Skylab Architecture is a Portland, Oregon–based interdisciplinary design studio that explores the convergence of architecture, research, and fabrication. The practice describes itself as a collective of architects, designers, makers, and entrepreneurs, working together to push boundaries in how design can shape human experience and the built environment. Their ethos leans toward optimism, curiosity, and experimentation in design.
Since its founding in 1999 by Jeff Kovel, the studio has delivered a variety of projects across sectors such as offices, residential, cultural, and hospitality. Skylab is known for exploring spatial narratives, material innovation, and conceptual architecture that seeks to reveal unseen aspects of place and structure.
LOCATION: Portland, Oregon, USA
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Located just 1.5 hours northeast of Spokane, Humbird at Schweitzer Mountain Resort introduces a fresh approach to mountain architecture and hospitality. Set in the beautiful Rockies of Northern Idaho, where the Selkirk and Cabinet Mountains meet, Humbird…
Skylab Architecture has recently partnered with Steel Hut to create innovative and cost-effective housing solutions that offer enhanced fire resistance and durability, tailored to withstand harsh climates.
Arc’teryx, a global leader in high-performance outerwear and equipment, needed a new home for their footwear design studio. Previously renting generic space, the new Arc’teryx Portland Creation Center, designed by Skylab, places footwear design performance center stage.
Set against the dramatic backdrop of the Chugach Mountains, Alyeska Resort is undergoing a transformative evolution into a modern, four-season global destination. This extensive redevelopment aims to inject new vitality into what is already known as Alaska’s…
Longtime occupants of a historic building in downtown Portland, Skylab’s office space was vastly undersized and no longer met the needs of their evolving practice. The search for new space began with several questions, “How can our…
The Cascade Bungalows at Brasada Ranch are the newest luxury hospitality offering at this all-season family resort near Bend in Central Oregon. The bungalows are 16 new guest room experiences that bring a contemporary and bespoke approach…
Nestled in a lush Pacific Northwest wooded landscape this 1954 home renovation included maintaining the primary structure of the house with a full re-envisioning of the spaces of daily life.
The A-Frame Club is a new hotel brand that takes design cues from 1970s American ski culture and the iconic A-frame cabins of that era. The first Club consists of 31 newly-constructed cabins along with a bar…
The Columbia Building supports the City of Portland’s Bureau of Environmental Services. Housing workspace, a visitor reception area, and public meeting spaces, the 11,640-square-foot building
