SECTION TWO SANDY, ORE. APR 6, 1978
An artist's conception o f the new lodge as seen from the lower parking lot.
A Portland firm tackles the job of
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designing a day lodge for a ‘crown jewel’
was that the new building would “ bow
down to Timber line, support it and
serve as a forecourt.”
But at the same time the building had
to be a functional structure, capable of
withstanding the heavy use of up to
10,000 wet, boot-clomping skiers and
tourists a day.
The resulting design was of a building
that Oringdulph described as “ light and
exciting. It seems to come out of the
ground. ’
The problem: How to design a low
maintenance, functional structure to
ease the pressure on venerable Tim
berline Ixidge while not clashing with
the old structure’s classic Cascadian
lines.
The answer: Design a low profile,
rugged-looking structure that echoes
patterns found in the original lodge
while not attempting to mimic tt.
That was the course architect Robert
Oringdulph of Broome, Oringdulph,
O’Toole, Rudolf and Associates chose
when his firm was selected by the U.S.
Forest Service from a list of 32 ap
plicants to design a day lodge for the
Timberline Lodge area, a site Zigzag
Ranger Roger Deaver describes as
“the crown jewel of Oregon
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“ It was a unique challenge,”
Oringdulph said Tuesday at the public
unveiling of the plan. “ There’s never
been a lodge built right next to an
existing structure like Timberline. I t ’s
been a tough problem because of this.”
Oringdulph said that the guiding
philosophy behind the design concept
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Made of durable concrete, and un
mistakably modern in its rakish profile
it nonetheless manages to echo the
a rc h ite c tu ra l
themes
of
its
predecessor.
The exterior walls are of specially
shaped concrete that simulates rough
hewn wood, and the color scheme w ill
resemble the mottled greys and browns
of the mountain.
Inside, doorway designs and
fireplace motifs further echo themes
from Timberline Lodge.
“ The purpose if they day lodge is not
to duplicate Timberline, but to
pieces of Timberline to complement
it,” said the architect. “ We wanted to
get the attitude and feelings of Tim
berline Lodge into the day building.”
Practical considerations .had a big
impact as well. The designers chose a
flat roof both to permit a clear view of
the old lodge and to reduce the threat of
snow sliding off a steeply gabled roof
and injuring visitors.
And while various baffles, towers and
abutments are designed to create wind
turbulence and make the building “ self
scouring" of snow accumulations, the
roof is capable of withstanding up to
1000 pounds per square foot of pressure,
the equivalent of a 60 foot snow ac
cumulation.
People have been kept very much in
mind as well, with ample space for
dining or just lounging around. One
arcade feeds sightseers up towards
Timberline Lodge, while another slopes
down out of the day lodge to the ski
slopes.
Efficiency, practicality and subtlety.
These are the keys to the newest ad
dition to Oregon’s “ crown jewel.”
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CHIEF ARCHITECT Robert Oringdulph
uses scale models to describe the
various aspects of the proposed day
lodge design.
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Text by Douglas Gantenbein
Drawings courtesy Broome, Oringdulph. O'Toole.
Rudolf and Associates
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