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Building History

Boston-based architect Charles Rose (born 1960 in New York, NY,) designed the Oregon College of Art and Craft Drawing, Painting and Photography Building to have a LEED Gold certification. The exteriors were clad in wood to remain in harmony with existing buildings designed by Portland architect John Storrs. The building has a dichotomous character, relatively simple and cabin-like forms on the exterior, with more complex on the interior. The jagged interior roofline created particularly complex spatial movements and views and reflections through clerestories. The architect commented on the considerations behind the design: "We considered several questions as we developed our design: How might we interweave a new building—which required more than 16,000 sf of studio space—into the hillside campus and the vernacular buildings made in Storrs’ Northwest regional style? And how could we model and modulate sunlight so that the studio spaces felt alive and inspirational? Our inquiries led us to create two structures: a main building with upper-level drawing and painting studios and photography on the lower level; and a separate “thesis” pavilion with studios for graduate students. By making two distinct buildings, we opened views to Oregon’s coastal range and created a prominent place in the design for the landscape, which flows easily between the structures and suggests a natural gathering place. The forms of the coastal mountains are echoed in the roof plane, which moves dynamically across the building and creates an expressive, sculptural set of openings that allow in abundant northern light. Outside, a wide roof overhang offers protection for the pathways on rainy days." (See World-Architects.com, "Drawing, Painting, and Photography Building, Oregon College of Art and Craft," accessed 04/24/2019.)

The college announced on 02/07/2019 that it would cease operations in 05/2019, after 112 years in existence.

PCAD id: 16737