Paul McKean hails from Portland, operating out of a small studio that made a national splash with its modest residence in Neal Creek, 2007, perched on a fine site alongside Oregon's Hood River. Today the office has several major residential works in hand, including the Kopetz Residence, set amidst a wooded landscape in Washington's Pacific Beach. Utilising a host of pre-fabricated elements - the client runs a steel business - the architect expects the residence to take shape rapidly.

Other works in progress include a house designed for a pair of film buffs; 'it's designed around the requirements of a 1950s projector,' says McKean, noting that the residence will also meet rigorous German energy standards. Finally, the firm is taking part in Portland's '14 parcels' development, creating a custom pre-fab in this collection of 'micro lots', all of which are destined to receive a new bespoke home in the months to come.



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Amangiri resort, Utah

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Best Made Axes

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Blackman Cruz store, LA

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Commonwealth Utilities S/S 09 collection

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BlackWhite House in Bethesda, Maryland by David Jameson Architects

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Methow Cabin, by Eggleston Farkas Architects, Seattle

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Hotel Erwin, Venice Beach, California

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Illustration from the Monkey Bar by Barry Blitt, New York

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My Best Fred, NYC

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Neal Creek, Hood River by Paul Mckean, Oregon

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Beaker & Flask, Portland

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Beast, Portland

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Naomi from Beast, Portland

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Laurelhurst Market, Portland

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Bunks famous sandwiches, Portland

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Le Pigeon, Portland

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Viridian Farms, Portland

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Installation by Johanna Grawunder in Robert at MAD, NYC

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Speakeasy - Rye NYC

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Speakeasy - Clover Club, NYC

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