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Outpost
Submitting Company: Skylab

Location: Hood River
Cost: $6 million
Completion Date: August 2019
Owner/Developer: Key Development
Architect: Skylab
Engineer: Valar
General Contractor: Celilo Contracting
Subcontractors: Akamai Construction, Apollo Heating & Air Conditioning, Brown Roofing, DLM Design, Ek Plumbing, EnduraWood, Fulcrum Exteriors, GB Manchester, Glacier Electric, Height’s Glass, Hood River Painting, Jet Electric, Kellogg Welding, Patriot Fire Protection, Schindler Elevators, Schuepbach Builders, Sierra Pacific, SMP Construction, WH Cress, Zink Builders

Craft brewing is as Oregonian as it gets these days, and one of the most innovative structures in this year’s Top Projects fits squarely in that category.

Outpost was designed by Skylab Architects for Key Development, and is located in Hood River. It features a unique 60,000-square-foot development composed of a pair of interconnected structures. Together, these structures form a 30,000-square-foot complex that little resembles a traditional building. While it functions as a single three-story commercial structure, Outpost and its multiple wings are organized around a central courtyard and common area that provides both horizontal and vertical circulation, as well as a fireplace area where people can gather.

The buildings share the same materials and aesthetic, with a mix of natural cedar wood finishes on the ground floor and charred cedar cladding on the two upper floors.

A brewery, distillery and maker spaces are spread throughout the ground levels, with their easy pedestrian access, while office, co-working and recreational spaces are featured on the upper floors. Some retail space is also thrown in on the second floor along elevated outdoor streets.
Locally sourced timber was used in the project, while laminated wood beams complement infill walls and decking made with Douglas fir.

The Outpost’s location along Hood River’s waterfront is just the latest addition to a bustling recreational area that once was barren of public spaces, or even development.