Mackenzie is a design firm for the built environment. For over 60 years, our services have evolved, and we now offer a range of disciplines including architecture, interior design, structural, civil and traffic engineering, land use planning, and landscape architecture Our core values are summarized in our mission statement:
We are a team of individual identities and diverse perspectives found on the details that deliver design excellence, invested in the wellbeing of our people, our clients, and the communities in which we work.
We firmly believe in these words. The value of collaborative relationships is integral to our holistic philosophy to both design and project delivery. It is through a unified, human-centered and inclusive approach that together, we will deliver to you a successful project.
For more information, please visit our website at www.mackenzie.inc.
Unified Design Services
Architecture
Our multifamily group is led by our architectural team, with a unified, client-focused approach to projects. We have assembled a team of project managers, architects and design staff with a resume of multifamily experience both at and prior to joining Mackenzie. This diverse collection of talent provides a blend of deep-rooted industry knowledge with a passion for new ideas for our next generation of housing in our communities.
Interior Design
Our interiors group blends multifamily, workplace, and hospitality design experience, leveraging the trends in each industry as the lines of live, work and play are increasingly blurred. They bring a passion for the human element to design and the creation of healthy, welldesigned interior environments.
Land Use Planning
Beginning as early as the site selection process, our land use planners differentiate Mackenzie from other firms. Our planners are dedicated to evaluating potential sites, developing overall entitlement and development strategy, and navigating the team through approval processes. Additionally, we provide monitoring of upcoming public policy and regulatory issues that may impact multifamily projects.
Landscape Architecture
The landscape team pursues the creation of meaningful places. We achieve this through design solutions that simultaneously meet the client’s goals, reflect the values and characteristics of the community, and amenitize multifamily projects with outdoor spaces to create a sense of community.
Structural Engineering
Our structural engineers bring a balanced approach to structural design with experience in wood, steel, light frame, and mass timber systems. With projects where the structure drives much of the cost of construction, our engineers work closely with the design team, Client, and Contractor to balance priorities for costeffective solutions.
Civil Engineering
Our civil engineering staff excel with fast-track projects; have experience in stormwater design, drainage, construction staging strategy, and public improvements; and balance the various needs on multifamily sites where cars, bikes, and people need to share valuable outdoor space. We focus on anticipating problems and identifying solutions, expediting the permit process, meeting crucial time schedules, and forecasting budgets.
Multifamily Team
Primary Contacts
Dietrich Wieland
Principal-in-Charge/ Architect
Integrated Team
Architecture
Monty Hill Senior Project Designer
Land Use Planning
Brian Varricchione
Land Use Planner
Julie Bradshaw
Market Leader/ Project Manager Architect
Rachel Hedlof Project Manager Architect
Civil Engineering
Ralph Henderson Civil Engineer
Thomas Peck
Senior Project Designer
Scott Martin Project Architect
Sid Hariharan Godt
Land Use Planner
Michael Chen Land Use Planner
Community Engagement & Equitable Development
Jan Mason Director of Communications and Equitable Development
Landscape
Steven Tuttle Landscape Architect
Breezy Rinehart-Rogers Civil Engineer
Interiors
Dina Radzwillowicz Interior Designer
Kelly Tarnasky Interior Designer
Structural Engineering
David Linton
Structural Engineer
Deanna Kuhlman
Structural Designer
Andy Tatkowski
Structural Engineer
Dietrich Wieland NCARB, LEED AP BD+C
Principal-in-Charge
As Principal-in-Charge, Dietrich provides high-level guidance to the design team, takes responsibility for the successful delivery of the project, and represents Mackenzie in negotiations. He oversees business development efforts, community engagement, and development of client relationships and satisfaction.
Dietrich has over 25 years of experience including commercial, multifamily, and workplace projects. He oversees the firm’s commercial and multifamily teams.
Education: Bachelor of Architecture, University of Oregon
Professional Registration: Licensed Architect: OR, NV, NY, SC; LEED Accredited Professional BD+C, NCARB
Professional Affiliations: Greater Portland, Inc. Current Board Member and Executive Committee; ICSC, Past Member; Cascadia Green Building Council, Past Member; American Institute of Architects, Committee on the Environment, Past Member; NAIOP, Portland Chapter, Past Executive Board Member; Central Eastside Industrial Council, Past Board Member
Selected Experience
30th + Killingsworth Apartments, Portland, OR
Albany Apartments, Albany, OR
Beacon Building, Lake Oswego, OR
Lake Grove Affordable Housing, Lake Oswego, OR (Co-designed with Access Architecture)
METRO Affordable Housing Study, Washington County, OR
Micro Apartment Study, Portland, OR
MLK Apartments, Portland, OR
North Albany Townhomes, Albany, OR
North Anchor Concept Plan, Lake Oswego, OR
OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center Housing, Newport, OR
Pacific Rim Mixed-Use Masterplan, Camas, WA
Skyview Apartments, Portland, OR
Wilsonville Old Town Square, Wilsonville, OR
Woodburn Senior Living, Woodburn, OR
Woodland Crossing Apartments, Woodburn, OR
Skyview Apartments, Portland, OR
30th and Killingsworth, Portland, OR
Lake Grove Affordable Housing, Lake OSwego, OR
Julie Bradshaw NCARB, LEED AP BD+C,
Project Manager
A key member of Mackenzie’s architecture team and lead of our multifamily market sector, Julie has been involved in the design of a variety of projects, from health care facilities to large-scale retailers. Her experience includes several complex, large-scale senior living developments. Julie has a passion for passive house design and engages in the technical success of project design while leveraging her specialized expertise in housing projects.
Education: Bachelor of Architecture, University of Oregon
Professional Registration: Licensed Architect: OR, LEED Accredited Professional BD+C, National Council of Architectural Registration Boards Certification, Green Globes Professional, Certified Passive House Consultant (Phius)
Selected Experience
Creekside at Tanasbourne, multi-family, Hillsboro, OR*
Friendsview Retirement Community, University Village, Newberg, OR*
Hope Village Cottages, Canby, OR*
Lake Grove Affordable Housing, Lake Oswego, OR (Co-designed with Access Architecture)
MorningStar Senior Living of Beaverton, Beaverton, OR*
MorningStar Senior Living of Happy Valley, Happy Valley, OR*
OSU High Ground Housing, Newport, OR
Pacific Rim Mixed-Use Masterplan, Camas, WA
Parks at Tanasbourne Town Homes, Hillsboro, OR*
Skyview Apartments, Portland, OR
Summer Place Living, multiple locations, Central CA*
Tillamook County EPA Brownfields, Tillamook, OR
*Completed prior to Mackenzie.
Pacific Rim Mixed-Use Masterplan, Camas, WA
Friendsview*, Newberg, OR
OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center Housing, Newport, OR
Rachel Hedlof AIA, LEED AP, Phius
Project Manager
Rachel has over 19 years of architectural experience and has been a project manager on a variety of building types in Washington, Oregon, and the Midwest. She brings experience with local and national developers in navigating through community design and entitlement, meeting clients’ economic and design goals for their project, working with unique site conditions and designing for high performance buildings.
Education: Master of Architecture, University of Oregon; Bachelor of Science, Architecture, University of Minnesota
Professional Registration: Licensed Architect: WA; LEED Accredited Professional; Certified Passive House Designer (Phius)
Professional Affiliations: Architects without Borders; Architecture for Humanity
Selected Experience
Altia Townhomes and Apartments, Lynnwood, WA*
Bell View Apartments, Seattle, WA*
Crossroads Apartments, Edmonds, WA*
Evergreen Campus, McMinnville, OR
Haven Apartments, Hillsboro, OR
Hillandale Gateway Passive House Apartments, Silver Spring, MD*
Jackson Street Apartments, Seattle, WA*
Maple Trail Senior Apartments, Owatonna, MN*
Nora Apartments tower 1 and 2, University District, Seattle, WA*
Skyview Apartments, Master Development, Portland, OR
The Duffie Companies, Silver Spring, MD*
Triad Development, Seattle, WA*
Walls Development, Seattle, WA*
Zig Apartments, Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA*
*Work performed prior to joining Mackenzie.
Skyview Apartments, Portland, OR
Monty Hill AIA, NCARB
Senior Project Designer
Monty brings over 30 years of architectural design and leadership experience on projects including multi-family housing, mixed-use towers, corporate campuses, commercial office buildings, healthcare facilities, retail buildings, and museums. Monty’s approach to design aims to create meaningful experience, and provide comfort, intrigue, and delight to the people who will use the space. As design director, Monty will translate your vision into an effective and efficient design and guide the design from start to finish.
Education: Bachelor of Architecture, University of Idaho
Professional Registration: Licensed Architect: OR, WA ; National Council of Architectural Registration Boards Certification
Selected Experience
Allan Building, Portland, OR*
Circa Residences, Los Angeles, CA*
John Ross Condominium Tower, Portland, OR*
Park Avenue West, Portland, OR*
Steelhead Surgical, Portland, OR
Squaxin Behavioral Health, Shelton, WA
T2 Innovation Hub, Portland, OR
*Work performed prior to joining Mackenzie.
Circa Residences, Los Angeles, CA
John Ross Condominium Tower, Portland, OR
Allan Building, Portland, OR
Park Avenue West, Portland, OR
Thomas Peck LEED AP BD+C
Senior Project Designer
Thomas is a registered architect and senior designer with nearly 15 years of professional experience. He collaborates and provides design leadership on a diverse range of projects including mixed-use, commercial office, public, and master planning at Mackenzie. He brings a rigorous collaborative ethic to every project, and is adept at identifying the possibilities and creative solutions that further a client’s vision.
As a Project Designer, Thomas works collaboratively toward the goal of an overarching aesthetic that reflects the project vision. Thomas has works on a variety of project types including multifamily, commercial mixed use development, and master planning.
Education: Bachelor of Architecture, University of Oregon
Professional Registration: Licensed Architect: OR, WA; LEED Accredited
Selected Experience
30th + Killingsworth Apartments, Portland, OR
Albany Apartments, Albany, OR
Beacon Building, Lake Oswego, OR
Micro Apartments Study, Portland, OR
North Albany Townhomes, Albany, OR
North Anchor Concept Plan, Lake Oswego, OR
OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center Housing, Newport, OR
Skyview Apartments, Portland, OR
Wilsonville Old Town Square, Wilsonville, OR
Woodburn Senior Living, Woodburn, OR
Woodland Crossing Apartments, Woodburn, OR
Professional BD+C
30th and Kwillingsworth, Portland, OR
Skyview Apartments, Portland, OR
North Anchor Concept Plan, Lake Oswego, OR
Scott Martin Project Architect
Scott's 30 years of experience providing design and construction management services includes green building and sustainable design, LEED certification, seismic renovations, historic preservation, schematic design, master plan studies, program development, construction management, and site and landscape design. His strong project management skills and clear communication lead to effective coordination with design teams, consultants, agency representatives, project owners, and other project stakeholders.
Education: Master of Architecture, University of Colorado at Denver; Master of Landscape Architecture, University of Colorado at Denver Professional Registration: Licensed Architect: OR, WA
Selected Experience
EVO South, Los Angeles, CA
Low Income Housing Projects, Alamosa, CO
Low Income Housing Projects, Douglas, AZ
Low Income Housing Projects, Las Aminas, CO
Low Income Housing Projects, Montrose, CO
Low Income Housing Projects, Salida, CO
Low Income Housing Projects, Trinidad, CO
Low Income Housing Projects, Walsenberg, CO
Low Income Housing Projects, Worland, WY
Lumina Apartments, Hollywood, CA
Oregon State University Phi Kappa Psi, Oregon Beta Chapter House, Corvallis, OR
The Coloradan, Denver, CO
Lumina Apartments, Hollywood, CA
EVO South, Los Angeles, CA
The Coloradan, Denver, CO
Brian Varricchione AICP, PE
Land Use Planner
Brian’s prior public sector experience gives him an understanding of the importance of timelines and procedures associated with the land use entitlement requirements. He has a keen eye for the details that keep the project schedule on track.
Education: Master of Regional Planning, Cornell University; Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Northeastern University
Professional Registration: Professional Engineer (Civil), American Institute of Certified Planners
Professional Affiliations: American Society of Civil Engineers
Selected Experience
City of Happy Valley Development Review Support, Happy Valley, OR
City of Kalama Planning Services, Kalama, WA
City of Scappoose Planning and Development Review Support, Scappoose, OR
Hillsboro Airport Master Plan, Hillsboro, OR
METRO Affordable Housing Study, Washington County, OR
OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center Housing, Newport, OR
Skyview Apartments, Portland, OR
Woodland Crossing Apartments, Woodburn, OR
Woodburn Senior Living, Woodburn, OR
Skyview Apartments, Portland, OR
Woodburn Senior Living Apartments, Woodburn, OR
Design Approach
Hawes Group | Pacific Rim Master Plan
Perspective | Building 1
There are many considerations that guide the design process and development of goals that lead to successful, sustainable projects. Some of these include:
Environmental, Social, and Governance Initiatives
While environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives generally relate to the internal corporate actions of firms, grounding projects within the ESG framework reflects our values in how we invest in the community, the region, and future generations. We value the importance of ESG principles and recognize our responsibility to consider them with every aspect of a project to achieve holistically sustainable outcomes.
Livability and Lifestyle
Mackenzie’s multifamily projects are guided by the aspirations, daily routines, and cultural preferences of the people who will inhabit them. The common thread between our projects is an effort to support and enhance the lives of the people that inhabit the spaces we design.
Placemaking
A truly successful multifamily project is more than the sum of its parts. To achieve this, we harness our experience in branding and placemaking. This is an integrated design endeavor, leveraging the expertise of our in-house design team.
Environmental, Social, and Governance Initiatives
Mackenzie is committed to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles. This commitment is both a matter of ethical responsibility and a strategic imperative. Prioritizing ESG initiatives creates lasting value for our clients, projects, and communities. Respecting the ecosystems around us and recognizing our duty to improve wellness for all leads to designing a better built environment for today and future generations. We integrate ESG into our business practices to contribute to a more sustainable and socially responsible future and promote thriving in an everevolving industry.
Environmental
Our firm is committed to stewardship of our shared planet and minimizing our environmental impact through:
Sustainable design and construction practices including
Energy-efficient building designs
Responsible sourcing of construction materials
Recycling all paper, magazines, cardboard, glass, tin, and plastics.
Utilizing composting programs.
Eliminating trash bins at desks and centralizing garbage and recycling container locations.
Providing incentives and resources to encourage more sustainable commuting practices.
Working to achieve
Net zero emissions through the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2030 Commitment.
Net zero embodied carbon structural systems by 2050 through the Structural Engineering 2050 Challenge.
Social
We are dedicated to social responsibility and ethical practices within our industry. Our commitments include:
Promoting, engaging, and investing in outside organizations committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Prioritizing inclusionary design solutions through multiple perspectives internally and externally.
Supporting the next generation in our industry through internships, mentorship, and scholarships and active recruitment for a more diverse workforce to promote wealth mobility and opportunity.
Fostering diversity and inclusion within our workforce and ensuring the well-being and professional development of our employees.
Governance
Governance plays a critical role in maintaining ethical and responsible business conduct. Our commitment to governance includes:
Guidance from our established ESG Advisory Group
Providing company leaders with the tools to foster an anti-racist and anti-biased workplace.
Training all to collectively learn how to build a culture of inclusion.
Holding ourselves accountable to create an inclusive and just community through transparent reporting and setting clear expectations for our engagement in the workplace.
A transparent and ethical leadership structure.
Pay equity, financial transparency, and accountability.
Upholding the highest standards of integrity.
Livability and Lifestyle
Each project’s amenity set is carefully curated to engage the particulars of the market at hand, and to holistically meet the needs of its inhabitants. We weave Mackenzie’s broader experience into our approach to livability, particularly in the design of common areas, mixed-use opportunities, and shared resources.
Inclusive Design
Spatial inclusion is an often overlooked form of equity in the built environment. Mackenzie strives to make all of our designs inclusive by considering principles beyond accommodating for physical diversity. Mackenzie designs for a wide range of preferences, cognitive abilities, and racial, cultural, and gender diversity to create places that feel welcoming, that area easy to navigate, and inclusive to all.
The common thread between Mackenzie’s multifamily projects is an effort to support and enhance the lives of the people that use our design. For example, we’ve been frequently tasked with creating urban environments in suburban settings, aligning the design with a desired lifestyle, and operating outside preconceived notions.
We design living space that accommodates the differing needs of diverse lifestyles, and offers an authentic sense of comfort.
Shared areas are designed to build community and support a property’s unique identity.
We carefully examine the relationship between indoor and outdoor space, using biophilic principles to enhance tenant experience and maximize amenity potential.
Placemaking
The form and function of amenity spaces help build a multifamily project’s culture and identity over time, and are essential differentiators in a competitive landscape. We avoid general assumptions, and dig deep into demographics and our clients’ vision to design compelling places that fully engage the imaginations and aspirations of future tenants.
Our multifamily projects reflect and enliven their community context while maintaining a complementary identity of their own.
Well-curated amenities and communal spaces set the foundation for a vibrant community, and provide an opportunity for differentiation in the market.
We focus on connections both within the building and with the surrounding neighborhood, and offer the ability to strategically explore mixed-use possibilities.
We engage the community to gain consensus with the users and surrounding community to create buildings that are grounded in place and part of the surrounding context.
How the community is invited to participate in the design process is critical to the success of any multifamily project. Thoughtful, accessible, and thorough community engagement efforts are needed to reach the tenants, and neighbors, as well as jurisdiction and operational staff. Engagement early in this process helps create a shared long-term vision that reflects the values, priorities, and diversity of the community and future residents.
OSU Hatfield High Ground Housing
New student and research housing to alleviate access to housing for Oregon State University Hatfield Marine Science Center campus and the Newport Community.
OSU is relocating the housing for their students and faculty to a tsunami-safe zone. This project is 10 years in the making, including four previous attempts that could not meet the constrained budget needs. In a renewed effort, OSU pioneered a designbuild strategy for this project. Mackenzie has partnered with O’Brien-Lucas Ventures, a JV partnership of O’Brien Construction & Lucas Design-Build, a minority business enterprise.
The project was under severe budget constraints due to its coastal location, where harsh climate conditions and a lack of access to a construction labor force required creative design solutions rooted in prototype design approaches including:
Base modular unit developed to accommodate three design variations to provide a diversity of units for students, faculty or researchers.
As a design-build project, the team used construction efficiencies as a lens for all design decisions to save time and money by manufacturing offsite during construction.
Location
Newport, OR
Project Size
34,300 SF
77 units
Mackenzie Disciplines
Architecture
Land Use Planning
Civil Engineering
Traffic Engineering
Structural Engineering
Interior Design
Landscape Architecture
El Nido
Mackenzie and Access Architecture are co-designing a human-centered affordable housing development with Hacienda CDC in the Lake Grove neighborhood.
Informed by universal design principles and trauma informed design, the development will provide community functions such as varying and accessible places for gathering, management, resident and supportive service offices, and a community room with a kitchenette to host life-enriching and supportive workshops.
Through an active community engagement cycle, the community will provide valuable input in the building’s final amenities, design, building name, and programs and services.
The three-story, elevator-served, 100% affordable housing development is designed to serve families and communities of color and incorporates numerous sustainable and passive house strategies.
Location Lake Oswego, OR
Project Size
32,880 SF
55 units
Mackenzie Disciplines
Architecture
Land Use Planning
Civil Engineering
Traffic Engineering
Structural Engineering
Interior Design
Skyview Apartments
A new multi-family building in Portland’s Lloyd District.
The Skyview will be a 15-story high-rise apartment development situated on Portland’s bike-friendly Green Loop, a half block from the Earl Blumenauer pedestrian bridge. The multifaceted 240-unit building features inclusionary housing, market-rate unit apartments, and luxury penthouse living spaces. Amenities include co-working and lounge space, a pool and spa, a fitness facility, and a multi-purpose sport court that create a vibrant and street presence.
The southeast corner is designed as a highly visible wayfinding marker for pedestrians traveling along the Green Loop.
Skyview’s rooftop community room is fully transparent, with panoramic views of the rooftop garden terrace and at night will appear like a glowing lantern.
The inset transparent treatment of the ground floor continues vertically to divide the massing of the residential levels into two distinct white towers, which float above the street level. This continuous element acts as a ribbon of light that highlights active uses.
Location
Portland, OR
Project Size
327,768 SF
240 units
Type
New construction
Market rate apartments and affordable housing
Services Provided
Architecture
Interiors
Structural engineering
Civil engineering
30 Killingsworth
This project provides a modern off-campus housing option, and connection to a vibrant neighborhood, for Concordia University students.
The building seamlessly fits higher-density into a residential neighborhood. The units are designed to attract and support students with a layout that offers roommate living arrangements and shared communal space.
The building nurtures interaction with the neighborhood, with a community room extending into an outdoor balcony, connecting residents to the streetscape, and providing exceptional views of Mt. Hood and Mt. Tabor.
Micro Apartment Prototype
A scalable solution for urban infill multifamily projects that foster a sustainable, community-oriented lifestyle.
Based on Portland’s typical block, but scalable and transferable to any urban area, the design achieves high density without sacrificing livability, and supports an affordable community-driven urban lifestyle.
Composed of modular individual units laid out for maximum efficiency, flexibly configured around communal living, cooking, and dining space.
The flexible floor plan is based on 12’x19’ apartment unit modules that can be added or subtracted to match neighborhood context, with customized shared amenity space that can fit anywhere in the building.
Shared amenity living spaces are visually connected to the surrounding neighborhood, emphasizing a unique and forward-thinking lifestyle, and strengthening communal identity.
Location
Portland, OR
Type
Multifamily; study
Project Size
Variable based on site.
Higher density: 23,000 SF; 54 units
Lower density: 11,600 SF; 34 units
Pacific Rim Mixed-Use Masterplan
High-density development including a variety of housing and commercial space.
The design provides higher density development along Pacific Rim Boulevard, and is anchored by 80,000 SF of ground floor healthcare and retail space.
It also provides a variety of housing options for the community, including higher density apartments and townhomes for families and mixed-generation households.
The design leverages the site's steep slopes to create active outdoor natural areas for residents and the community while preserving trees along the south edge of the site.
Location
Camas, WA
Multifamily
North Albany Townhomes
This phased project would provide middle income and multi-generational housing utilizing a cottage cluster design concept.
The masterplan organizes the buildings around greenway corridors and pedestrian links to create a walkable community. Additionally, three distinct park-like spaces provide areas of community gathering, play space and natural area organized around a story of sustainable stormwater management.
The project requires new infrastructure improvements including a new public street, roundabout and public utilities that connect two areas of the North Albany community to improve the overall connectivity of the neighborhood.
Surrounding neighbors, who brought a range of sensitivities, were engaged through community meetings and their input resulted in design solutions such as traffic calming strategies on the public street, improving pedestrian connections, and reducing the density of the development closer to the adjacent single family neighborhood.
