Mithun, Inc

History

Notable works

Buildings

• Epler Hall at Portland State University - six-story, dormitory
• IslandWood - LEED-NC Gold rated. Nationally recognized project and environmental case study featuring low-impact construction, recycled materials, photovoltaics and a custom-designed LivingMachine^TM to treat grey-water and black-water on site.
• REI Flagship Store - "the apotheosis of the exposed-viscera school of architecture -- all the building's structural guts are on glorious exhibit, from the electric conduits to the I-beams and turnbuckles that hold everything together."

  Research & Planning

• Blue Ring - Seattle's open space strategy for the Center City. The two reports and were conceived as a companion to the Olmsted Brothers' green ring of parks and parkways that encircle Seattle.
• Center for Urban Agriculture - conceptual design of an off-grid 318-unit multi family building that is energy and water self-sufficient by utilizing on site greenhouses, rooftop gardens, a chicken farm, and areas for growing vegetables and grains. The design exercise won "Best of Show", lauded as "most visionary" in the Cascadia Region Green Building Council's Living Building Challenge.
• - includes onsite and offsite strategies contribute to the capability of a 35-block ecosystem in Portland, Oregon, USA, emulating the natural systems of a pristine forest, even as the area's density increases fivefold. The plan received national recognition including the American Institute of Architects 2006 Institute Honor Awards for Regional and Urban Design, a 2005 AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects