A Portland Family Updates an Unusual Prairie-Style Home
A rare 1920s dwelling gets a contemporary face-lift along with a clever cabana-like addition.
A rare 1920s dwelling gets a contemporary face-lift along with a clever cabana-like addition.
In a Northeast Portland neighborhood filled with old Craftsman houses, a 1920s Prairie-style residence has always stood out for its clinker brick facade and double corner lot. "We fell in love with it because of the uniqueness of the architecture," says Anyeley Hallová, speaking from the home’s front stoop. She and her family can be found here frequently, especially on summer afternoons when the strong sun lingers late into the evening.
Anyeley Hallová, along with her husband, Ed Halla, and their children outside their renovated 1920s Prairie-style home in Portland, Oregon. They now spend much of their time enjoying new outdoor spaces.
Photo by Bob Martus
Anyeley, a partner at the real estate development firm Project^, and her husband, Ed Halla, an entrepreneur working on a beverage start-up called Máte Time, purchased the home in 2016. The couple had been looking around the city for a lot where they could build a new house for themselves and their two children but changed course when they came upon this rare find.
Architect Thomas Robinson of Lever Architecture decided to update the original windows to gave the facade a more contemporary look. Robinson also removed an old carport, replacing it with a black shingled extension and a pavilion made of cross-laminated timber (CLT).
Courtesy of Anyeley Hallová
"We wanted the pavilion to be freestanding and to have minimal columns, so using CLT, which can span a long distance without support, made sense," explains resident Anyeley Hallová.
Photo by Bob Martus
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