Willamette Heights

View into kitchen from dining room, blue archway, white kitchen, black island
Willamette Heights: View into kitchen from dining room, blue walls, archway, white kitchen, black island
Remodeled traditional white kitchen with wood floors, black island, pendant lights
Willamette Heights: Remodeled traditional white kitchen with wood floors, black island, pendant lights
Traditional white kitchen, black curved island, range alcove, pendant lights
Willamette Heights: Traditional white kitchen, black curved island, range alcove, pendant lights
Traditional white kitchen with range alcove, spice niches and colorful range
Traditional kitchen with black curved island, wood floors, blue dining room beyond
Willamette Heights: Traditional white kitchen, range alcove, spice niches, colorful range
Traditional kitchen nook, built in banquette, swing arm sconce, wood floor inlay
Willamette Heights: Traditional kitchen nook, built in banquette, swing arm sconce, wood floor inlay
Traditional kitchen nook with custom built-in banquette and swing arm sconce
Willamette Heights: Traditional white kitchen, quartz marble counters, appliance garage coffee station
Traditional white kitchen, quartz marble counters, appliance garage coffee station
Willamette Heights: Traditional white kitchen with dark island, soapstone counters, butcher block counter
Traditional white kitchen with dark island, soapstone counters, butcher block counter
Willamette Heights: Traditional white kitchen with dark island, soapstone counters, butcher block counter
Kitchen with designer stephanie dyer, soapstone and walnut counters at curved island
Willamette Heights: Kitchen with designer stephanie dyer, soapstone and walnut counters at curved island
Custom designed spice and oil niche detail at curved range alcove, white tile
Willamette Heights: Custom designed spice and oil niche detail at curved range alcove, white tile
Beautifully designed wood floor inlay in traditional Portland home remodel
Willamette Heights: Beautifully designed wood floor inlay in traditional Portland home remodel
Traditional Portland mudroom with painted lilac cabinets and built in message center
Willamette Heights: Traditional Portland mudroom with painted lilac cabinets and built in message center
Mudroom message center with black metal back, ledges, outlet, and two drawers
Willamette Heights: Mudroom message center with black metal back, ledges, outlet, and two drawers
Custom designed mudroom lockers, painted lilac pink cabinets, brass hardware
Willamette Heights: Custom designed mudroom lockers, painted lilac pink cabinets, brass hardware
Mudroom lockers, painted pink cabinets, coat hooks, brass hardware, reclaimed door
Willamette Heights: Mudroom lockers, painted pink cabinets, coat hooks, brass hardware, reclaimed door
Exterior street facing view of bumpout addition to remodeled Portland home
Willamette Heights: Exterior street facing view of bumpout addition to remodeled Portland home
Exterior street facing view of bumpout addition, detail shot of charcoal exterior
Willamette Heights: Exterior street facing view of bumpout addition, detail shot of charcoal exterior
Exterior angled view of Portland remodeled home showing kitchen and mudroom
Willamette Heights: Exterior angled view of Portland remodeled home showing kitchen and mudroom

Willamette Heights

Designed by renowned Architect William Christmas Knighton in anticipation of the 1905 World’s Fair, this historic marvel resides in Portland’s coveted Willamette Heights neighborhood.

Dyer Studio’s mission was to create a Kitchen and Mudroom that seamlessly integrated with the home and echoed its innate character, while supporting daily life for an active family of five.

Respect for the original architecture was at the core of our work. To maximize space and make the Kitchen feel more expansive, we removed the dropped ceiling plane from a previous remodel to uncover the original 12 foot ceilings, eliminated an unused brick chimney, re-imagined the circulation from Exterior to Mudroom to Kitchen, and transformed the street-facing bump out from an oriel window to a box bay window to create a Nook.

Scope

Concept Development  ▫  Space Planning  ▫  Finish, Fixture + Furnishing Specifications  ▫  Construction Documents ▫  Construction Administration  ▫  Styling

Credits

Dave Rush Construction   ▫  Chown Hardware   ▫  Schoolhouse  ▫  Allied Maker  ▫  Design Within Reach  ▫  Kati Von Lehman  ▫  Mazama Wares  ▫  Wolf Ceramics  ▫  Bobbie Specker Ceramics  ▫  Christopher Dibble Photography