In March 2023, the city of Sandpoint, Idaho, launched the Sandpoint Waterfront Design Competition. The city was at an inflection point, seeking a blueprint for revitalizing their downtown core and reconnecting it to the bodies of water that defines this beautiful small town.
Project name
Sandpoint Downtown + Waterfront Revitalization
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, USA
Design team
Jeff Kovel - Creative Director. Reiko Igarashi - Project Director. Max Czysz - Project Designer. Shaun Selberg - Project Architect. Jeni Nguyen - Project Designer. Eduardo Peraza Garzon - Visualization
Collaborators
Civil Engineer – KPFF. Mechanical and Engineer – PAE. Landscape – Place. Lighting - LUMA. Water - Interfluve. Sustainability - Brightworks. Economic Development - EcoNW. Urban Planning - David Mcllnay. Public Art - Lead Pencil Studio
Typology
Waterfront Design
Arc’teryx, a global design company specializing in technical high-performance outerwear and equipment, was in need of a new home for their footwear design studio. Previously renting generic space, the new Arc’teryx Portland Creation Center places footwear design performance center stage, supporting administrative and creative review processes. “We...
Project name
Skylab designs the new Arc’teryx Portland Creation Center in Portland, Oregon
Architecture firm
Skylab Architecture
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA
Photography
Jeremy Bittermann
Design team
Jeff Kovel - Creative Director. Reiko Igarashi - Project Director, interiors. Janell Widmer - Interior Designer. Louise Foster - Project Architect. Xander Sligh - Project Designer
Material
Tabu ash veneer. Zintra PET felt panels. Tsar carpets (custom wool area rug). Grasshopper climbing wall. Bob/Bla station sofa
Typology
Commercial › Office
Set in the majestic Chugach Mountains, Alyeska Resort is being transformed into a modern, four-season, global destination. The addition of new and renovated facilities at the mountain village will breathe new life into the resort, which is widely regarded as Alaska’s base camp for adventure. Expanded and enhanced visitor experiences, new accommodat...
Project name
The Village at Alyeska
Architecture firm
Skylab Architecture
Location
Girdwood, Alaska, USA
Design team
Jeff Kovel, Design Director. Robin Wilcox, Principal in Charge. Karl Gleason, Project Architect. Shaun Selberg, Project Designer. Sonia Norskog, Interiors Lead. Max Czysz, Project Designer
Design year
2024 and begin in the spring of 2025 construction
Completion year
is estimated to be completed in the fall of 2027
Collaborators
Landscape: Confluence; Structural: DCI Engineers; Civil: Triad Engineering; MEP: RSA Engineering
Visualization
Skylab Architecture
Typology
Hospitality › Resort
Originally built in the mid-1940s for the Titan Metal Products Corp., the 10,000-square-foot complex consists of two semi-cylindrical, prefabricated steel warehouse buildings, notable for their arching roof forms and connected via an enclosed walkway. While much of the existing structures remain intact, Skylab has reworked the layout and updated th...
Architecture firm
Skylab Architecture
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA
Design team
Jeff Kovel, Principal, Design Architect. Brent Grubb, Principal-in-charge. Jennifer Martin, Project Architect. Nita Posada, Principal, Interior Design. Amy DeVall, Interior Design
Collaborators
Jacobs (mechanical design / build)
Interior design
Skylab Architecture
Civil engineer
Humber Design Group Inc.
Structural engineer
Valar Consulting Engineering
Construction
Lorentz Bruun
Skylab Architecture announces its collaborative partnership with Steel Hut to design innovative, budget-friendly options for living that offer increased fire resistance and durability for harsh climates. “It’s an incredible opportunity to work with Steel Hut to address the many challenges people face during the design and construction process.
Written by
Skylab Architecture
Photography
Skylab Architecture
The Cascade Bungalows at Brasada Ranch are the newest luxury hospitality offering at this all-season family resort near Bend in Central Oregon. The bungalows are 16 new guest room experiences that bring a contemporary and bespoke approach to life on the ranch. The buildings are stepped with the topography and offer privacy for every unit and unobst...
Project name
Cascade Bungalows at Brasada Ranch
Architecture firm
Skylab Architecture
Location
Bend, Oregon, USA
Design team
Nita Posada (Project director, Interior Design Director), Amy DeVall (Interior design Lead / Procurement), Jennifer Martin (Project Architect), Eduardo Peraza Garzon (Visualization), Janell Widmer (Interior design / Procurement), Jeff Kovel (Design Director), Benjamin Halpern (Project Architect)
Collaborators
FF&E Receiving Delivery and Installation: Procare Logistics LLC in tandem with Skylab Architecture
Interior design
Skylab Architecture
Lighting
Skylab Architecture
Visualization
STUDIOm13 and Nick Trapani
Typology
Hospitality › Resort
Nestled in a lush Pacific Northwest wooded landscape this 1954 home renovation included maintaining the primary structure of the house with a full re-envisioning of the spaces of daily life.
Project name
Seehafer Residence
Architecture firm
Skylab Architecture
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA
Photography
Caleb Vandermeer
Structural engineer
SCE Engineering
Construction
MCM Construction Inc
Material
Wood, Brick, Metal, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Located across the Willamette River from downtown Portland, the YARD is a 21-story, 343,100-square-foot mixed-use apartment building that rises above the famous Burnside Bridge. The roof of the podium elevates a native planted landscape to the level of the bridge to create a shared community landscape environment, while its folded roof shape abstra...
Architecture firm
Skylab Architecture
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA
Photography
Maria Lamb, Stephen Miller, Brian Walker Lee
Principal architect
Jeff Kovel
Design team
Jeff Kovel, Creative Director / Principal Architect. Brent Grubb, Principal. Susan Barnes, Project Lead. Nathan Cox, Project Architect. Jill Asselineau Project Architect. Josh Ashcroft, Designer. Ben Porto, Designer. Stephen Miller, Visualization. Amy DeVall, Interior Designer. Mark Nye, Project Lead. Jim Henry, Project Architect. Jon DeLeonardo, Architect. Marian Jones, Architect. Katy Krider, Lead Interior Designer. Hiroki Abe, Designer
Interior design
Skylab Architecture
Collaborators
Acoustical Engineer: SSA Acoustics, LLP. Geotechnical Engineer: GeoDesign Inc. Surveyor: Blue Dot Group. Acoustical Consultant: SSA Acoustics, LLP. Building Envelope Consultant: The Façade Group, LLC. Environmental Graphics: Open Studio Collective
Civil engineer
Harper Houf Peterson Righellis - Inc.
Structural engineer
KPFF Consulting Engineers
Environmental & MEP
PAE Consulting Engineers
Lighting
LUMA Lighting Design
Construction
Andersen Construction
Visualization
Stephen Miller
Material
9Wood / Ceilings and panels. Lapchi Carpets / Rugs. Stephen Kenn Loft / Couch. Arcadia Curtain Wall and Storefront. Guardian Glass
Client
Key Development Corporation
Typology
Residential › Mixed-use Development
