The Belmont Clay House

 

Portland, OR
EST. October 12, 2021

c/o Alex Proba

A public state of the art clay working and firing center for Portland artists and makers, renovated from an 8,000 square foot historic property in SE Portland.

 

space redesigned

c/o Alex Proba

Artwork

A landmark artwork designed and implemented facade mural + sculptures along building and fences, by artist Alex Proba and Matchless Studio. Both local Portland fabricators and artists.

c/o Siloh Cairns

Interior

Demo and rebuild of the mezzanine, reflooring, rebuilding stairs, refinishing ceilings, new electrical + lighting fixtures, white boxing, new plumbing and fixtures, creation of an ADA compliant restroom, carving-out exit door, kitchen build-out, garage door replacement, window rehab, new shelving, throwing wheels, slab roller, signage, gallery and shop design + furniture

c/o Siloh Cairns

Exterior

Creation of the 30 foot concrete side yard, quality-custom built wooden fencing, gas kiln design + build + additional gas line, build of three pergolas, lighting, fire pit backyard lounge area, landscaping.

 

In-House Resources

Artists designed gallery

Clay classes

Shop for local artist’s work

Library

Publicly accessible kilns

Media lab

Workspace

 

Before & After

 
 
 

Special thanks to

Korin Schneider, Jessica Faulk, Tita Compere, Alex Proba, Siloh Cairns, Radius Art Studio, BnK Construction, Dashboard, Dash Studio, The Annex Chicago, Nick Orozco & Lela Blyler, Evan Williams, Maia Johnson, Sherwin Williams, Cassandra Scholte, Ted Gilbert and Molly Mink Liston, Shem Harding of DECA architecture, Chad Stephens, Natalie Murphy, Billy Mitchell, Protect Awesome,Kayla Carlson, Jane Meredith, Ryan Everson of Matchless Builds, Sean Light of High Order, Lindsay Kennedy, Daren Todd, Julia Calabrese, Irene Chau, Shelby Salem-French, David Smith, Georgie's Ceramic & Clay, Elvis Achelpohl, Vanessa Palacio, Laurel Diciuccio, Loren Harms, Cee Webster of Dapper Digital, Karvari Ellingson and Kari Koller.

Made possible by the support of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Photo by Siloh Cairns