The first project within the OMSI District has a green light. The Portland Design Commission on Thursday approved the design of a five-story, 100-unit affordable housing development, Los Colibris, on tract A of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry campus.

Holst Architecture designed the approximately 86,500-square-foot building planned at 1701 S.E. Water Ave. The project is being developed by Hacienda CDC and Edlen & Co. OMSI is the landowner. The project team also includes civil engineer KPFF, landscape architect PLACE, and Colas Construction.

Portland Permitting & Development values the project at $36 million. No specific construction schedule exists at this time, Holst Architecture principal and owner Dave Otte stated in an email. The project team will next look to secure funding.

Previously, the project team received design advice during a hearing in November 2025.

The site’s primary challenge is its location adjacent to Interstate 5. A large, multiuse courtyard on the east side faces away from the freeway to give residents a space shielded from traffic noise, the project’s narrative states.

Landscaping will be intense closer to the building, Holst Architecture senior associate Dustin Furseth said, adding that color will also be a key component.

“We think something bright and colorful next to OMSI adds to the beauty of that area,” he said.

The building’s name, Los Colibris (“The Hummingbirds”), ties into the design, Furseth said.

“Hummingbirds have a neutral palette often with highlights of color, which I think is a nice way of thinking about how to add color and vibrancy to a project,” he said.

Overall, the building will have a neutral color with hints of color at the windows and more vibrancy on the massing at the courtyard and entry.

Building materials will include primarily fiber cement with options for texture and paneled direction. Metal panels might have deeper texture folding like chevrons able to reflect color, Furseth said. The design team is exploring custom accent colors for fiber cement.

Layers of glazing are planned at the front entrance and the community room.

The roof will hold heat pumps and mini splits. Most of the rooftop equipment will be relatively low in sightlines, Furseth said.

Commissioner Brian McCarter added that he’d like to see a buffer around the children’s play area.

The commission’s approval came with five design modifications and 12 master plan amendments. One condition requires a landscape buffer of at least 10 feet maintained for the length of the building’s south elevation, at the northern side of the western half of the Bull Run pathway. Alternative configurations would be considered through a staff-level type II design review. This will preserve existing trees to screen the ground-floor units as the Bull Run pathway develops.

Modifications were approved for zoning code standards. These include providing approximately 57.5 percent of frontage and a wide courtyard to create active public space, creating an arcade along the east façade, modifying window standards and uses on the ground floor, and using 50 percent of the roof area for solar panels.

Master plan amendments include changing the timeline of development of open space 2, reducing the extent of the Bull Run improvements associated with tract A, removing the 20-foot building setback above 50 feet in height for tract A, removing the building pass-through at tract A and shifting vehicle access to the north, relocating the private wastewater treatment plant to a location to be determined, delaying provision of the OMSI identity framework, transferring 2,000 square feet of floor area to tract A from other tracts, removing the building line requirement from the north side of tract A, reducing the ground floor height requirement for tract A, and adjusting the Southeast Old Water Avenue right of way.

The wastewater treatment plant will likely be relocated to the south on tract A or tract F, according to OMSI.

Artwork will be included in the project; OMSI plans to be involved in the process.

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After nearly three years of construction, Multnomah County is ready to open the $163 million East County Library.

The library branch is the flagship project of the $387 million library bond that voters approved in November 2020. Located in downtown Gresham, the library is meant to bring services to East County residents who live far from the Central Library in downtown Portland.

“This is a palace for the people,” said Katie O’Dell, the library system’s capital bond deputy director.

At 95,000 square feet, the facility is the county’s second-largest branch, behind only the Central Library, which occupies about 120,000 square feet. East County Library will offer 200,000 books, CDs, DVDs and other materials to the public when it opens on Saturday.

It’s the largest of 18 library projects funded by the 2020 bond, which also produced six new libraries, 11 renovations and an operations center. Two projects — in the St. Johns and Belmont neighborhoods —remain to be completed.

Fortis Construction served as general contractor for East County Library, with a design by Holst Architecture of Portland and Adjaye Associates (the international firm left the project in 2023 after founder David Adjaye was accused of sexual misconduct).

The design relies heavily on mass timber, including 1,200 glulam beams and 3,000 cross-laminated timber panels sourced from around the Pacific Northwest.

The project arrives on time and on budget, county officials said.

“Construction went so, so smoothly,” library bond spokeswoman Liz Sauer said.

A TriMet park-and-ride facility formerly occupied the new library’s site at 475 N.W. Division St., pinched between Gresham City Hall and the Gresham Station shopping complex. TriMet still owns a 25,000-square-foot parcel on which it intends to build a transit-oriented project.

The new library branch has ample mass transit access, with a MAX Blue Line station slightly north of the building, and a TriMet Frequent Express bus line on its Division Street frontage.

The East County Library is more than four times larger than the former Gresham branch, with a collection to match. The city of Gresham purchased the former library branch site at 385 N.W. Miller Ave. after a public process.

The East County Library has a diverse collection featuring materials in Spanish, Chinese, Russian and Vietnamese — all languages commonly spoken in the Gresham area. A world languages section includes books in many more languages.

“I would say we have a more diverse collection than our other library branches,” Director of Libraries Annie Lewis said.

The new library also has state-of-the art technology, including the Intelligent Material Management System, or IMMS, from Utah company SirsiDynix. The system tracks bookshelf offerings and zips books around the library using an extensive conveyor belt.

Other facilities include an auditorium for events and a maker space that offers a laser printer and cutter, sewing machines and more.

Tucked in a sunlit corner, a recording studio features high-end Fender and Yamaha guitars, a drum set and a mixing board.

“Everything in there is gear industry professionals would use,” said Jody Redifer, audio-video program specialist.

The library will open at 10 a.m. on Saturday, following a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 a.m.

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The Portland Design Commission on Thursday got its first look at plans for an affordable housing development at 1701 S.E. Water Ave., in the OMSI District. Approximately 100 residential units are proposed for the five-story Los Colibris (“The Hummingbirds”) building.

This is the first project within the OMSI Central City Master Plan, which was adopted in 2023. The project site, tract A, is in the Central Eastside Industrial District, between the main Oregon Museum of Science and Industry building and the Pepco workshop/warehouse. The Marquam Bridge looms to the immediate west.

Holst Architecture is designing the project for owner/co-developer Hacienda CDC and co-developer Edlen & Co. OMSI is the landowner. The project team also includes civil engineer KPFF, landscape architect PLACE, and general contractor Colas Construction.

The project is valued at $36 million, according to Portland Permitting & Development.

The proposal moves the site’s existing parking and loading access point to the north of the tract and places additional separation between the Los Colibris building and the master plan’s Open Space-2, where the OMSI waterfront education park is planned.

While the project is still in conceptual design, Holst Architecture is eyeing cross-laminated timber (CLT) for the building. The team is also looking to meet passive house standards for energy efficiency, focus on quality of light, and include vibrant colors.

Active ground-level uses would be mainly in the building’s middle and northern portions. They would include meeting rooms, a multipurpose community room with a kitchen, a lobby with mail space, office space for resident services, and property management offices. The project team proposes to keep the community room at the center of the building.

There is not enough programming to fill the entire ground floor, said Dustin Furseth, a Holst Architecture senior associate.

“I’m totally OK with having that community facility in the middle (of the ground floor) as long as there is floor-to-ceiling windows, so pedestrians have a visual connection to the greenway,” Commissioner Zari Santner said.

Some residential units are proposed for the southern end of the ground floor. Most would be situated on the west elevation, facing a garden and play area. However, two would face the Bull Run public right-of-way connecting to the greenway, four would face Water Avenue, and a two-bedroom unit would be at the corner of Water Avenue and the Bull Run area, a staff report states.

The Bull Run path is about 30 feet wide and runs along the south side of tract A, according to city spokesman Elliott Kozuch. The Portland Water Bureau owns the Bull Run, and beneath the path there is a pipe used to move water from the Bull Run watershed on Mount Hood to the Washington Park reservoir.

Commission Chair Brian McCarter suggested flipping the ground floor’s layout so the early learning center would be where the two-bedroom unit is currently. Then the early learning center would be on the more pedestrian-accessible side of the building.

“I do have a lot of concern about … the sequencing of Bull Run and the units (planned near) the property line,” Commissioner Joe Swank said.

Commissioners suggested a five-foot setback or elevation change. The design team agreed to examine how high the first floor could be constructed in accounting for the residential units situated near the Bull Run path. Landscaping would also provide a buffer for the units.

Active ground-floor space on the east elevation would be set behind an arcade – a series of arches supported by columns that create a covered walkway. The commissioners suggested a wrap-around canopy as an alternative.

The design includes an outdoor courtyard in front of the building and outdoor communal space in the back. This courtyard allows space for residents and their guests to gather and be partly sheltered from the noise of Marquam Bridge traffic.

“I think the courtyard is essential,” Commissioner Joe Swank said.

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Project name: The Hazel Ying Lee Apartments

Location: Portland

Completion: August 2024

Size: 125,890 square feet

Cost: $55,271,925

Owner/Developer: Home Forward

Architect: Holst Architecture

Engineers: ABHT Structural Engineers, KPFF, Samata Consulting Engineers

General Contractor: Colas Construction

Submitting Company: Colas Construction

Other Key Participants: Portland Housing Bureau

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The Hazel Ying Lee Apartments, a 206-unit affordable housing development in Southeast Portland’s Creston-Kenilworth neighborhood, has transformed a largely vacant lot into a community-centered living space that sets new standards for affordable housing design.

Designed by Holst Architecture and built by Colas Construction, the project features cost-effective wood-frame construction over a taller ground-floor podium that accommodates loft-style units and shared amenities. Named after the first Chinese American woman to fly for the U.S. military, the four-story complex features an innovative X-shaped layout that maximizes density while creating protected courtyards and pedestrian pathways. The distinctive design, which earned the Portland Design Commission‘s Design Excellence Award in 2021, reflects the neighborhood’s character with multicolored brick and white fiber-cement panels. The overall aesthetic is eye-catching, with curved facades and colorful brick patterning giving it an almost sculpture-like quality.

The development serves households earning 30 percent to 60 percent of Area Median Income, including 30 units dedicated to families emerging from homelessness. Unlike typical affordable housing, it offers larger family-focused units and amenities including a playroom, playground, basketball court and computer lounge.

Construction posed significant engineering challenges, requiring more than 130 deep foundation piles driven 100 feet into Portland’s unstable soil. Colas Construction, a Black-owned firm, erected its first tower crane for this project, noting it is the first ever by a Black or brown contractor west of the Mississippi.

The apartments feature air conditioning and free Wi-Fi in common areas, with a large laundry room containing over 24 washers and dryers. With a Walk Score of 89, residents enjoy excellent access to public transit.

Sustainability was prioritized throughout development. The building achieved Earth Advantage Platinum certification and includes rooftop solar panels and all-electric systems supported by the Portland Clean Energy Fund.

In partnership with the Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization, the complex provides culturally specific services supporting immigrant, refugee and BIPOC families.

To honor the building’s namesake, Home Forward gave child residents two books: “The Fearless Flights of Hazel Ying Lee” by Julie Leung, connecting residents to Lee’s legacy as a Cleveland High School graduate who made history during World War II, and “A Kids Book About Construction” by Andrew Colas, reinforcing a legacy of inspiration and opportunity.

The project team achieved 45 percent workforce diversity on the project; the goal was 20 percent. Apprentices had a key role on the development, responsible for 18.5 percent of project work hours.

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Dave Otte, who joined Holst Architecture in 2005 and became its owner in 2017, has seen the firm evolve from a small practice with two partners doing modest projects to a robust team that designs ground-up construction and major adaptive reuse projects.

During the Great Recession, Holst began working more with non-profits and doing affordable housing, civic, and health care and education projects. Otte described its work on Bud Clark Commons as “a pivotal moment both for Holst and for my career.”

“It was our first public project, our first affordable housing project, and really opened our eyes and some doors to a new kind of working. Working more with community and folks on the margins of society and finding ways that architecture can give back,” he said.

Holst’s work on the East County Library is a major step in doing large civic projects that involve extensive community engagement, mass timber construction and ambitious sustainable design elements.

Otte said he appreciates helping Holst create meaningful architecture that people love. “I definitely see all of our work authored by many talented people here. I like to be a guide for folks who are actually a lot more talented than I am.”

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A four-story affordable housing proposal has underwhelmed Portland Design Commissioners.

The approximately 85,000-square-foot building, developed by Community Development Partners and Self Enhancement Inc. (SEI), would be located on the corner of North Alberta Street and Williams Avenue in Portland’s Humboldt neighborhood. It would provide 75 affordable homes in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units.

It is fourth affordable housing project that SEI is codeveloping with Community Development Partners, along with 5020 N. Interstate that is under construction in North/Northeast Portland.

The Holst Architecture designed project is valued at $24 million by the Bureau of Development Services. A central courtyard is planned for the development along with ground floor residential services, a community room and lobby, and 32 surface parking spaces.

While commissioners liked aspects of the project, like the material quality, a lot left to be desired, they said during Thursday’s meeting.

“What I am I think having problem with is that you (the team) are touching on all of these issues that are related to the guidelines,” Commissioner Zuri Santner said. “But they are in a sort of minuscule ways – they’re not generous.”

For example, due to the building being recessed for ground floor residential units along Alberta Street, the team is requesting a modification to not include street trees with the overhanging roof. However, Santner said, in the void of trees, there needs to be adequate landscaping in a variety of sizes, not just the groundscape proposed.

Commissioner Chandra Robinson said for those ground floor units it needs to feel like someone cannot just reach in. Typically, what makes a successful ground floor residential unit is that it is lifted up many feet and pushed back with there being some kind of guardrail or handrail and landscape screening with it, so residents feel they can keep their curtains open.

“But as (the units) are right now,” she added, “windows will be locked and the curtains will be drawn 24/7 and just be a little bit blank.”

As proposed Thursday, the building’s exterior design would be a combination of dark brick, light and grey fiber cement siding with metal accent panels, which commissioners said made the building feel “introverted” and not residential. The development’s corner on Alberta and Williams bridges two heavily commercial zones with residential behind.

Commissioners encouraged the team to add balconies or Juliet balconies to give the building more of a residential feel. Chair Commissioner Brian McCarter said, “that would just soften this building a little bit into that realm of a residential building and not an institutional building.”

The development aimed at African-American families would bring much-needed housing to the Humboldt area. Sahaan Mckelvey, director of community and family programs at SEI, said that affordable housing in the community is scarce.

“We know that a number of individuals from the African-American community cannot afford to live in this geographic space because of the lack of affordable housing available here,” he added.

Thursday’s meeting was a design advice hearing meant to provide initial guidance. The project is expected to proceed to a Type II design review, which would be overseen by Bureau of Development Services staff.

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Holst Architecture has been selected to provide design services for Washington County Behavioral Health’s Center for Addictions Triage and Treatment buildings. The Beaverton facility, at 17911 N.W. Evergreen Place, has been secured and another location in Hillsboro is in progress. Both will involve significant remodeling and reconfiguration.

Costs to acquire and renovate the two buildings is estimated at $41.3 million. Capital funds will come from county behavioral health reserves, Measure 110 grant funds, and residential treatment development dollars. After receiving an unexpected grant of $5 million from CareOregon late last month, the county is now just $2.6 million shy of being fully funded.

“We were impressed by Holst’s experience designing Fora Health’s new treatment center in Portland and their commitment to engaging the surrounding community throughout the design and build process,” Kristin Burke, CATT project manager, stated in a press release.

WCBH has selected CODA Inc., one of Oregon’s largest nonprofit substance use treatment programs, to provide intensive services at the Beaverton location.

The center will add 44 residential treatment beds to the county’s system of care and an additional 42 beds for sobering, detox and stabilization. County planners expect the CATT to open with some services by the end of 2024, with the remaining services phased in throughout 2025.

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Holst Architecture, Adjaye Associates and MultiCultural Collaboration have been selected to design Multnomah County Library’s new east county flagship, a 95,000-square-foot facility that will serve the about 40 percent of Multnomah County residents who live east of I-205.

After a multiphase request for proposals facilitated by Multnomah County’s Procurement team, the Library Capital Bond Program Management Office announced the team on Wednesday.

Of nine projects approved by voters in November 2020, the east county flagship will be an entirely new building from the ground up. The building will be on a scale similar to Central Library in downtown Portland, but with the accessibility and ease-of-use for all East County residents.

The prime architect of record is Holst Architecture. Holst has completed 11 major affordable housing and social service projects in East County, including The Nick Fish, which provides quality affordable housing in Portland’s Gateway Urban Renewal Area. Holst also designed the Rockwood Youth Campus, which brings together Open School, Rockwood Boys & Girls Club and New Avenues for Youth in a unique non-profit campus concept that provides vital services to the East County community. Kim Wilson, Holst principal and owner, will serve as the principal-in-charge for the project.

“As a team, we’re passionate about projects that center and highlight the power and wisdom of communities, and we know the new flagship library can fulfill all these possibilities and more,” Wilson said in a news release. “We believe this should be a space that sparks creativity and imagination — a space that, like a good book, continues to give, unlocking new ideas and connections.”

Joining Holst on the project as design architect is Adjaye Associates, an internationally acclaimed architecture firm known for its work on recent projects, including the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., and the Winter Park Library & 91��Ƶ Center in Winter Park, Florida. The team from Adjaye is led by Sir David Adjaye OBE, an award-winning Ghanaian-British architect.

“I am humbled and honored to be selected as design architect for this precedent setting library project,” Adjaye said in the news release. “Together with Holst and MultiCultural Collaborative, we will work together and in close, continued dialogue with the local community of East County to design a lifelong learning facility that instills a sense of collective wonder and pride.”

MultiCultural Collaborative, which helps communities of color amplify their voices in policy and decision-making discussions, will also play a key role on the project. MCC is particularly knowledgeable about the work of the library as it organized and led focus groups for the 2016 Framework for Future Library Spaces, which has closely informed the work for the Library Capital Bond Projects.

The Engagement and Design Integration team from MultiCultural Collaborative includes Anita Yap, engagement and integration lead; Nikoyia Phillips, equity and engagement strategist; and Suenn Ho, design integration lead.

“As a women-owned, BIPOC team we will serve as role models to inspire BIPOC youth and community members to see themselves as the experts in equity focused design,” the MCC team noted in the news release.

On July 8, Multnomah County Library and TriMet announced an initial agreement to begin a due diligence period of 120 days to negotiate the library’s prospective purchase of the Gresham City Hall Park and Ride as the site for the East County Flagship.

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PROJECT: Ninebark

LOCATION: Washougal, Washington

SIZE: 9 acres (nine total buildings)

COST: undisclosed

START DATE: November 2021

ANTICIPATED END DATE: February 2023

OWNER: Ninebark Apartments LLC

DEVELOPER: Killian Pacific

ARCHITECT: Holst Architecture

ENGINEERS: DOWL (civil), Interface Engineering (MEP), Froelich Engineers (structural)

GENERAL CONTRACTOR: R&O Construction

OTHER ASSOCIATES/CONSULTANTS: Ground Workshop (landscape architect), Vida Design (interior design), ABD Engineering and Design (acoustics consultant), Project Pivot (sustainability consultant), RDH (building envelope consultant)

SIGNIFICANCE OF PROJECT: Ninebark is being developed by Killian Pacific on nearly 9 acres along the Columbia River in Southwest Washington.

Holst Architecture’s design weaves nine buildings, a public park and open space into the surrounding natural environment. Eight buildings will hold 246 apartments – a mix of studios and one-, two- or three-bedroom units – featuring high-quality, sustainable, regionally sourced materials. A freestanding riverside clubhouse will have a dramatic, sloped roofline and an abundance of amenities. Buildings will offer views of the river and Mount Hood.

The clubhouse’s main lounge will include a central fireplace and private seating areas. A fully equipped fitness center with river views will be near walking trails and boat ramps, and a shared gear shed will provide outdoor equipment such as kayaks and bikes for residents’ use. Landscaped open spaces are intended to attract residents seeking an escape to nature.

In addition to being near downtown Camas and downtown Washougal, Ninebark will be close to local breweries, coffee shops and restaurants in the surrounding neighborhood. Also, the Port of Camas-Washougal’s master plan for Parker’s Landing calls for further enriching the area with a public marina, additional restaurants, retail spaces and other commercial spaces.

Salmon Safe and Fitwel certifications are being targeted for the project, and the team is aiming for the clubhouse to have net-zero energy use. Twenty percent of parking stalls will have electric-vehicle charging capabilities at the time of completion, but additional infrastructure will allow that number to increase to 37.4 percent in the future.

Woman-owned or minority-owned businesses are on track to make up 25 percent of the construction team.

Though not required by regulatory mandates, Ninebark will offer 10 percent of units at affordable rates.

Local and regional artists will be celebrated throughout Ninebark as well as the connected trails and parks.

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PROJECT: Fora Health Treatment & Recovery Addition Treatment Center

LOCATION: 10230 S.E. Cherry Blossom Drive, Portland

SIZE: 53,400 square feet, two stories

COST: $27.6 million

START DATE: June 2020

END DATE: Fall 2021

OWNER: De Paul Treatment Centers (soon to be Fora Health)

DEVELOPER: Edlen & Co.

ARCHITECT: Holst Architecture

ENGINEER: Sazan Group

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OTHER TEAM MEMBERS: Apex Real Estate Partners, Heritage Bank, United Fund Advisors

SIGNIFICANCE OF PROJECT: The two-story, 53,400-square-foot headquarters facility will include space for administrative offices, medical and counseling offices, group meeting rooms, a commercial kitchen, and amenities such as a fitness center, art studio, patient resource center, library, and therapeutic gardens and outdoor gathering spaces. The building supports 70 adult residential treatment beds, treating patients in gender programs where they identify or are most comfortable, 24 medical withdrawal management beds, designated space for peer and family counseling services, as well as capacity to serve 920 outpatients at a time.

Recognized by Portland’s City Council as being thoughtfully designed and functional, as well as representative of the type of architecture the city likes to see in the community, the trauma-informed design of De Paul’s new treatment center will focus on allowing patients to engage with treatment, nature and each other in purpose-built and outdoor therapeutic spaces, with more space and functional adjacencies than provided in De Paul’s existing buildings.

“From the beginning, Holst Architecture has been a responsive and incredibly creative partner, starting with their engagement of our team and the community to design a campus that meets the complex needs of addiction treatment while bringing beautiful and functional design to the uniqueness of the site and neighborhood,” said Maree Wacker, executive director of De Paul Treatment Centers.

De Paul Treatment Centers and Holst received the Portland Design Commission‘s 2019 Design Excellence Award for the architecture and design of the facility. The award was presented as part of the design commission’s 2019-2020 State of the City Design Report presentation to City Hall, recognizing a project from the previous year that best exemplifies the three tenets of design: context, public realm, and quality and resilience.

De Paul Treatment Centers, soon to be Fora Health, is one of Oregon’s largest providers of substance use disorder treatment for youth and adults. Since it’s founding in 1977, it has served more than 40,000 people in the Portland metropolitan area.

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