Modern in the City of Roses

Portland—the city where young people go to retire, home of Stumptown Coffee Roasters, and filming location of that one show. We present four modern homes located in one of the friendliest cities around. Slideshow

Ben Watson and his partner, Claudio Tschopp, relocated from Basel, Switzerland, to Portland's Pearl District eleven years ago. Surrounded by forests, their small Northwest and mid-century modern-inspired open-plan home, with an emphasis on natural local materials and natural light, was designed in 1972 by local architect Edgar Waehrer.