Extensive remodel and expansion of an existing 1957 mid-century modern residence.

Situated on nearly a half acre, the original home lacked street presence and did little to engage with the existing landscape. While the owners appreciated the charm of the original design, the low ceiling heights, heavy structural elements, and poor space planning limited its functionality.

Centerfield's design solution centered around the extension of the house toward the views of the distant Cascade Mountains while engaging with the sloping topography. The existing garage was relocated away from the front elevation to allow a more inviting and expansive front entry experience.

The roof was removed and rebuilt to increase ceiling height and eliminate heavy structure that obscured views. 

Vertical louvered siding provides privacy, while allowing natural daylight to filter through. A continuous row of north facing skylights further allows light to enter the living space, while adding that classic mid-century feel.

In total, Centerfield created over 900 sf of new living area along with 600 sf of covered outdoor space.

Architecture: Centerfield Studio

Interior Design: Dyer Studio

Landscape Architecture: Centerfield Studio

Builder: Homecraft Development

Structural Engineer: HHPR

Photography: Meagan Larsen Photography

Completion Date: 2026

Centerfield Studio in collaboration with Method Design were tasked with designing this 4,000 sf ground up single family residence located in Hood River, OR. The site features a steep hillside with incredible views of Mt Hood and the Hood River Valley beyond.

Building massing takes advantage of the topography by ‘hugging’ the hillside, creating an intimate relationship both with the land and the views beyond.

Centerfield’s scope included Architecture, Interior Design and Landscape Design.

Structural Engineer: Bridge City Engineering

Photography: Lumin Foto

Completion Date: 2025

7,775 sf ground-up single family residence located cliffside in Lake Oswego, OR. Project scope also includes converting an existing garage into an ADU, new boathouse, and hardscape design on a 52,000 sf site.

The design focuses on maximizing lake views while blurring the lines between indoors and out. Passive and active sustainable strategies are infused throughout with advanced thermal insulation, large cantilevered eaves, ample daylighting, green roofs, solar panels, radiant flooring among many additional features.

Lead Design: Centerfield Studio

Executive Architect: Centerfield Studio / Method Design

Structural Engineer: Bridge City Engineering

Photography: Lumin Foto

Completion Date: 2022

This 3,500 sf major remodel focuses on providing flexibility for the evolving needs of a family of six plus. Scope included exterior hardscape and landscaping.

Photography: Chuck Collier Schmidt Photography

Situated on an empty half acre lot in the middle of the neighborhood, the design for this 4,500 sf ground up home beautifully captures the client’s desires for traditional vibes and contemporary architecture. The plan pushes the envelope to the perimeter of the lot on all sides in order to create a central and more private courtyard. 3 programmatic bands, comprised of the Primary Suite, Central Gathering Space, and Kid’s Wing, reach out into the landscape creating a layered relationship between indoors and out.

Architecture: Centerfield Studio

Interior Design: Anna West Interiors

Builder: West Homes PDX

Structural Engineer: Grummel Engineering

Photography: Lumin Foto

Completion Date: 2022

2500 sq ft addition and remodel of one of famed mid-century NW architect William Fletcher’s last residential projects. Inspired by the over 20 acres of vineyards on site, Centerfield’s intervention was to re-infuse the organizational post and beam structure allowing for a complex play of indoor/outdoor living. Project scope includes architecture, landscape architecture, and interior design.

Architecture & Interior Design: Centerfield Studio

Landscape Architecture: Centerfield Studio

Builder: Thad Metzger Construction

Structural Engineer: Peterson Structural Engineering

Photography: Lumin Foto

Completion Date: 2023

This 3,600 SF remodel combines the Owner's desire for 'Zen and Pop'.

Photography: Chuck Collier Schmidt Photography

In an unassuming neighborhood surrounded by trees, this bold remodel transforms the interiors of this home into an artful play of light and shadow.

Architecture / Interior Design: Centerfield Studio

Builder: West Homes

Photography: Meagan Larsen Photography

This 2,800 sq ft mid-century modern remodel represents the Studio's first co-development along with Woolly Mammoth Ventures. Development team's goal is to revive uniquely beautiful properties back from extinction with a shot of contemporary adrenalin.

Architecture: Centerfield Studio

Builder: Homecraft Development

Photography: Chuck Collier Schmidt Photography

Transitional remodel of a 1929 ‘Traditional Minimalist’ house in NE Portland. We want to believe we treat most of our clients like family, and in this case they actually were.

Architecture: Centerfield Studio

Builder: Sinclair Construction

Photography: Chuck Collier Schmidt Photography

Furnishings: Manor Fine Wares / Cynthia Marquez

Architecture: Centerfield Studio in collaboration with Method Design

Environmental Design: Open Studio Collective

Photography: Brian Walker Lee

Completion Date: August 2017

This 11,000 sf TI establishes a NW headquarters for the nation’s largest independent medical examination service provider. At the outset of the project, the Client tasked the design team with the ambitious goal to reorganize their existing office space to support four times their current staff and more than double their medical exam and support facilities.

The design centered around an egalitarian approach to workspace hierarchy. Traditional offices were rejected, with flexible breakout rooms capable of supporting up to 8 team members provided instead. Workstations were conceived as bullpens where, rather than providing individual dedicated cubicles, large work surfaces support evolving staff seating arrangements catered to project specific needs. In exchange, team members are assigned flexible storage pods which can be transported throughout the space.

Programs are positioned according to specific levels of required light and sound control. Within a flexible plan, ‘dark programs’ (exam rooms, secured file storage, breakout rooms, etc.) are centralized while ‘light programs’ are given access to the exterior. Nodes and carve-outs through the core define shortcuts and maximize circulation efficiency.

Through the utilization of an acoustic core wall that weaves together various medical and administration components, staff are able to engage and collaborate with each other in a non-linear back-and-forth manner. Composed of multi-colored fabric panels, the acoustic assembly significantly reduces sound vibration concerns often associated with open work areas. 

Collectively, these strategies stimulate dynamic collaborative exchange and flexible office solutions.

Located near I-5 and Delta Park, the biggest public sports complex in Portland, as well as Portland International Speedway, the Expo Center, and several major businesses, this Food Cart Complex offers an outdoor dining and entertainment experience for the community.

Completion Date: 2025

Centerfield’s scope included Architecture and Landscape Design.

Civil and Structural Engineering: Froelich Engineers

MEP Engineers: MFIA Inc, Consulting Engineers

3,900 SF remodel and major addition to an existing ranch style home in the East San Francisco Bay Area. Primary addition components include converting an existing garage into a pool house, adding a carport and master suite complete with office and gym and design of exterior hardscape elements including front courtyard, sport court, stairways and recreational areas.

The design intentionally maximizes the existing homes' horizontal 'ranch style' profile as it stretches across the landscape. At the new addition, a subtle cut in the roof line provides a relief in the extended elevation, along with natural daylighting opportunities for the interior. 

450 sf garage conversion into an ADU in Lake Oswego, OR. Project is in tandem with the larger estate design including a ground-up single family residence, new boathouse and hardscape design. See Summit Residence

Structural Engineer: Bridge City Engineering

Photography: Lumin Foto

Completion Date: 2022

We are excited to announce an upcoming project: a new 5,800 square-foot, ground-up single-family residence located in the Mt. Hood National Forest area.

The design of this home delicately balances the site's unique challenges, including a steep cross-terrain, harsh seasonal shifts, and varying seasonal view opportunities. The residence seamlessly integrates with its surroundings, stretching along a long, gradual driveway approach that culminates in a 75-foot cantilevered balcony, offering epic views of the valley and mountains beyond.

Construction is slated to begin in early spring 2026.

5,000 sf ground-up single family residence located on Lake Oswego, OR. Project scope also includes hardscape, boathouse, and interior design.

The design focuses on maximizing lake views while blurring the lines between indoors and out. Passive and active sustainable strategies are infused throughout with advanced thermal insulation, large cantilevered eaves, ample daylighting, radiant flooring among many additional features.

Structural Engineer: Bridge City Engineering

Status: Currently Under Construction

We are excited to announce a new 7,000 sq ft single-family residence project, featuring ground-up construction, a detached studio, and a three-car garage.

This home is situated on a unique, relatively narrow lot that offers premier lake views. The main house is designed to sit almost entirely over the water, with its massing and site orientation specifically engineered to maximize these views and its prime location, while also ensuring utmost privacy.

4,500 Sq Ft Ground Up Single Family Residence located lakeside. The design on this narrow lot (x<50 ft) centers around framing views of the lake while filtering natural light throughout the site. Project is currently under construction slated for completion in the Spring of 2026.

We are excited to announce an upcoming project: Edgewood Cottages. This housing alternative addresses the critical need for “Missing Middle” housing that sensitively integrates with existing residential neighborhoods and provides affordable and attainable pathways to homeownership.

The project features 20 Cottages clustered around landscaped courtyards with accessible pathways, lush plantings, play areas and centralized parking. Each cottage is also provided semi-public yard space to help foster community and ownership.

Construction is slated to begin in the spring of 2026.

Fourplex in NE Portland. Design concentrates on optimizing the developers need for maximum net leasable square footage while providing open space both for the residents in the form of private open space and as massing relief in the building envelope. Project is currently under construction.

Major alteration and small addition (178 sf) of an existing single family residence located on Oswego Lake. Scope included a complete interior remodel, new roof(s), new exterior cladding and glazing throughout, new hardscape and new boathouse. Design was inspired by the gently sloping topography where simple pitched roof forms are used to bring cohesion to various site elements.

Architecture: Centerfield Studio

Interior Finishes: Anna West Interiors

Builder: West Homes PDX

Completion Date: Spring 2023

Role: Donnie Schmidt as Project Director

Firm: Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects (LOHA)

Photography: Enda Cavanagh, Alice Clancy

Period: Completed 2011

Size: 3,000 sf

Award: AIA Los Angeles, AIA California Council Honor Award, Architect Magazine Annual Design Review

Publications: The New York Times, Wallpaper, Architects Newspaper, Architect Magazine, Dezeen, Architizer, GA Houses, The PLAN, C3 Magazine, Azure

For more on the project, please visit LOHA's website.

Role: Donnie Schmidt as Project Director

Firm: Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects (LOHA)

Photography: Lawrence Anderson

Period: Completed 2015

Size: 10,500 sf 6 unit multi-family housing

Awards: AIA National Housing Award, AIA/LA Residential Design Award, Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design, The Plan Awards, Residential Architect Design Award, Architizer A+ Awards Finalist

For more on the project, please visit LOHA's website.

Role: Donnie Schmidt as Project Manager / Lead Designer

Firm: Skylab Architecture

Photography: Boone Speed Photography

Period: Completed 2016

Size: 8,000 sf Adaptive Re-Use including Cafe and Bar

For more on the project, please visit Skylab Architecture's website.

Role: Donnie Schmidt as Project Director

Firm: Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects (LOHA)

Photography: Lawrence Anderson Photography

Period: Completed 2011

Size: 4,100 sf Management Offices and Training Facility

Award: 2013 AIA California Council Merit Award; 2013 Westside Urban Forum Grand Award; 2012 AIA Los Angeles Citation Award; 2012 Architect Magazine Annual Design Review

Publications: Architects Newspaper, Architect Magazine

For more on the project, please visit LOHA's website.

Role: Donnie Schmidt as Project Manager / Design Lead

Firm: Skylab Architecture and Open Studio Collective (Environmental Design)

Photography: Brian Walker Lee

Period: Completed 2016

Size: 11,500 sf

Publications: Portland Monthly (Cover), Willamette Weekly

From the operators, "Knot Springs is an out-of-the-ordinary social club centered on health, wellness and good times". It's hard to argue with amenities including everything from hot springs-inspired soaking tubs, steam room, sauna, full range of spa treatment services, yoga including aerial, Vinyasa and Yin, and state-of-the-art fitness gym.

For more on the project, please visit Skylab Architecture's or Open Studio Collaborative's websites.

Role: Donnie Schmidt as Project Director

Firm: Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects

Photography: Iwan Baan Photography

Period: Completed 2013

Size: 3,000 sf

Award: AIA California Council Merit Award, AIA Los Angeles Residential and Design Awards, Architectural Record Record Houses Chicago Athenaeum Int’l Architecture Award

Publications: Architectural Record, The Plan, Interior Design, Arch Daily, Architizer

For more on the project, please visit LOHA's website.

Role: Donnie Schmidt as Project Director

Firm: Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects (LOHA)

Photography: Bruce Damonte

Period: Under Construction

Size: 73,000 sf Student Dormitory Facility and Amenity Spaces including Study Lounges, Recreation Rooms and Laundry Facilities

Publications: Architect’s Newspaper

For more on the project, please visit LOHA's website.

Role: Donnie Schmidt as Project Director

Firm: Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects

Photography: Lawrence Anderson Photography

Period: Completed 2011

Size: 40,000 sf Adaptive Re-Use including Gymnasium and Creative Offices

Award: 2012 Interior Design Best of the Year; AIA California Council and AIA Orange County Merit Award; 

Publications: Interior Design Magazine, Architectural Record, Architects Newspaper, D’Architectures

For more on the project, please visit LOHA's website.

Role: Donnie Schmidt as Project Manager

Firm: Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects (LOHA) in collaboration with Kanner Architects

Photography: Frank Oudeman

Period: Completed 2009

Size: 120,000 sf 3D Performance Capture Studio including state of the art Presentation and Sound Theaters, Editing Labs, Digital Archive Library

Award: 2010 AIA California Council Honor Award; 2010 AIA Los Angeles Citation Award; 2009 Architectural Record Record Interiors

Publications: Architectural Record, Architects Newspaper, Architizer, Mark Magazine

For more on the project, please visit LOHA's website.

Role: Donnie Schmidt as Project Director

Firm: Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects

Photography: Iwan Baan Photography

Period: Completed 2014

Size: 31-Unit Faculty/Student Housing

Award: 2016 Beazleys Designs of the Year Nominee, American Architecture Prize Gold Medal, Chicago Athenaeum American Architectural Award, AIA California Council Honor Award, AIA Los Angeles Residential Award, Architects Newspaper Best of Design Awards

Publications: Los Angeles Times, Mark, The Plan, Architects Newspaper, Azure, C3, Arch Daily, Dezeen

For more on the project, please visit LOHA's website.