Courtyard House

Architects & Firms

NOA/ NO ARCHITECTURE

Aurora, Oregon

Site Size: 10,000 square feet

Project Size: 2,981 square feet

Program: A multi-generational family that loves entertaining and gardening asked New York-based architect Andrew Heid to design a versatile house that catered to their love for the outdoors and accommodated aging family members.

Location: The property perches on a lush, hillside site in Aurora, a tiny community in Northwest Oregon. The house overlooks protected wetlands and the Pudding River.

Solution: The architect designed a one-story glazed, rectilinear house with deep overhangs to fit into the gently sloping site. To access the main floor, the family members gradually descend a concrete stair from the parking area to the entrance.

In order to introduce light and foliage into the house itself, the architect carved out an oblong, faceted courtyard within the living and dining areas. Two L-shaped cores at opposite corners of the main floor define both the master bedroom and the kitchen spaces. From the living room, a glazed door opens onto the terrace cantilevered over the steep riverbank.

Construction methods: The house's structure is steel columns with glulam beams. The concrete floor slab, partially embedded into the hillside, is polished throughout to complement the luminous, glazed surfaces.

Architect:
NOA/ NO ARCHITECTURE
176 Elizabeth St, #2a
New York, NY 10012
+1 646 662 9881

People

Architect:
NOA/ NO ARCHITECTURE,
PLLC, 176 Elizabeth St, #2a,
New York, NY 10012,
+1 646 662 9881

Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit:
KEY PERSON: Andrew Heid, AIA, Princial;
TEAM: Christopher Purpura, Jack Hogan, Noa Peer

Architect of Record:
Andrew Heid, AIA

Engineers:
Madden & Baughman Engineering, Inc.

Consultant(s):
Landscape:
Aurora Landscape

General contractor:
WBS Construction Inc.

Photographer(s):
Iwan Baan,
phone: +31 (0)6 5463 0468
e-mail: iwan@iwan.com