Dahlke Manor was constructed in 1971 and features a nine-story tower, housing 115 one-bedroom units, and a 1-story community space/maintenance room connected to the tower by an elongated lobby. Dahlke Manor is located in the Irvington Historic District and Albina Community Plan Area and owned by Home Forward. The property is reserved for a community of seniors and persons with disabilities, and features a community room with kitchen, on-site laundry, and landscaped grounds.

The scope of work for this project included a variety of minor alterations to provide modern amenities to the residents of Dahlke Manor. A large goal for this project was to improve the livability and autonomy of the building’s residents. Meeting that goal meant providing thoughtful integration of trauma informed design, as well as accessibility upgrades to both the residential units, corridors, and community spaces. In addition to interior renovations to the units and 1-story common area, exterior alterations included a new structure to house the existing kitchen space. The addition is slightly offset from the adjacent existing building facades to remain. The stepping serves both as a reference to the tower’s stepped footprint and to create a clean transition between existing and new materials. The addition will match the height of the adjacent community and maintenance rooms. Other exterior alterations include reconfiguring the parking to open-up space for a new resident plaza including a dog run, storm water management areas and a community garden.

Our full team included Salazar Architect, who provided architecture and interior design services for the community spaces, Walsh Construction our general contractor, KPFF, Knot, Samata and Whole Building Solutions.