Halifax LEAP
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
 
AWARD WINNING LIVE/WORK
Portland, OR. Orenco Station, sets a high standard for urban infill


Johnson Street Townhomes, Orenco Station, Portland, Oregon
Sue Hoyt Street Properties, Mithun Architects
The flex/work space is on the lower level, living room is on the main and bedrooms on the top floor.

"Johnson Street Townhomes, an inviting new urban infill community located in the historic Pearl District of Portland, OR. The project was designed to complement the scale of the [surrounding] neighbourhood. A "sense of place" was maintained while adding to the vibrancy and pedestrian activity of this [important] neighbourhood." Mithun Architects




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What do you think of the Orenco Station's design? Do you want this neo-traditional approach for the peninsula of Halifax?
 
Comments:
As a Portlander, I don't know that I'd call Orenco Station 'infill', as it's a good 20 miles away from downtown Portland, a couple miles away from the center of Hillsboro, and appears to have been built on former farmland.
 
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