Design for Occupancy

08/14/2017

Harpoon House got a nice mention in Brian Libby's recent Portland Architecture post:
http://chatterbox.typepad.com/portlandarchitecture/2017/08/20-years-in-portland-part-four-house-of-the-east-side.html

Glad to share a post with so many great architect, and extra glad for the comparison to Donald Judd.

Z-Haus in North Portland (Waechter Architecture) BY BRIAN LIBBY When I moved to downtown Portland 20 years ago, the east side seemed like a vast ocean that I knew little about, save for a few trips to the Baghdad Theater...

04/01/2013

Harpoon House featured in the most recent issue of Dark Rye: http://www.darkrye.com/content/harpoon-house-feature

Dark Rye's feature video on Katherine and Matt of the Harpoon House – a small, sustainably-built house in Portland, Oregon.

02/14/2012

Brian Libby of "Portland Architecture" visits Harpoon House: http://chatterbox.typepad.com/portlandarchitecture/2012/02/compact-efficient-comfort-visiting-the-harpoon-house.html

Harpoon House (photo courtesy Design For Occupancy) BY BRIAN LIBBY If I were to use the phrase, "700 square foot residence," one might expect it to be an apartment. And indeed, just a few years ago Matt Kirkpatrick and Katherine...

10/18/2011

Harpoon House featured in the November Small Spaces issue of Dwell: http://www.dwell.com/articles/all-we-need.html

This pair of handy Portlanders doesn’t crave any more of Oregon’s territory than what’s taken up by their 704-square-foot home, hard-working garden, and smartly designed outdoor spaces.

10/14/2010

Harpoon House is in the AIA design awards competition. If you're downtown, swing by Pioneer Place and vote for us for the people's choice award.

As part of AIA's Design Awards program, this year's entries will be on display at Pioneer Place mall in downtown Portland. The exhibit is open to the public and visitors are encouraged to vote for their favorite architecture project.

09/17/2010

The Harpoon House ecoroofs were featured in today's Portland Tribune. Check out the Sustainable Life section to find their article on residential ecorrofs.

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07/26/2010

Harpoon House in the August issue of Portland Monthly!

The Simpler Life - This newly crafted Buckman home proves small can be both sustainable and stylish, by using dual purpose fixtures and furniture with high design aesthetic.

05/07/2010

Finishing up some painting

We’re slowly making progress with the various pieces of finish work that need to be completed, and recently we finished off painting our stair risers. Not the cleanest painting job ever… And it took a ...

04/28/2010

I recently went to the open house for a single-family residence named the Harpoon House, designed by Matt Kirkpatrick. I’d been riding my bike by the site for weeks and watching their progress and the emergence of a three story wood rainscreen-clad building. ...

04/28/2010

Oregonians Matt Kirkpatrick and Katherine Bovee have been working hard this last year on the Harpoon House, a simple efficient home in Portland that's expected to achieve LEED Platinum certification. The 28-foot tall home has one bedroom, one bathroom, a root cellar, and a roof garden. Specifically,...

04/28/2010

03/04/2010

Screen around roof garden