• Mahonia overview from East
    • Mahonia East Entrance
    • Mahonia west overview
    • Mahonia Hall
    • Mahonia plastered straw bale wall
    • Mahonia Community Room
    • Detail of Mahonia plant in plaster wall

Mahonia Mixed-Use Building

Eugene, OR

Designed as a neighboring expansion of a similarly programmed building near downtown Eugene, Mahonia is a simple, inexpensive building with high aspirations: bringing together a community to heal our land, our water, and our relationships. A mix of warehouse, production, and office spaces, the layout features common areas to create positive interaction between tenants.

Well day-lit and naturally ventilated, the office exterior walls are insulated with straw bales finished with earth-plaster for a natural, healthy environment. The locally sourced bales were installed in workshops over 3 weekends with owners, tenants, students, and general enthusiasts participating. Other environmentally friendly finishes were chosen along with artfully reused (up-cycled) materials including siding, flooring, interior windows and doors, stair treads from CLT off-cuts, light fixtures, railings and "urbanite" block walls. Along with a Zero Waste reuse and recycling stream, the roof mounted photovoltaic panels and solar hot water limits the consumption of resources.

 

Awards and Publications
AIA East Bay Sustainability Commendation Design Award, Mahonia Mixed-Use Building, 2020
 
AIA Eugene People's Choice Award, Mahonia Mixed-Use Building, 2019
Design Team

Project Manager: Jeff Day

Contractor: Essex Construction

Plaster: Erica Ann Bush, One Day Design

Photography: c. Eric Bischoff

                       c. ATA (photos 2,5,7,10,14),

                       c. Erica Bush (photo 11)