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The renovation added a new foyer in the place of its front porch, and expanded the attic-like upstairs into a full second floor.
The renovation added a new foyer in the place of its front porch, and expanded the attic-like upstairs into a full second floor.
Located just 15 minutes from Downtown Portland, the historic home offers a convenient city escape. The landscaped exterior is a slice of low-maintenance paradise, presenting a lush turf lawn and an expansive concrete driveway.
Located just 15 minutes from Downtown Portland, the historic home offers a convenient city escape. The landscaped exterior is a slice of low-maintenance paradise, presenting a lush turf lawn and an expansive concrete driveway.
Extra-wide concrete pillars help to support the studio at its core.
Extra-wide concrete pillars help to support the studio at its core.
The ethos behind Rööm stems from Timon’s three years of solo backpacking through Europe and Asia: “I’d always like to make a little sanctuary space where I could recharge. But you can’t be acquiring a bunch of things. When it was time to go… I could take it apart and then pack it together and drop it into the next place,” Timon elaborates. “I like things that can come apart and be put together again, but in a fun way, right?”
The ethos behind Rööm stems from Timon’s three years of solo backpacking through Europe and Asia: “I’d always like to make a little sanctuary space where I could recharge. But you can’t be acquiring a bunch of things. When it was time to go… I could take it apart and then pack it together and drop it into the next place,” Timon elaborates. “I like things that can come apart and be put together again, but in a fun way, right?”
The original Cedar Cottage design by Cast Architecture, seen in this rendering, was a one-bedroom plan; Adi and Chris chose a larger two-bedroom model.
The original Cedar Cottage design by Cast Architecture, seen in this rendering, was a one-bedroom plan; Adi and Chris chose a larger two-bedroom model.
A Seattle couple built their own backyard house with a city-sponsored design—and then rented out their old home on the property to friends.
A Seattle couple built their own backyard house with a city-sponsored design—and then rented out their old home on the property to friends.
There’s a visual connection between the old building and the new one, thanks to a shared palette of materials: concrete and wood abound.
There’s a visual connection between the old building and the new one, thanks to a shared palette of materials: concrete and wood abound.
The expansion is flanked on both sides by lush gardens. Here, the line between indoors and outdoors is blurred to the extreme... to the homeowners' delight.
The expansion is flanked on both sides by lush gardens. Here, the line between indoors and outdoors is blurred to the extreme... to the homeowners' delight.
The Rosy Mound Retreat is comprised of two intersecting volumes: a wood-clad main house and a living room wing.
The Rosy Mound Retreat is comprised of two intersecting volumes: a wood-clad main house and a living room wing.
Garage with workshop below.
Garage with workshop below.
Behind the Red Wood Maple tree, a statement-making red, Smoldering Red by Benjamin Moore, swathes the home's exterior horizontal siding.
Behind the Red Wood Maple tree, a statement-making red, Smoldering Red by Benjamin Moore, swathes the home's exterior horizontal siding.
While the new facade is swathed in black stucco, it maintains elements of the original carriage house, which is hidden within the wall. Beyond the grounding stucco base, Healey designed two white volumes to be seen above, teasing the idea that more exists beyond the entry point.
While the new facade is swathed in black stucco, it maintains elements of the original carriage house, which is hidden within the wall. Beyond the grounding stucco base, Healey designed two white volumes to be seen above, teasing the idea that more exists beyond the entry point.
New front steps lead up to a front terrace.
New front steps lead up to a front terrace.