Before & After: A Radiant Renovation Opens a Portland Midcentury to Its Forested Lot
Risa Boyer Architecture revitalizes a 1955 home with fresh interiors and a covered patio that the owners can enjoy in every season, rain or shine.
Risa Boyer Architecture revitalizes a 1955 home with fresh interiors and a covered patio that the owners can enjoy in every season, rain or shine.
The first thing that architect Risa Boyer noticed upon walking through this Portland, Oregon, home wasn’t anything inside—but rather the outdoors. "What stood out to me the most, once you got through the maze of the entry, was the connection to the backyard," says Boyer.
Located in the Dunthorpe neighborhood, the 1955 home sits on a rare, wooded city lot that clocks in at over an acre. Yet while Boyer appreciated the sliding glass doors and transom windows at the rear of the house, the architect knew the indoor/outdoor connection could be even stronger.
Risa Boyer Architecture guided the remodel of this 1955 Portland home. Lillyvilla Gardens executed a new landscape plan for the property, including this updated entry sequence, while Boyer added more glass to the midcentury facade.
Photo: Jeremy Bittermann
Before: Entry and Living Room
Before: The home spans 2,692 square feet, with four bedrooms and three baths, all arranged across a single level. The existing layout needed some kinks worked out, as the main living spaces were separated from one another, starting at the entry, which fed into a narrow hallway and a small room that had no purpose.
Seth Gardner of 360PDX, courtesy of Corey Rudolph Hasson Company Realtors
Before: The long and linear living room occupied the other side of the plan, with large picture windows looking into the yard.
Seth Gardner of 360PDX, courtesy of Corey Rudolph Hasson Company Realtors
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