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Project: The Vermont Street Project
Location: Portland, Oregon
Architect & General Contractor: New Energy Works
Owner: Jonathan Orpin
All of the solid wood used in this 2000 square-foot home is FSC-certified—reclaimed, recycled, or freshly sawn. The home proudly features:
- Reclaimed timber frame
- Reclaimed and repurposed flooring
- Reclaimed wood cabinets, counters, doors, and custom dining table
- Reclaimed exterior siding and decking
- Fresh sawn flooring and paneling
The Vermont Street Project is the result of the home owner’s nearly three decades in the business of custom timberwork and environmentally sensitive design and construction. The beauty of this home is a direct reflection of selecting and showcasing the resilient, organic fibers only nature can produce and the mindfulness of choosing 100-percent reclaimed, recycled, and sustainably managed forest products.
The exposed timberframe timber functions as both the structural integrity of the home and as part of the aesthetic that defines its interior spaces and Pacific Northwest architecture. The keystone of the house is a peeled, smooth FSC-certified log that spans two stories on an outside corner of the house. Creative woodworking is displayed through interior doors featuring wood salvaged from pickle vats, still containing dark mineral stains left by the brine.
In addition to the FSC-certified woods, wood waste serves a role in the insulation and insulated concrete forms in the home’s foundation. The house is a candidate for LEED Platinum certification.
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