Whether you’re looking for inspiration for your new home or tips to remodel your current house, the 8th edition of Portland Modern Home Tour is the perfect place to experience modern home luxury. Enjoy a self-guided tour in diverse Portland neighborhoods while exploring the featured home and chatting with the architects and interior designers who brought the home to life. It’s an excellent opportunity to gather some tips and tricks from renowned professionals and possibly find the next builder or architect for your next project.
360modern is onboard supporting the Portland Modern Home Tour, and we’re excited to share discounted tickets with coupon code 360MODPDX when you purchase online before the event on June 1st. Online tickets are $40 ($35 with the 360modern coupon code), or $50 at the door. Buy your tickets in advance!
Ticket purchases benefit Portland Community College Architecture and Interior Design Club.
DETAILS
Date: Saturday, June 1st – 11 am to 5 pm (weekend after Memorial Day)
Where: Neighborhoods throughout Portland
Details: Ages 10+
Tickets: Use coupon code 360MODPDX to get $5 off your online ticket purchase. Get tickets HERE
HOW IT WORKS
- Click here to get your tickets (You can preview the map and homes below!)
- About 24 hours before Tour day begins, check your e-mail for our printable map and any last minute instruction.
- Starting at 11 AM on Tour day, visit the homes in any order you wish and at your open pace. Meet the architects and designers, and find inspiration for your own modern lifestyle.
MODERN HOME TOUR MAP
FEATURED HOMES
Home #1: SE 26th Avenue
Architect: Construct Design
This modestly sized home was a design challenge that lended itself nicely to a 620 s.f. addition. By reconfiguring the traditional small rooms of the existing 1007 s.f. Victorian home, we greatly improved the public space and flow while adding a private master suite. Opening up the back center of the house provides views that capitalize on the relationship to the backyard.
The new addition (phase 1) is a simply detailed modern cedar box that provides a counterpoint to the more ornate Victorian home. The new addition creates a “public” spine down the center of the house, which suits the owners modern lifestyle. The addition utilizes a troweled concrete slab-on-grade with in-floor radiant heating as both finish floor, heat source, and foundation for maximum efficiency. Special features include an exterior covered porch, wood fireplace, and a wall of glass in the living room.
Phase 2 completed the vision of the home with a full remodel of the kitchen, guest bedroom and main bathroom.
Home #2: SE Ogden Street
Architect: m.o.daby design
From the architect: In early conversations with the owners, they expressed interest in a modern home comprised of open living spaces that jived with their modern lifestyle. It was still unclear whether we could satisfy this program through a remodel or if the existing bungalow would need to be raised to add another level or razed entirely for a new structure. The particular challenges to the program were the existing footprint of just 32′ X 24′, a small 50’x50′ parcel, & 3 large fir trees occupying a corner of the lot, towering over the house.
There seemed to be a quiet dialogue between the little house and the fir trees – a romantic understanding. With limited lot to expand the house and a desire to preserve the relationship with the fir trees, all options were considered. We concluded that if the basement level could be captured as living space and the house’s compartmentalized spaces were completely gutted that we could successfully achieve the program as a remodel.
Home #3: N Vancouver Avenue
Architect: Waechter Architecture
Origami is a community of homes folded into one unifying complex in the Piedmont Neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. The homes have a streamlined design aesthetic and are built with craftsmanship— a balance of artistry and functionality.
Taking up the street of one full city block, the project must find a new balance between individual and whole. In response, our concept harkened back to the process of origami, in which a single sheet of paper can be manipulated through folding to produce more complex figures in its form and play of light and shadows.
Adopting the fold as the formal driver of the project, the overall mass of the development was broken down, providing an individual articulation of each unit while maintaining the sculptural impact of the whole. A folded roof-scape connects the offset facades of each unit, linking their gables, while complicating the overall perception of scale.
Home #4: SE Lafayette Street
Architect: Propel Studio
Accessory Dwelling Units are becoming a very hot trend in the residential market place as they allow the homeowner of a single-family lot to add tremendous value and flexibility to their housing situation without the need to acquire any additional land. Perfect for urban infill opportunities. To take advantage of these opportunities, Propel Studio collaborated with a family in SE Portland to design a single-story modern ADU. The goal was to create a dwelling unit that could be rented out on Airbnb to generate supplemental income and help pay off their loans on the full property. They also have a wonderful place for friends and family to stay when they are visiting, and a future home for aging parents when needed.
The design of The Wedge ADU takes advantage of the south facing site to create a form that maximizes the benefits of natural daylight and passive heating. The primary design goal was to create a compact, efficient, ADU that has a strong connection to the outdoors. We accomplished this by incorporating a large south-facing overhang that protects three large doors that completely open the “great room” to an outdoor private patio. The overhang is designed to create protected outdoor space, while also being optimally angled to provide shading from the sun in summer, while allowing the lower winter sun to penetrate deep into the spaces, all the way through to the back of the building.
Once the form of the building was set, we looked to local materials to create a northwest modern aesthetic. The soffit on the overhang is natural cedar and exposed locally sourced structural elements, the exterior siding is durable and economic fiber cement lap siding with 4-inch exposure. Inside, we used touches of natural wood throughout the cabinetry and finish trim to give a sense of warmth and texture.
Home #5: South Shore Boulevard
Architect: TempletonBUILT
Description Coming soon!
Home #6: NW Perimeter Drive
Builder: Oregon Homeworks
Original Builder: Robert Rummer
Original Design Consultant: A. Quincy Jones
Originally built in 1967 by Bob Rummer, the home owner recently completed a “to the studs” remodel, with the goal of having the mid-century modern gem shine well into its second century.
One of 29 “Rummers” in the Oak Hills neighborhood, and a purported 500+ throughout Portland, the home is architect A. Quincy Jones’ iconic “Double Gable” design, first made popular in the 1960s by Joseph Eichler in the San Francisco Bay area.
The remodel left the original floor plan mostly intact, including the classic interior atrium, vaulted living room, post & beam construction, floor-to-ceiling windows, and exposed T&G ceilings. A wall separating the kitchen and family room from the dining room was removed to open the flow throughout the living spaces, and two rear-facing windows were added in the dining room to maximize light and backyard views. The “hobby” room off of the garage, which was a popular feature of many Eichler/Rummer homes, has been converted into a mudroom, second master closet, and home office. And the original layout of the hall bath and laundry closet has been altered to maximize functionality.
Home #7: SW Heather Court
Interior Designer: Garrison Hullinger Interior Design
Original Builder: Robert Rummer
This house was built in 1971 in Beaverton, Oregon, by Robert Rummer. It has key Rummer traits of single-story, post-and-beam; floor-to-ceiling glass; atrium; vaulted ceilings and concrete floors with radiant heat. It was renovated in 2018 by Garrison Hullinger of Garrison Hullinger Interior Design (GHID). The goal of the remodel was to maintain the integrity of an iconic Rummer while updating it for today’s living. Key areas of focus for the remodel were to make the atrium an inviting centerpiece for the house, modernize the kitchen, make the bathrooms, laundry room, and master bedroom as functional as possible, and add lighting and storage throughout the home.
After the remodel the home has been featured in both Oregon Home and Old House Journal magazines.
Home #8: SW Carolina Street
Architect: Massie Home Designs
Modern Pacific Northwest Design at its finest, in one of the hottest areas of Southwest Portland. This recently completed, new construction home was built by Urban Housing Development where the neighborhoods of Multnomah Village and Hillsdale intersect. The homes in this area are tucked neatly into the hills, often with little room to spare for new construction in this desirable part of Portland. Urban Housing Development purchased a neglected home on SW Carolina St. that had an extended side yard covered in overgrown bushes and blackberry brambles. While a modern style renovation was taking place on the existing house, UHD cleared the unused area of all the thorny mayhem and laid the foundation for a beautiful new family home. This home features all the elements that people expect in a cozy Pacific Northwest home but with a modern twist. Large windows that highlight the surrounding trees, an open kitchen and living space with inset fireplace, and a private master suite with vaulted ceilings, walk-in closet, spacious bathroom, water closet…the works. It’s amazing how modern design can transcend time periods, simultaneously blending in with the character of the surrounding neighborhood while standing out with its extraordinary character and elegance.