Viewfinder Apartments

Informing a revitalization

  • Client
    Community Development Partners

    Location
    Tigard, OR

    Size
    87,000 sf
    81 Apartments

    Year
    2021

  • 2024 Gray Award, Design for Good
    2022 DJC Top Project First Place
    Earth Advantage Multi-Family Platinum
    AIAO 2030 Merit Award

  • This project was completed as part of Dave Mojica’s work at SEA where his role was Project Lead under Principal In Charge Lisa McClellan.

Viewfinder occupies a unique place as one of the first buildings constructed in the Tigard Triangle area’s revitalization. Scott Edwards Architecture understood early in the process that our design would inform the character of future buildings while also serving as a bridge to the neighborhood’s past. This juncture inspired our design concept, which is to reflect on the past, meet the needs of the present, and look toward the future. The concept is most pronounced in the building’s exterior form – two interlocking volumes of distinct expression coming together to frame a consequential moment.

  • Main Entry

  • Flexible Work Spaces

  • Elevator Lobbies and Corridors

  • Community Room

  • Indoor/ Outdoor Connections

  • Community Courtyard

  • NW Building Approach

The building has 1, 2, and 3-bedroom apartments designed with families in mind. The design focuses on integrating trauma informed design principles including large windows allow natural light to fill the space and bright finishes and warm-toned flooring create an inviting place to call home.

  • SEA
    Lisa McClellan
    Dave Mojica
    Phil Viana
    Amy Cripps
    Eugenia Fama-Higgins
    Cameron Cruse
    Jay Thornberry

  • Bremik Construction
    ABHT Structural Engineers
    Global Transportation Engineering
    Macdonald Environmental Planning
    Humber Design Group
    Interface Engineering

  • Laura Wieler: Cut & Placed
    Michael Foushee
    Steph Littlebird

  • Quanta Collectiv

    *Image courtesy of Scott Edwards Architecture.

The art and the Interiors were developed in tandem. Like the interior design, the art uses playful colors and is meant to engage children and adults alike. The lobby’s “hidden” elements are fun for kids to spot. A consistent color story ties the artwork and Interiors together while speaking to the larger concept of community-based design..

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