL SEATING AREA AND WELL LIT PATHWAYS.
