Introducing
Northline Practice
Small buildings, careful rooms
Residential design
Retail interiors
Feasibility studies
Services
Focused ways to work together.
Portfolio
Practice Timeline
Founding Practice - Northline Practice
Residential additions, small retail interiors, and feasibility studies for clients who need careful early decisions before large capital commitments.
2022Project Architect - Alder Workshop
Led permitting, documentation, and construction administration for cabins, cafes, and adaptive reuse projects in Oregon and Washington.
2019Designer - Wren & Moss
Worked across schematic design, material research, and client presentation packages for interiors-heavy hospitality projects.
2016
About
Architecture And Interiors
Northline is a small architecture and interiors studio led by Mira Chen and Tomas Ellery.
We like modest scopes, durable materials, and buildings that make sense after the opening photos are done.
Education
Master of Architecture
2016
Studio work emphasized small buildings, urban infill, and durable construction details in wet climates.
BA, Environmental Design
University of British Columbia
2012
Foundation in building systems, environmental planning, drawing, and site analysis.
Skills
Blog
Why we model the boring parts
Storage, trash, thresholds, and deliveries decide whether a beautiful room actually works.
Notes from a rainy site visit
Weather is an honest consultant if you show up before the drawings are precious.
Materials that age in public
How we choose surfaces for cafes and retail spaces that will get touched all day.
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