Before & After: A Radiant Renovation Opens a Portland Midcentury to Its Forested Lot

Risa Boyer Architecture revitalizes a 1955 home with fresh interiors and a covered patio for lounging in every season, rain or shine.

The first thing that architect Risa Boyer noticed upon walking through this Portland, Oregon, home wasn’t anything inside—but rather the outdoors. "What stood out to me the most, once you got through the maze of the entry, was the connection to the backyard," says Boyer. 

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Melissa Dalton
Dwell Contributor
Melissa Dalton is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon, who has been writing for Dwell since 2017. Read more of her work about design and architecture at melissadalton.net.