For more than twenty-five years, a family carefully stewarded a forested property overlooking the Oregon Coast. When the next generation chose to return and build a second home, the challenge was not simply accommodating another residence, but allowing the landscape to evolve while preserving the character, ecology, and memories embedded within the site. Rather than organizing the property around two independent homes, the landscape establishes a shared framework for multigenerational living, connecting old and new through a sequence of courtyards, terraces, pathways, and gathering spaces.
Working with the site's existing topography, mature Sitka spruce, and a cherished flowering cherry tree, the design transforms familiar landscape elements into the heart of the property. A restrained palette of board-formed concrete, weathering steel, reclaimed stone, and coastal understory planting reinforces the rugged character of the Oregon Coast while allowing the forest and landform to remain the dominant experience. The result is a landscape that quietly binds two generations of architecture—and family life—into a single, enduring place.
Ground Workshop is proud to have partnered with CBTwo Architects and Cellar Ridge Construction on this project.
Ground Workshop team: Tommy Solomon, Andrew Schneider