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30th and Killingsworth provides modern off-campus housing for Concordia University students in a vibrant neighborhood. The contemporary apartment building is designed to smoothly integrate higher-density living into a residential context characterized by single-family housing. The four-story building nurtures interaction with the surrounding streetscape and neighborhood. A community room extends into a balcony, providing an outdoor amenity space with an immediate visual connection to Killingsworth and exceptional views of Mt. Hood and Mt. Tabor. The unit mix focuses on two-bedroom, two-bath...Learn more

Mackenzie provided comprehensive A/E services for this 3-story, 26,000 SF student housing complex on the growing NE Portland campus of Concordia University. The program for the two-building complex includes a mix of studio, one-, two-, three-, and four-bedroom student apartments, a centralized onsite laundry facility, 32 secure bike storage spaces, and a community center. A new parking lot provides 42 onsite parking spots. Project delivery was via a design-bid-build process, with Fortis Construction selected as the general contractor. Mackenzie facilitated numerous neighborhood meetings to...Learn more

Mackenzie was hired, as part of the firm’s continued relationship with Concordia University, to develop a project program, assist with evaluation of suitable existing buildings, and aid in site selection for new construction or renovation for a new law school and law library in Boise, Idaho. Upon completion of the program and selection of the site, work progressed into development of construction documents and construction of the three-story facility. The program includes lecture halls for 30-, 60-, and 100-person capacities. The scope of services included structural upgrades and tenant...Learn more

Concordia University retained Mackenzie to design a new sports soccer and baseball field facility. The University desired a facility that would attract talented athletes and serve as a source of pride for both the University and the surrounding community. The field orientations and dimensions for the 1,200-seat stadium were based on Concordia University staff recommendations and NCAA/NAIA standards. Though the soccer and baseball fields are combined, the design provides two distinctive atmospheres. For instance, the soccer and baseball fields have separate entrances and entry plazas, and...Learn more

The LEED Gold-certified library and learning center is adjacent to a single-family residential neighborhood in NE Portland. At nearly 74,000 SF, the three-story library and multi-classroom building is the largest building on campus, holds twice the volume of the old library, and more than doubles the amount of classroom space on campus. Mackenzie’s project team collaborated with the University’s Executive Committee, staff, faculty, students, and neighborhood community groups to develop a program and design for this project that was sensitive to the residential context. Beyond the building,...Learn more

Funded entirely by student referendum, Student Legacy Park provides a much loved intramural athletic facility and campus gathering area in the core of the Oregon State University campus. The final design incorporates a wide matrix of athletic uses with an active streetscape and central activity plaza. Designers developed a linear park along Intramural Way, and Mackenzie’s engineers coordinated with the City of Corvallis and university planning staff to design streetscape improvements along 26th Street, 30th Street, and Intramural Way. The design features landscaped and hardscaped entry nodes...Learn more