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The Wes Apartments
The Wes Apartments
Gresham, OR, United States
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The Wes Apartments
Gresham, OR, United States
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STATUS
Built
YEAR
2024
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
BUDGET
$5M - 10M
Situated along a major thoroughfare in downtown Gresham, The Wes supports the city’s efforts to infuse the commercial district with more multi-family housing. Gresham’s primary commercial street lies two blocks to the east, and the surrounding neighborhood consists of low-scale commercial and institutional buildings. With a mixture of live-work units, flats, and townhomes, the 48-unit development accommodates a wide range of individuals and families moving into Gresham’s vibrant downtown.
Inspired by courtyard housing in Mexico City and New Orleans, The Wes brings this typology to the Pacific Northwest. The buildings center around a 5,000 SF courtyard that connects residents as they circulate along open walkways to their apartments. Angled skybridges are introduced at the third level, animating the space and creating playful volumes. Within the courtyard, residents have access to community barbeque areas, terraced bench seating, sculptural children’s play areas, and a variety of seating areas.
Conceived as a geode, the building’s exterior forms a simple shell around an active courtyard, creating a buffer between the residential units and the heavy traffic along West Powell Boulevard. Fronting the street, a three-story building wraps itself in a “J-shape” around the four-story mass behind. The shorter building reflects the residential scale of the neighborhood and holds stacked flat apartments, while the taller mass houses two-story townhouses. Incorporating multi-level units into the design creates an open and dynamic courtyard with streamlined pedestrian walkways.
The building’s exterior utilizes form, contrasting materials, and colors to create opportunities for playful and surprising design moments. Keeping the exterior simple with light fiber cement shingle siding contrasts the monochromatic deep blue board and batten siding and railings within the courtyard. On the four-story mass, vertical windows are grouped to reflect the stacked townhomes within.
Inspired by courtyard housing in Mexico City and New Orleans, The Wes brings this typology to the Pacific Northwest. The buildings center around a 5,000 SF courtyard that connects residents as they circulate along open walkways to their apartments. Angled skybridges are introduced at the third level, animating the space and creating playful volumes. Within the courtyard, residents have access to community barbeque areas, terraced bench seating, sculptural children’s play areas, and a variety of seating areas.
Conceived as a geode, the building’s exterior forms a simple shell around an active courtyard, creating a buffer between the residential units and the heavy traffic along West Powell Boulevard. Fronting the street, a three-story building wraps itself in a “J-shape” around the four-story mass behind. The shorter building reflects the residential scale of the neighborhood and holds stacked flat apartments, while the taller mass houses two-story townhouses. Incorporating multi-level units into the design creates an open and dynamic courtyard with streamlined pedestrian walkways.
The building’s exterior utilizes form, contrasting materials, and colors to create opportunities for playful and surprising design moments. Keeping the exterior simple with light fiber cement shingle siding contrasts the monochromatic deep blue board and batten siding and railings within the courtyard. On the four-story mass, vertical windows are grouped to reflect the stacked townhomes within.
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