Lone Feather Residence, completed in 2024 by Scott | Edwards Architecture, is a 3,170-square-foot home at the crest of a gentle hillside within an active vineyard in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. The clients, a couple relocating from the Midwest to pursue viticulture, sought a quiet home closely tied to the land and their new vocation. The site among mature conifer trees informed the house’s orientation, maximizing outlooks across the rolling hills and forests of wine country while minimizing visual intrusion on the natural landscape.
The project employs a simple, linear form with a post-and-beam structure articulated in a restrained manner. Arrival is choreographed: a driveway leads above a linear outbuilding for the garage and guest studio, separated by a passage that directs movement downward via concrete steps into a courtyard between buildings. The glass-fronted entry vestibule introduces garden views and, inside, uninterrupted vistas over the vineyards. Materials remain deliberately minimal—exposed structure, glass, wood, concrete, and steel—underscoring a seamless flow between interior spaces and the surrounding terrain.
Typical architect fee for a 3,170 sq ft new home here: $63,000 – $181,000Full services, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA · BLS wage and Census construction data
