This historic resort along the McKenzie River was built in the stage coach era. With several old cabins in need of replacement, the owners asked us to rethink the grounds. Then a fire destroyed the main inn, and the project expanded into a full master plan for a new resort. In collaboration with an architect, … Read more
It’s not often you get to create a whole neighborhood. We were thrilled to be brought in early to help with the site plan for this 80-unit affordable housing project in west Eugene. Working closely with architect David Edrington and the Housing and Community Services Agency of Lane County, we were able to help arrange … Read more
This site along the scenic Metolius River was once a trailer park and café. Today it is home for a series of cabins that cluster along the river. The site plan used the bend in the river to form the alignment of the cabins and by fanning out in this shape, allowed for a second … Read more
This military high school in Wisconsin wanted to incorporate a columbarium for the interment of alumni funeral urns. The challenge was finding a way to integrate a quiet contemplative space into an active campus populated by several hundred seventh- through 12th-grade boys. We designed a space sunken slightly below ground level and adjacent to the … Read more
The goal for this housing development in north Eugene was to make it feel like a small village within the city. Working integrally with architects David Edrington and Bergsund/Delaney and the Housing and Community Services Agency of Lane County, we struck on the idea of long, narrow buildings with alleys between them, echoing an old … Read more
The goal was to plan a small cohesive neighborhood in northwest Eugene that would seem more like it evolved over time, and less like a typical development. We worked with the city and the Housing and Community Services Agency of Lane County to design a village with both single and multifamily homes, a loop road, … Read more