Fountain Place

Seismic renovation of affordable public housing

Fountain Place is an existing non-reinforced masonry affordable housing building from 1913 that is being considered for the National Historic Register. The design-build renovation aims to minimize construction costs and impacts on residential apartments, while selectively upgrading units and common areas. The seismic scope includes new exterior shotcrete walls, cast-in-place concrete vertical circulation core, and interior and exterior steel bracing. To prevent further deterioration of the existing masonry, open joints are being re-pointed and fractured masonry replaced and re-coated. The existing cornice was repaired, a new roof has been installed, and existing windows have been restored. The apartment renovations include new doors, finishes, equipment, appliances, and casework while also improving accessibility by re-configuring a few apartments that were significantly impacted by the seismic scope.

Salazar Architect is providing architecture and interior design services for the apartment renovations. Peter Meijer Architect is prime for the common areas and overall development. Consultants include KPFF, Glumac and Reyes Engineering. Lorentz Bruun Construction is the General Contractor.

Location: Portland, Oregon
Client: Home Forward
Finance: LIHTC & HUD funding
Units: 80 apartments
Building Area: 45,580 gross sf