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Cedar shingles and siding offer classic good looks and durability.
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Coastal Craft
A modern twist on a classic Oregon beach house makes for a storied forever home
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written by Melissa Dalton
FOR MARK AND LAURIE ENGBERG, building a house on the Oregon Coast was the best possible outcome from an unexpected encounter with a dog boarder. About nine years ago, the couple adopted a rescue dog and named her Vandy, short for van der Rohe, the last name of the pioneering modernist architect. Upon returning from a trip, Mark and Laurie went to gather Vandy from the boarder, who kindly told them the pup couldn’t be invited back due to her intense separation anxiety. It’s true that Vandy is quite vocal around new people—on a recent visit to the Engbergs’ home, Mark commented, “She’ll miss you when you’re gone, even though you just met.” So, Mark and Laurie looked for vacation spots closer to their Portland home and booked a rental in Arch Cape. Once described as “a remote hamlet at the end of a wagon road from Seaside,” and with a current population just over 200, Arch Cape has retained that quiet aura, despite being just off Highway 101 between Cannon Beach and Manzanita. The beach there is a picture-perfect stretch of the Oregon coastline, complete with stormy Pacific, windswept trees, and rock formations jutting into the waves. “We just fell in love with it here,” Laurie said. “Honestly, we almost immediately started looking at real estate.” Since Mark is an architect and founding principle of the Portland-based COLAB Architecture + Urban Design, it made sense to build a base of their own. The property search was tight, with oceanfront prices skewing out of range. “Basically, people are buying what amounts to a teardown for north of $750,000,” Mark said. Instead, they found an empty site in a development called Castle Rock Estates, just a five-minute walk from the beach via a tunnel under the highway. Mark took inspiration from the surrounding environs for the design. “It’s got some definite modern moves, but it’s a modern version of a classic Oregon Coast house,” Mark said. The house’s cedar shingles and siding look right at home against the backdrop of the coastal forest, which lines one side of the Engberg lot. Copper flashing, mellowed a reddish-purple, outlines certain windows, while the light fixtures are bronze. The exterior material palette wasn’t chosen just for classic good looks, but the proven ability to hold up to the extremes of coastal weather. “Down here at the coast, being this close to the water, you really have to think about all the erosion that happens to a building,” Mark said. As for the form, the first clue that this is not a typical beach house is an exaggerated eave, some 12 feet deep, cantilevered to provide generous cover from the rain. The whole plan is then arranged in a U surrounding an exterior courtyard, an idea Mark described as “slicing a section out like JANUARY | FEBRUARY 2021
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OREGON’S BEST PLACES TO LIVE WHEN YOU CAN WORK REMOTELY FROM ANYWHERE written by Cathy Carroll
REFLECT A MOMENT on how you felt during a favorite Oregon getaway—gliding through fresh powder, hiking among fragrant pines, swimming in a lake reflecting a snow capped peak, paddling on liquid serenity or being rejuvenated by the salt-infused breeze of the Pacific. Remember wishing you didn’t have to leave, vacation over, back to work? More than ever, work can be wherever you choose. To be certain, the global pandemic has few silver linings, but the shutdown of offices and the rise of remote work allows more choice in where to live. Across America, millions have begun working remotely since last spring, a trend that’s clearly taking hold in Oregon, too. “Zoom Towns,” idyllic places where you can connect with workplaces virtually, have spurred migrations that appear to be doubling down on existing growth patterns, although it’s too soon to measure, according to the state Office of Economic Analysis. In general, vacation areas across the U.S. have seen a jump in interest, according to Zillow, the online real estate marketplace. Another Zillow study found that the freedom to work remotely could prompt nearly 2 million renters to look for homes elsewhere. They can’t comfortably afford to buy homes in their current metro areas, but could afford a typical U.S. starter home valued at $131,740. That demographic included 43,191 renters in Portland, 11.7 percent of that group. You’ve seen those virtual backgrounds for Zoom, the ones that make it look as if you’re on a beach at sunset, the chairlift on bluebird day, or an impossibly still lake. Maybe you’re using one right now, attending a company meeting from a spare bedroom. Why not hit the delete button on the fake scenery and go for the real thing instead? Ready? We picked five of the best places where you can take your remote work to new heights and live your best life. When you can work from anywhere, you can manage your tasks around the tides in Cannon Beach. (photo: Justin Bailie) JANUARY | FEBRUARY 2021 1859 OREGON’S MAGAZINE 57