This timber framed corridor overlooking the Willamette River was originally built as an open loggia connecting two structures of the home and the entry courtyard. Many days throughout the year it was engulfed in morning fog or driving rain. During the course of renovating this home the decision was made to enclose the loggia. Each opening was templated so the new windows would fit the existing spaces and maintain tight tolerances with all horizontal mullions aligning. The new interior space is not conditioned but the temperature is maintained well throughout most of the year simply by controlling the air movement.

We created our own wheels and track systems for these two rolling panels. The partition is rolled out into the space for more privacy in the dining area or stored back against the wall for more casual use and to provide open circulation space. The wooden partition was a collaboration with drwdesignbuild, the general contractor and designer in charge of the extensive remodel of this home.

The steel door is 10 ga. hot-rolled sheet with a carefully applied clear finish that beautifully captures and reflects the colors of the space it occupies. Also pictured are custom guide wheels for the bottoms of the panels, escutcheon plates on the swinging door and the steel countertop on the dining room buffet cabinet.

Flux Design built every component of this door from scratch, including the tracks, wheels and counterweight system. The clients wanted a door in the style of the old tinned fire barriers from turn-of-the-century industrial warehouses that possessed the same detailing and hand-worked craftsmanship.

The door panel is clad with zinc sheets, in a flat-lock style of interlocking sheets covering all surfaces of the custom built door.

The clad door weighs over 400 lbs. but glides smoothly on precision bearing wheels with very little force. The counterweight balances the door at any position, moving up and down steady as a piston as the door rolls open and shut. The door balances perfectly under the track but a floor mounted keeper prevents the user from swinging the door into the finished wall surface. It also provides a deep trough to allow for the elevation change of the bottom of the door as it closes.

Images of the door and track under construction can be seen on our blog both before and after the zinc was applied.

This dumbwaiter was built to service a loft space accessible only from a ladder. It was built using a combination of off-the-shelf hardware and custom fabricated components. The shaft is clad in hot-rolled steel plate with fully welded corners and a clear finish.

The louvers provide privacy and shading for this open-plan private residence when situated in front of the windows. They can be rolled out of the way by hand from an open window to achieve different effects. The positioning of the louvers delivers a powerful impact on the experience of both the interior and exterior spaces. This home was designed by PATH Architecture in 2008.

This small cabin on an Oregon coastal river has amazing views and no walls for a TV. This mounting stand rides up into the rafters on a counterweighted piston to stow the TV out of sight when not in use.

Custom flame cut counterweights balance the TV in any position. The caster wheels are custom built and spin on bearings with a 1/4″ groove for the cable.

We also built this steel wardrobe and blackened steel door frame for a sliding partition.

This fireplace separates the dining and living room in this Portland home. The fire stack is free standing and 16-feet tall from floor to ceiling. It was fabricated in place. The sides are clad with hot-rolled steel plate and all the vertical seams were fully welded and ground to a clean, crisp edge.

These security shutters were built for the entry to a historic warehouse building in Portland’s Chinatown. The design is inspired by the doors of an original safe in the interior of the building. The shutters were built, installed and left to rust. They were later (mistakenly) identified as having important historic relevance for the building and have been granted protected status.

These windows and doors were built to enclose an auxiliary kitchen that services the pool and guest house. An existing stone patio and trellis were redesigned to create the kitchen. The double french doors and operable windows allow the space to be as open as possible when the weather allows. The kitchen has a heated stone floor and the doors and windows are double-paned and insulated for comfortable use all year round.