Linden, Brown Architects
Brent Linden and Chris Brown discuss the origins and philosophy of their craft-based firm and its focus on intimate partnerships
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Brent Linden and Chris Brown discuss the origins and philosophy of their craft-based firm and its focus on intimate partnerships. They describe the details behind some of their recent projects, including the Sequitur Wine project in Chehalem Valley, as well as the construction of the Gradient House in Portland, Ore.’s St. Johns neighborhood on the edge of the Willamette River. Linden and Brown, whose firm is up for Architectural Record Digest’s Vanguard Award, explain the thrill of infectious optimism and the resonance that happens when architects make room for other voices.
Photo courtesy of Linden and Brown Architecture
Gradient transforms a postwar house in the St. Johns neighborhood of Portland into a timely and sophisticated live work campus. United by a shared roof and material palette, the house and studio frame a courtyard that overlooks the iconic St. Johns Bridge, the Willamette River, and West Hills. Home to a young family with a thriving design business, the Gradient provides a true live/work balance, with strong connections to neighbors and the landscape, following the natural topography of the site. Though the new house and studio more than double the size of the original house, the scale of the surrounding neighborhood is maintained.
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Aaron Prinz is the host of the Design:ED Podcast and holds a Masters of Architecture degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He was born and raised in the rural Northern California town of Red Bluff, just two hours south of the Oregon border. After one year of college, Prinz relocated to San Francisco to pursue a career in stand-up comedy. At age 26, he began studying architecture at Portland State University while interning at Studio Petretti Architecture led by Amanda Petretti. His professional contributions while at Studio Petretti were focused on a portion of the new Multnomah County Courthouse which is a prominent addition to the Portland skyline. He currently resides in Austin, Texas with his wife Roxanne where he continues to work as a designer. |
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Explain how Chris and Brent each approach design in different but complementary ways.
- Describe how contractors and other players helped the architects shape their projects.
- List key lessons Linden and Brown learned from previous architectural experience.
- Discuss how light featured prominently in both Gradient House and Sequitur Wines projects.
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Originally published in Architectural Record
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Originally published in June 2023
