Benjamin Waechter, Architect, Founded in 2008, is an architecture office based in Portland, Oregon. Ben Waechter builds on his 12 years of experience working locally and internationally for leaders in architecture including Allied Works Architecture (Portland, Oregon) and world renowned architect Renzo Piano (Genoa, Italy). Ben has worked on a wide range of building types from residential to commercial to cultural including such projects as the High Museum of Art and the Seattle Art Museum. Since establishing his own practice, Ben has won numerous design awards and has been published in Urban Land Magazine, DWELL Magazine, Gray Magazine and Oregon Home Magazine. In October of 2011 Gestalten Publishers (Berlin), released a new book of international design and food culture titled: Delicate: New Food Culture in which Ben’s J-Tea building was featured.
We utilizes a contextual approach to design that places an emphasis on specific characteristics of location, program, client needs and budget. With each project’s unique criteria an idea or concept is born. The concept is then developed and refined, eliminating the superfluous and exposing what is truly important and meaningful.
We offer excellent value by finding the most elegant and logical solution. Through rigorous design, we work hard to achieve the highest level of energy performance, durability and utility within the given construction budget making the most of our client’s resources.
We are always available to discuss new projects, residential, commercial or cultural, and encourage you to contact us with any building project you may have. We would be excited to collaborate with you!