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Arlington Club
The International Interior Design Association, Oregon Chapter, recently announced the winners of the 2011 Design Awards. Deca is excited to share that the Arlington Club was awarded a Citation Award and the Hallie Ford Center was awarded a People’s Choice Award.
Rendering of northwest view of CYRK Building
The Cyrk Building is an exciting project for DECA. It is a live-work building located in the Clinton neighborhood in Portland, Oregon that is targeted to achieve LEED Platinum certification. Sustainable features include an extremely well-insulated building envelope, vegetative roofs and a 26 kWp photovoltaic array. In fact, the building will be so energy efficient that it is expected to produce enough electricity to provide over 90% of the building’s total power needs. You can follow the progress on the building’s construction blog.
DECA is currently working on construction documents for the building, a two story commercial development combining kitchen areas and office space. The project is intended to capitalize on Portland’s growing food culture by providing leasable, fully equipped commercial kitchens intended for use by caterers, food carts, and other businesses requiring off-site food production and processing. Construction is expected to begin in February 2012.
To celebrate AIA/ Portand's October Design Festival Deca joined with fellow Eastside design studios Works Partnership and HOLST to host a simultaneous three-venue party as a benefit for the Architecture Foundation of Oregon.
See what's happening at the 2011 Portland Architecture and Design Festival.
“Portland Developer Building Live-Work Space,” Daily Journal of Commerce, October 11, 2010, CYRK Building
“Architect’s Questionnaire: David Hyman,” Portland Architecture Blog, March 25, 2009
“Curating Community,” Portland Spaces, June 2009, Lincoln Restaurant
“Portland Day Trip: North Williams Avenue,” Sunset: Living in the West, January 2009, Lincoln Restaurant
David Hyman, “Portland State University: A Ballroom to Accommodate a Variety of Sounds and Events, College Planning & Management, March 2007, PSU Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom
“Projects in Profile: Portland Team Uses Energy-Efficient Techniques to Help South Korean School Cut Costs,” Daily Journal of Commerce, September 20, 2004, Taejon Christian International School