This was a Renovation/Addition to a modest Southwest Portland Ranch home that included adding new space to enlarge an existing Living Room, provide space for a new ‘Home Office’ and develop a new Master Bedroom Suite.

The Osterlunds were employed in the teaching profession over seas when I was first introduced to them through their realtor. I eventually met with Donn and Diann during one of their brief returns to Portland. Because the Osterlunds had a very tight budget to work with, I proposed developing a design for their house in conjunction with a builder from the outset so I could get immediate feed back from the builder as to what costs would be as I developed ideas for the Osterlund’s home, and could make modifications on the fly in order to meet the Osterlund's desires, while at the same time stay within their budget.

I introduced the Osterlunds to a builder I had worked with on several projects, Modern/Organic Construction, and knew them to be reasonably priced and highly competent in their skills, and since this was a situation that would not be a typical competitive bid process, it was imperative to have a builder who I knew would be both fair with their pricing and competent in the execution of the construction.

Progress on both the design and then the construction continued, while the Osterlunds were over seas, through correspondence via the Internet and the occasional visit to town by Donn and Diann. A successful realization of the Osterlund’s project was achieved by frequent and carefully considered communication and feedback by all the parties involved.