Wilkinson Residence in Portland, Oregon
|This residential property in Portland took seven years to complete and was focused on realizing the passion of its owner, a music lover, who ‘wanted a house that not only became a part of the natural landscape but, also addressed the flow of music’. Says Robert Harvey Oshatz, the architect behind the project: ‘This house evades the mechanics of the camera, which makes it difficult to grasp the spaces as they flow inside and out. One has to actually stroll through the house to capture its complexities and its connection to the exterior, with the use of a natural wood ceiling floating on curving laminated wood beams which pass through a generous glass wall which wraps around the main living room’.
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Denmark Francisco said | 25 June, 2009
I love this architecture! It shows how creative our minds work. I’d like to see more pictures.
- Denmark
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Joel Linn said | 7 October, 2009
House in the TREES! Great blend of lines and CONTOURS! Material of choice is my favorite… WOOD. This house is well dressed in radiused timber beams and randomly spaced shingle siding. This place puts you right up inside one of Portland, Oregon’s best features — its lush tree canopy! From the page: “Located on a flag lot, a steep sloping grade provided the opportunity to bring the main level of the house into the tree canopy to evoke the feeling of being in a tree house. A lover of music, the client wanted a house that not only became part of the natural landscape but also addressed the flow of music. This house evades the mechanics of the camera; it is difficult to capture the way the interior space flows seamlessly through to the exterior. One must actually stroll through the house to grasp its complexities and its connection to the exterior. One example is a natural wood ceiling, floating on curved laminated wood beams, passing through a generous glass wall which wraps around the main living room.
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rocketcollecting said | 8 June, 2009
Robert Harvey Oshatz is one of my favorite architects really. I remembered his design for the Fennell Residence and wow may i just say how great his feel for wood is? his designs have this complexity and gentleness in them that makes you just want to look. period. It’s amazing