After outgrowing their earlier house in an previous constructing in downtown Portland, Oregon, Skylab Structure sought to search out to a brand new house that might tackle their considerations: How can our studio evolve from a devoted workspace to a playground for the artwork and design group? The place can we discover a house to combine gardens, an occasion venue, and a fabrication store, in addition to our studio? Three years later, they unexpectedly arrived at a solution within the type of two semi-cylindrical metal warehouse buildings initially constructed within the Nineteen Forties located on a triangular nook lot in a northwest industrial neighborhood. Skylab renovated the ten,000-square-foot construction and reworked the house right into a darkish and moody, but inspiring, and undeniably cool trendy workplace.
The prevailing 40-foot-long skylight was prolonged to 60 toes, bringing pure gentle into the brand new rows of workstations. Close by, a wood dice encased by glass partitions on two sides provides privateness whereas sustaining visibility. A customized desk shows fashions of the observe’s work.
An enclosed walkway hyperlinks the 2 buildings and connections to the encompassing atmosphere are supported by floor-to-ceiling glass partitions.
The uncooked however refined inside aesthetic, harking back to Nordic wood cabins, is established by way of materiality. The textural concrete flooring, aluminum home windows, and uncovered metal roof are balanced by the nice and cozy wooden cabinetry, the plush greenery discovered each indoors and out, and the cross-laminated timber (CLT) of the convention rooms. The darkish furnishings and fixtures provide continuity with the moody atmosphere.
4 10’ x 10’ window partitions separate the expansive kitchen and eating room from the outside, however will be totally opened for particular occasions to foster group togetherness and peer collaboration.
Varied out of doors areas, together with a coated patio, lounge areas, an occasion space, a cultivation backyard, an out of doors cooking zone, and a fireplace pit present extra alternatives for connection. With that, Skylab’s aim of designing an modern and provoking house for each its workers and Portland’s inventive group turns into totally realized.
To study extra about their observe, go to skylabarchitecture.com.
Images by Eric Fortier.
