Mountain Laurel Lodge

Bend, OR

Mountain Laurel Lodge is the recipient of a 2008 Building a Better Central Oregon Design Award. It is a 54-unit Independent Living Facility providing affordable housing for seniors. The project is ideally located on Bend’s west side within walking distance of an athletic club, medical offices, retail center and restaurants. The exterior material palette and colors were selected to blend with the native ponderosa pine trees, bitterbrush and sage on the site. It is comprised of three stories: two stories of senior housing (totaling 55,498 SF) above a 21,000 SF parking garage combining for a total of 76,323 SF. The sustainably designed facility meets the requirements of the “Green Building Criteria for Affordable Housing PDC & City of Portland Green Building Initiative.”