The Original Dinerant – Portland Oregon
The Original Dinerant ~ Portland Oregon
I know the word “dinerant” isn’t really a word but the term fits this modern vintage replica restaurant perfectly. The Original Dinerant, designed by David Ashen of D-ASH Design (NY), combines the sophistication of mid-century Palm Springs with the casual feel of the classic American roadside diner. They have an interesting menu with a VooDoo Doughnut burger (yes, instead of buns, doughnuts!), poutine (I had to look this up but it is a standard in Canada), and some of the best breakfast around. I had the biscuits with the best veggie gravy I have had yet, that was served with a baby field green salad and loved it all! They serve Stumptown Coffee and the flourescent lit, multi-tiered, rotating dessert case (every diner has one) as you enter boasts the tallest carrot cake and thickest pies around.
The Original Dinerant is located at:
300 SW 6th Ave
Portland, OR 97204
Rummer Restoration Project – Gresham Oregon
back of the double gabled Gresham Rummer *Not For Sale*
- double Thermador’s reporting for duty
A little while ago I stumbled across a very entertaining blog about a family (the Lewis’) from Gresham restoring/remodeling their Rummer home. They do not make it look fast or easy but it is very entertaining getting to take a peek into their remodeling projects and the outcome is always amazing, they do such a great job! Another thing that I love about the Lewis’ blog is that the entire family is excited about their home projects, they make it feel like the home is a family member and not just a place to live.
So after I had devoured all of the blogs contents, I contacted Steve and Haley and invited myself over to tour and get a first hand look of their restoration project. When I visited they had zero kitchen, it was gutted to the studs (very brave). Haley took me on the tour and explained all of the pretty, clean lines they are going to open up throughout the home, to take it back to the way it was intended to look (& then some).
The kitchen design is influenced by case study home #22. Here is the plan:
kitchen plan, modeled after case study home #22 - (photo by the Lewis')
case study house #22 - photo by Julius Shulman
Update: Since I have visited, the Lewis’ have put the kitchen back together. Pics here! It is amazing, thanks for sharing it with us.
P.S. can’t wait to see what they do with that ‘56 Airstream Safari aka Plan B
Gresham Rummer holiday ~ beautiful! (photos by the Lewis')
For a list of all of the Rummer homes for sale in the Portland area visit the Rummer page where I will update listings as they hit market.
More Rummer Related Blog Posts:
- Rummer Mid Century Modern Home – Bonnie Brae
- Rummer Neighborhood – Oak Hills
- About Rummer Homes
- Rummer Page
Modern Homes Portland – Last Minute Gift Guide for Mods
Last minute gift giving guide for the modern obsessed love in your life (short and sweet):
Julius Shulman 3 volume book - $300
If you haven’t seen Visual Acoustics yet, get thee to an indie theater and do so. If you have seen it, then you will most def want these books (photos is a link to the site where you can buy this for me your loved ones).
Frank Lloyd Wright Lego Set - $99.99
Build it yourself Falling Water Lego set.
subscription to Atomic Ranch Magazine
The Atomic Ranchers are based in Portland so you can boast a decent ” I shopped local” with this gift. Great design ideas for the MCMers.
George Nelson Bubble Lamp Calendar 2010 - $9.95
The George Nelson Bubble Lamp calendar for 2010. Full of vintage bubble lamp ads.
Eames View Master Reels - $35
Photos of the Eames’ Case Study House #8 in View Master fashion (photos taken by the Eames’ themselves). Pretty much everything else on this website would make an awesome gift too.
Wishing everyone a happy and safe holiday! Enjoy everything and everyone.
“What good is a dream house if you haven’t got a dream?” -Julius Shulman
Please share your own ideas if you have them, thanks!
Historical Mid Century Modern Home by Pietro Belluschi Preserved
- Belluschi House – 911 sq.ft.
Belluschi House Built in 1951 - Lake Oswego, Oregon
Below is a great article update on the preservation of the Pietro Belluschi (one of the fathers of the NW Regional Style) home in Lake Oswego. Thanks for the article REPDX and Clarin Cromwell of Marylhurst University.
Historic Lake Oswego House to Find a Home at Marylhurst University
Rare residence built by famed architect Pietro Belluschi will come to campus
LAKE OSWEGO, OR — A small but historically significant home designed by noted Portland architect Pietro Belluschi will be kept in Lake Oswego, now that the Marylhurst University board of trustees has endorsed a plan to give the house a permanent home on the Marylhurst campus.
The agreement comes nearly three years after Tim Mather, owner of MCM Construction, and Tia Ross, a fellow historic homes preservationist, discovered a 911-square-foot home designed in 1951 by Belluschi for Arthur and Lucy Griffith of Lake Oswego was about to be demolished, and began a campaign to save it.
The home was believed to be one of only a few Belluschi-designed residences still standing unaltered, and the only one of its kind in Lake Oswego. The Italian-born Belluschi was involved in the design of an estimated 1,000 buildings over his 50-year career, including the Portland Art Museum, the Julliard School of Music in New York and St. Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco. He is widely known as the creator of the Northwest style of architecture, and his homes were constructed to take advantage of their natural surroundings and available light.
“The house is a perfect example of the elegant simplicity of Belluschi’s mid-century modernist approach to design,” said Mather. “It’s truly a work of art and, fully restored, will be a lasting reminder of Belluschi’s architectural legacy.”
The home is essentially one large room, featuring cork floors, hemlock paneling and beamed ceilings. Never remodeled, it had fallen into disrepair, needing a new roof and heating and electrical systems. The home was purchased by developer George Hale, who recognized the house’s intrinsic value but couldn’t find a suitable reuse for the structure until Mather and Ross interceded. Hale donated the home, and Mather paid for it to be meticulously deconstructed and stored. The house – now in 2,000 pieces, all numbered and measured – sits in a 48-foot storage container awaiting reconstruction and restoration.
“I am so pleased that Marylhurst will become the home of this noted piece of 20th-century architecture,” said Judi Johansen, Marylhurst University president. “The educational opportunities the Griffith house at our new Belluschi Pavilion will provide for our students and for the broader community are countless, and I look forward to working with Tim and his colleagues on all the next steps of restoring this home to its full beauty on our campus.”
Fundraising efforts are now underway to pay for the costs of siting, permitting, reconstructing and restoring the Belluschi house. Contact David Miller - Friends of Belluschi 503-699-9600 dave@mcmbuild.com to donate to the preservation effort.
About Friends of Belluschi
Friends of Belluschi was founded in 2006 by Tim Mather, Tia Ross and other home preservationists to save and restore the Griffith residence designed by Pietro Belluschi in Lake Oswego in 1951.
About Marylhurst University
Marylhurst University, a private liberal arts university located one mile south of downtown Lake Oswego on Highway 43, is regionally accredited and nationally recognized for innovation and academic excellence. Marylhurst’s small, seminar-style classes – offered weekdays, evenings, weekends and online – provide convenience and flexibility for students with busy lives seeking professional certificates and undergraduate and graduate degrees
Belluschi
Belluschi House Oregon
More Preservation Stories:
Visual Acoustics – The Modernism of Julius Shulman
This documentary about the work of Julius Shulman, famed modernist photographer best know for his photos of the Case Study homes in California, is playing this week at the Living Room Theater in Portland, Oregon. I highly recommend seeing it before it is gone. I am on my way right now.
Summary:
Narrated by Dustin Hoffman, Visual Acoustics, celebrates the life and career of Julius Shulman, the world’s greatest architectural photographer, whose images brought modern architecture to the American mainstream. Shulman, who passed away this year, captured the work of nearly every modern and progressive architect since the 1930s including Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, John Lautner and Frank Gehry. His images epitomized the singular beauty of Southern California’s modernist movement and brought its iconic structures to the attention of the general public. This unique film is both a testament to the evolution of modern architecture and a joyful portrait of the magnetic, whip-smart gentleman who chronicled it with his unforgettable images.
Green Hammer – Sustainable Modern Home Builders Portland Oregon
LEED Gold Home in Estacada - McCune Designinterior LEED Gold Estacada House
A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to meet up with one of the designers at Green Hammer Construction, Jesse Schwartzberg, who was also kind enough to take me on a tour of their office/warehouse and tell me about some of their current projects. Green Hammer’s office is located close-in industrial SE Portland, where they have a bright open industrial space, with high ceilings and a loft work space. The offices are connected to a warehouse that houses beautifully handcrafted furniture and cabinets that they are custom building for clients. The back half of the warehouse is also home to the Urban Timberworks Project. The Urban Timberworks project takes trees that have been removed in the city of Portland and salvages the wood for building purposes, cabinets and furniture. There was quite an amazing assortment of pieces of wood that are waiting to be made into beautiful tables, handrails, door frames, counter tops …you get the picture.
Green Hammer utilizes cutting edge energy efficiency practices while maintaining an intelligent design sensibility in their projects. In their building philosophy they incorporate waste reduction, ecological materials, energy efficiency, water conservation, healthy air, diversity of design, longevity, and the economic support of all things local.
Another service that Green Hammer offer is home performance testing aka home energy performance diagnostic. The process tests your home systems to see how energy efficient your house is. The results are measured by a an overall score and they will show you where you can make improvements to your home to make it more energy efficient.
More examples of their work on their website here. And one of their projects for sale here.
Rejuvenation Event – Fixture Gallery Opening
Rejuvenation is hosting another fabulous event. This event will be held on Saturday, December 12th, from 1-5pm open house style. The event will be showcasing the library archive resource and fixture gallery space on the second floor of the Portland showroom (1100 Southeast Grand Avenue). Bo Sullivan, the resident Rejuvenation historian, will be giving short informal talks at 2:00pm, 3:00pm, and 4:00pm where he will share some of the history and original lights and catalogs that inspired our reproductions. Rejuvenation will also be giving us a sneak peek of their new, yet to be released, MCM hourglass light fixture!
Here is a sneak peek at my holiday wish list!
More about Rejuvenation and what they do:
The showroom is located at:
1100 Southeast Grand Avenue
Portland, OR 97214
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