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The covered entrance walkway that leads to a oversized bronze door is bordered by a long granite wall on one side and open woodland on the other.

Generous overhangs and period lighting speak to the house's era while sliding glass doors create outdoor access.

The exterior palette consists of dark cedar siding, mahogany decks, and exposed gray steel beams.

Klopf Architecture preserved the vertical “thinline” wood siding, and matched it in kind at the front addition.

This midcentury home, originally owned by a local illustrator, needed updating, remodeling, and fortifying. Seattle-based SHED Architecture & Design tackled the project, keeping some classic features while updating others, like the front door in a semi-gloss orange.

A floating Ipe bench now sits outside the front door, juxtaposed against siding painted Benjamin Moore “Wrought Iron.” The glass panels beside the door now have reeded glass.

Exterior view of master bedroom and master bath

The rear view of the home.

The exterior was kept mostly the same, with wood siding throughout.

Risa Boyer Architecture guided the whole house remodel of this 1955 Portland home. Lillyvilla Gardens executed a new landscape plan for the property, including this updated entry sequence, while Boyer added more glass to suit the midcentury façade.