Archive for the ‘ Architecture ’ Category

Architecture on the transit mall

Lisa and I decided one afternoon to check out some of the notable buildings along the newly opened transit mall. TriMet, the Portland area transit authority, recently opened the new North/South light rail route in the downtown area. After a lengthy period of construction, traffic snarls and businesses struggling to deal with the turmoil, a free-ride [ READ MORE ]

Hood River

Every year that we can manage it, we will go to the Hood River Fruit Loop tour. (But then we’ll accept just about any excuse to drive out to the Columbia River Gorge.) The hills leading up to Mount Hood are a beautiful backdrop to the agricultural endeavors that bring us so much culinary delight. We [ READ MORE ]

Small things

At 6′ 5″ inches tall, my interest in things small might seem inexplicable, but the fact remains – small things are cool. And there is not much cooler than a Peel P50. Check out the links at left and @ the image of the Peel P50 above for some great shots of this great little [ READ MORE ]

Bungaloft progress

Getting the addition project underway has been quite a journey so far. I’ve learned more about shear walls, wind loads and rain screens that maybe I really want to know. Getting a SIP project (walls, roof and floor in this case) through the permitting process means that everything has to be engineered. If I wanted [ READ MORE ]

The Customs Building

A stroll around downtown Portland led me to the old customs building. It is a beautiful structure facing a downtown park. About a 15 minute exposure with the P.90 prototype during a conversation with a curious passerby led to this image. The following information on this building was provided by Bart King from his book: An Architectural [ READ MORE ]