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For a sixth year, the Portland chapter of the American Institute of Architects聽 is sponsoring a tour of local homes designed by Portland firms.

This year’s self-guided tour will take place Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $40, and tickets are available .

The tour is a good chance for citizens to examine residential architecture, said AIA Portland Managing Director Amy Sabin.

鈥淚t is an opportunity for the general public to look inside a home designed by an architect,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hey can see the use of light, materials, views and an architect’s approach to those premier opportunities that shape our lives.鈥�

Eight homes will be featured on the tour. They include residential new construction and reconstruction. They are: Five Square by Lever Architecture, Arlington Heights residence by Scott | Edwards Architecture, DO House by Architecture W, Garden House by Waechter Architecture, H2 Home by Deca Architecture, House C by OFFICE 52, Myrtle mid-century house by Giulietti | Schouten Architects and Nims Bezaitis residence by Paul McKean Architecture.

The Nims Bezaitis residence, a 3,200-square-foot home built in 1959 for the Holtz family, serves as an example of historic restoration with a modern touch. Eighty square feet were added to the home to increase the size of the kitchen, but the project’s goal was simple: restore existing natural finishes while upgrading functional aspects such as the kitchen, bathrooms, family art studio and media room.

OFFICE 52 faced another kind of challenge in the design of House C. The original house was lost to a fire, but the owners decided to rebuild on the site 鈥� a narrow, deep lot in Southeast Portland. The firm was able to not only build a new 3,500-square-foot house, but make it larger than the previous four-square structure by adding two squares on the east and west sides. Also, large windows were installed to take advantage of views.