Celebrity Homes
Get a closer look at the homes of Tres Shannon, Hershel Yatovitz, Vitaley and Kimberly Paley, and Gerry Lopez.
Editor’s Letter
In this issue, we show the homes of local Oregon celebrities. Tres Shannon, the owner of Voodoo Doughnut, famous chef Vitaly Paley and wife Kimberly, world-renowned surfer Gerry Lopez, former Trail Blazer Channing Frye and Chris Isaak’s lead guitarist, Hershel Yatovitz, were all kind enough to let us step inside their personal spaces.
The Oregon Remodelers Association Award Winners
Oregon Remodelers Association/NARI is proud to present the winners of the Outstanding Remodeling Achievement Awards for 2015. Each of the projects featured represents that remodeler’s unique response to the needs of the client.
Building a New Look Around an Old Space
Creating new design to match existing architecture is an important element of remodeling any older home.
An Eco-Friendly Home Built With Faswall
When Florida residents Peter Belmont and Laurie Macdonald began planning for a second home in Hood River, they knew they wanted to incorporate green building materials as much as possible.
The Future of Housing
How and where Oregonians live is changing to meet the needs of a burgeoning population.
Building Smaller and Smarter
Five years ago, Erin and Ben Roby were living in a 2,200-square-foot, four-bedroom house in Hillsboro. “But we only used a portion of the house on a regular basis,” Erin recalls. So when the couple decided to build a house after moving to Hood River, they chose a prefabricated one-bedroom, 675-square-foot home designed by Salem’s ideabox.
Apartment and Condos: Learning to Fit In
Multifamily housing has come to occupy a greater portion of Oregon’s housing market, but many face challenges wedging into existing neighborhoods of single-family homes, sometimes incurring the wrath of nearby homeowners (especially when they’re built without parking).
New Options: ADUs
On the recent “Build Small, Live Large” homes tour, the 650-square-foot accessory dwelling unit that Holly Huntley designed and built, had 800 visitors by day’s end.
Breathing New Life into Old Homes
For those who seek modern design without demolition, Portland architect Ben Waechter’s portfolio may indicate a third way: breathing new life and a contemporary feel into old homes.
