hiromi ogawa architects :: news and notes


We’ve moved!
September 18, 2008, 6:03 am
Filed under: news

We have moved our Portland office into the historic Olympic Mills Commerce Center, a former cereal mill located in the industrial district in inner Southeast.

Our new contact information is as follows:

hiromi ogawa architects

107 SE Washington Street Suite 150

Portland, OR 97215

tel: 503-477-7075

fax: 503-477-7327

Our San Francisco information remains the same, and now has a toll free general office number:

hiromi ogawa architects

115 Moffitt Street

San Francisco, CA 94131

tel: 800-409-7327

fax: 888-887-9956

Stay tuned!



old shadows
September 17, 2008, 9:06 pm
Filed under: inspiration, projects

I love demolition.  You see layers of the past right before your eyes.

Demolition has started in a kitchen in Portland, OR and the space, devoid of cabinets and color, is just gorgeous.

p91712331Here’s an old built-in ironing board nook (which was buried beneath sheet rock and layers of wall paper and paint), and you can even see where the ironing board used to be.

And the back side of old lath and plaster looks like icing layers on a cake.

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