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Custom Green Design in Buckman

Posted on by Kim Parmon

Stunning Rooftop Deck with Skyline Views

310 SE 27th Ave.,  | Portland, OR 97214

Offered at $885,000 | MLS #24286023

3 Bedrooms + Bonus  | 3.1 Baths |  2,529 sq. ft.

Contemporary eco-friendly home built by Hammer and Hand and designed by architect Brian Sweeney for his own family, as featured in Oregon Home’s Green Living Magazine’s 2009 issue. Modernest style meets down-to-earth warmth in this custom masterpiece, with bamboo flooring, salvaged beams, a curved clay plaster wall, and effortless connection to the outdoors throughout. Careful attention to detail makes for easy living here with radiant floor heating and abundant natural light, even in the lower-level spaces.

On the ground floor you’ll find a separate entrance to a spacious home office, media room, 3/4 bath, and workshop/art room: continue to utilize these spaces in their present form or explore the potential to create separate living quarters here. The open-plan main floor features a gas fireplace, cook’s kitchen, and library nook and is well suited for dinner parties and quiet evenings alike. Upstairs, enjoy the private balcony off the primary suite, or access the home’s rooftop deck overlooking the unique green roof with a bird’s eye view of the street’s lush tree canopy.

Enjoy life in vibrant Buckman with some of Portland’s premiere parks, dining, and entertainment a short stroll away.

Walk Score: 96,  Bike Score: 97, Home Energy Score: 8

 

Walk Through Tour

Restore Oregon Modernism Tours

Posted on by Living Room Realty

Restore Oregon Modernism preservation program will open doors to iconic midcentury modern dwellings such as the late architect Joachim Grube’s private residence in April, followed over the year by a tour of builder Robert Rummer’s atrium-centered houses as well as other educational events, presentations and parties.

Although many old buildings have been demolished over time, “it is inspiring to know that people love midcentury modern homes enough to save them,” said Nicole Possert, Restore Oregon executive director.

Buildings constructed before 1974 are considered historic and are part of the statewide nonprofit organization’s mission to preserve them and help owners repurpose them to benefit the community.

One of Restore Oregon Modernism’s events will be held in the renovated 1962 Postal Employees Credit Union, designed in the sleek International style in Southeast Portland.

On May 13, Restore Oregon Modernism will have a tour of midcentury modern houses in Southwest Portland modeled after prolific developer Joseph Eichler’s Case Study-inspired homes in California and built by Robert Rummer, now 95.

“Rummers,” with walls of glass that rise to vaulted ceilings and frame the outdoors, are more popular than ever and rarely on the market since many owners appreciate the flexible, single-level layouts and stay put, according to real estate professionals who specialize in modern dwellings.

Ticket holders ($50) can see four dwellings in the Bohmann Park tract, including the personal residence Rummer built for himself.

On Aug. 18, Restore Oregon Modernism will host a reception at the Oregon Historical Society’s Pietro Belluschi Architectural Resource Center in celebration of the late architect’s birthday and the new center (no ticket required).

And on Oct.14, Restore Oregon supporters can tour Living Room Realty’s headquarters in Southeast Portland, formerly the Postal Employees Credit Union and used for decades as an office for Multnomah County’s corrections department.

The thoughtful renovation of the 1962 building by Portland-based SUM Design Studio + Architecture received Restore Oregon’s 2021 DeMuro Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation.

The event will include a talk by Eric Hoffman of SUM and a presentation by historic building photographer Sally Painter. Tickets are $25.

Restore Oregon, a historic preservation organization founded in 1977, has been hosting tours of Oregon’s best modernism architecture and architects for 10 years.

This year, the organization launched Restore Oregon’s Modernist Society. Members donate $250 a year to support the nonprofit’s work saving historic places and are invited to private and public events.

Restore Oregon Modernism also raises funds for small nonprofits to save and repurpose historic places and spaces.

Read the full article by Janet Eastman at hereisoregon.com.