Waechter Architecture

Waechter Architecture Waechter Architecture is a full service architecture firm located in Portland, Oregon.

As part of our research for the 2024 USDA Forest Service Wood Innovation Grant, we developed three typologies addressing...
06/03/2026

As part of our research for the 2024 USDA Forest Service Wood Innovation Grant, we developed three typologies addressing diverse uses and site conditions. The Civic/Assembly Typology employs tilt-up CLT panels, open trusses, and external buttresses to create flexible spaces for public events, performances, and exhibitions, as well as adaptable industrial or technology uses, while emphasizing the material and sensory qualities of mass timber.

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Piazza dei Signori, Vicenza -- From morning markets to evening aperitivo, this piazza is never the same twice, yet alway...
06/02/2026

Piazza dei Signori, Vicenza -- From morning markets to evening aperitivo, this piazza is never the same twice, yet always alive. A true urban living room, purposefully designed to accommodate the rhythms of daily life: commerce, celebration, rest, and community.

Ben and his students are studying the eastern edge of the piazza as the site for the studio this spring, learning what it means to design for people. Spaces that don't prescribe a single use, but instead invite countless possibilities.

This spring, Ben is back in Italy teaching with the University of Oregon's School of Architecture and Environment in V...
05/26/2026

This spring, Ben is back in Italy teaching with the University of Oregon's School of Architecture and Environment in Vicenza. A Material and Detail seminar and a Mass Timber Studio exploring CLT and the experiential qualities of space. The semester opened with two weeks across Italy, letting buildings do what buildings do best, teach through presence. Including a stop at the Auditorium Parco della Musica, one of Renzo Piano's buildings. Ben spent time early in his career at Piano's workshop, making Italy feel like familiar ground.
More coming over the next few weeks!

Construction is underway at The Malarkey, coming to downtown Portland this summer, the latest venture from celebrated ch...
05/18/2026

Construction is underway at The Malarkey, coming to downtown Portland this summer, the latest venture from celebrated chef .

The 10,000 SF space sat vacant for nearly a decade. WA team worked on the permitting, programming, and architectural organization, creating a framework flexible enough for each room to have its own character. Interior design and FF&E by the talented , with building it all out.

Construction is underway at The Malarkey, coming to downtown Portland this summer, the latest venture from celebrated ch...
05/18/2026

Construction is underway at The Malarkey, coming to downtown Portland this summer, the latest venture from celebrated chef .
The 10,000 SF space sat vacant for nearly a decade. We worked on the permitting, programming, and architectural organization, creating a framework flexible enough for each room to have its own character. Interior design and FF&E by the talented , with building it all out.

Rebuilt on the footprint of the original Tippy Canoe along the historic Columbia River Highway, Roadhouse honors the spi...
05/15/2026

Rebuilt on the footprint of the original Tippy Canoe along the historic Columbia River Highway, Roadhouse honors the spirit of the classic roadhouse while reimagining it through mass timber. A field of CLT fins unifies indoor and outdoor seating, frames the porch, and draws the eye toward the Sandy River beyond.
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Rebuilt on the footprint of the original Tippy Canoe along the historic Columbia River Highway, Roadhouse honors the spi...
05/11/2026

Rebuilt on the footprint of the original Tippy Canoe along the historic Columbia River Highway, Roadhouse honors the spirit of the classic roadhouse while reimagining it through mass timber. A field of CLT fins unifies indoor and outdoor seating, frames the porch, and draws the eye toward the Sandy River beyond.

We’re excited to share that Dune House has been selected for the Architizer A+ awards in the “Private House (1,000–2,000...
05/05/2026

We’re excited to share that Dune House has been selected for the Architizer A+ awards in the “Private House (1,000–2,000 sq ft)" category!

Located on the northern Oregon Coast, Dune House explores a balance between contextual sensitivity and a clear, iconic form. Organized around a skylit interior courtyard, the home is conceived as a calm, monolithic volume. Its cedar-clad exterior weathers into the landscape while a restrained interior frames moments of light, view, and retreat.

If you’d like to support the project, please vote at the link in bio.

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Honored to see Autocamp Sequoia named a finalist in this year’s HD Awards. Winners announced tomorrow in Las Vegas dur...
05/04/2026

Honored to see Autocamp Sequoia named a finalist in this year’s HD Awards. Winners announced tomorrow in Las Vegas during HD Expo + Conference.

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Contractor: MWC
Interiors: HVS

Level two framing is up and views into the courtyards are taking shape. It’s always exciting to experience a project’s ...
04/30/2026

Level two framing is up and views into the courtyards are taking shape. It’s always exciting to experience a project’s scale once the structure is in place.

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4224 N Mississippi Avenue
Portland, OR
97217

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