SW Contemporary Modern Home Feature
loads of natural light pouring in from the great wall of windows (and all over the Noguchi table)
I had the opportunity the other day to go and tour a late 70’s contemporary modern home that is for sale ($750k) in a quiet SW hills neighborhood. I love most things modern but a lot of times I cringe when I think of late 70’s early 80’s anything to do with homes because of the finish work we typically find in these homes. However, the owners of this contemporary modern have a great sense of style and design and the home itself is more of a well laid out canvas that has allowed them to imprint their great taste on it without making it feel or look awkward. The house flows seamlessly from room to room where each new room is more comfortable than the last. The house is situated high on a hill so the main living space (pictured above)and family room has forested mountain views as far as the eye can see that are very soothing while the huge rock encrusted fireplace gives you the cozy feel that you are in a comfy ski lodge, taking a break from the slopes.
cozy up in the Eames lounge chair in front of the fireplace and the view? yes please
custom Doug Fir front door (photo: Marisa Swenson)
Two huge custom Doug Fir grid doors invite you into a slate entryway where you can go either head to the living room that opens to the sky or take a left and go to a couple of bedrooms, office or up a flight of stairs to the landing and open hallway that overlooks the living room. The master suite is nice and separate from the rest of the home with a balcony that is so high up, it feels like you are on top of the world. The master bath/spa has a large soaking tub imported from England, teak cabinets, Pratt & Larsen (local company) sliced pebble walk in shower, and connected is a huge closet.
custom Euro spa bathroom with hidden toilet
The landscaping surrounding the house was done by a Kurisu trained professional landscape architect by the name of Sadafumi Uchiyama, who is currently the Garden Curator at the Portland Japanese Gardens.
Lesson learned: don’t ignore late 70’s modern, with a great design sense and quality finishes, they can make very warm, pleasant homes.
P.S. I also suggested that they make the furnishing negotiable since they have so many great pieces that make the house even more fascinating.
Click on map below to view RMLS listing:
SW contemporary modern home
Photos used with permission of listing broker.
DC202 – Modern Design Collective
DC202 Modern Design Space - Located in the Leftbank Building
DC202 Space
David Horning, one of the architects at Modern Organic Architecture, invited me over to see his new Portland office located in the Leftbank Project building. David mentioned while we were setting up a meet time, that there were some additional design people that are located in the space that I should check out while I was here etc. What I expected to see was a couple of different offices of small businesses that sometimes do work together but what actually exists in this very large, open space is a living, breathing, community of modern design focused people that actively collaborate on projects. The design collective they have formed is called DC202 and is made up of David Horning - Modern Organic Architecture, Holly Freres – JHL Design, Bill Fritts – Intelligent Design and Solid Core, Gary Hartill – ORANGEWALLstudios. The attitude of the group is very open, non-competative, wanting to share ideas and space with each other (real life modern family). There is a very strong sense of community within the group, the combined goal being: getting sustainable, beautiful modern design out into the world. DC202 has started a monthly open house happy hour for all design people to come and meet new, like -minded folks, share ideas, or just hang out in the cozy space they have created. Their next event is Friday, February 26th 2010 from 4-5:30pm at the Leftbank Project Building – 240 N Broadway Ste. 202, bring a bottle of wine to share!
P.S. Don’t forget to say hi to the cutest members of the collective, Greta and Tucker.
DC202 work space
DC202 View
Street of Eames Pre-sale Tickets
Street of Eames Modern Home Tour
Tickets for the 2010 Street of Eames modern homes tour are available for purchase right now. Special advanced tickets are available for an additional donation price of $250 per pair (includes 2 – $50 tickets and a $150 tax deductible donation to the Street of Eames Fund, which supports after-school programs for homeless elementary school students in Portland Public Schools). Regular priced tickets ($50) officially go on sale February 22nd, 2010 but the event sells out every year (within minutes) so, if you don’t want to take any chances, then you should buy tickets now at the Street of Eames website.
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