Reimagining Housing 
Options for the 
Sisters Elementary 
School Site

Winter 2023
Sisters

Esme Alexander-Jaffe  •  Melanie Franco Zavala
Report Authors  •  School of Architecture and Environment

Ceara O’Leary
Faculty  •  School of Architecture and Environment

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The authors of this report would like to graciously thank the Sisters 
community for inviting the students to explore the town and site. We’d 
also like to thank the Sisters school district and city council for providing 
support for the students by answering all their questions to design the 
best outcome and better the overall quality of life in Sisters, Oregon. In 
particular, we would like to thank:

Scott Woodford, City of Sisters Community and Development Director
Curtis Scholl, Sisters School District Superintendent
Jennifer Holland, Sisters Parks and Recreation District Executive Director
Michael Preedin, Mayor, City of Sisters

This report represents original student work and recommendations 
prepared by students in the University of Oregon’s Sustainable City Year 
Program for the City of Sisters. Text and images contained in this report 
may not be used without permission from the University of Oregon.

Acknowledgements



Contents

4 About SCI

4 About SCYP

5 About City of Sisters

6 Course Participants

7 Executive Summary

8 Introduction

9 City Findings

15 About the Site

34 Conclusion

35 Works Cited

36 Appendix: Individual Student Boards



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About SCYP

About SCI

The Sustainable Cities Institute (SCI) 
is an applied think tank focusing on 
sustainability and cities through applied 
research, teaching, and community 
partnerships. We work across disciplines 
that match the complexity of cities to 
address sustainability challenges, from 
regional planning to building design 
and from enhancing engagement of 
diverse communities to understanding 
the impacts on municipal budgets from 
disruptive technologies and many issues 
in between.

SCI focuses on sustainability-based 
research and teaching opportunities 
through two primary efforts:

1. Our Sustainable City Year Program 
(SCYP), a massively scaled university-
community partnership program that 
matches the resources of the University 
with one Oregon community each year 
to help advance that community’s 
sustainability goals; and

2. Our Urbanism Next Center, which 
focuses on how autonomous vehicles, 
e-commerce, and the sharing economy 
will impact the form and function of cities.

In all cases, we share our expertise and 
experiences with scholars, policymakers, 
community leaders, and project partners. 
We further extend our impact via an 
annual Expert-in-Residence Program, SCI 
China visiting scholars program, study 
abroad course on redesigning cities for 
people on bicycle, and through our co-
leadership of the Educational Partnerships 
for Innovation in Communities Network 
(EPIC-N), which is transferring SCYP to 
universities and communities across the 
globe. Our work connects student passion, 
faculty experience, and community needs 
to produce innovative, tangible solutions 
for the creation of a sustainable society.

The Sustainable City Year Program (SCYP) 
is a yearlong partnership between SCI and 
a partner in Oregon, in which students 
and faculty in courses from across the 
university collaborate with a public 
entity on sustainability and livability 
projects. SCYP faculty and students 
work in collaboration with staff from the 
partner agency through a variety of studio 
projects and service- learning courses to 

provide students with real-world projects 
to investigate. Students bring energy, 
enthusiasm, and innovative approaches 
to difficult, persistent problems. SCYP’s 
primary value derives from collaborations 
that result in on-the-ground impact and 
expanded conversations for a community 
ready to transition to a more sustainable 
and livable future.



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About City of Sisters

Located at the foot of the Cascade Mountains in Central 
Oregon, the City of Sisters offers beautiful natural 
surroundings, a variety of year-round recreational 
opportunities, and a vibrant local economy.  

Sisters was a place where Paiute, Warm 
Springs, and Wasco peoples stopped 
during movement across central Oregon. 
The name of Whychus Creek, a tributary 
that runs through town and joins the 
Deschutes River just beyond the city 
limits, comes from a Sahaptin phrase, 
“The Place We Cross the Water.” Sisters 
became a way station and became 
accessible once roads were constructed 
through McKenzie Pass and Santiam 
Pass in the Cascade Mountain Range. In 
the early twentieth century, Sisters was 
a center for sheep and cattle ranching 
and later became a focus for the timber 
industry, with numerous mills surrounding 
Sisters and even a mill in town.

The townsite of Sisters was platted 
in 1901, although the town was not 
incorporated until 1946. The original 
townsite for the City was six blocks in size, 
circumscribed by Adams Street on the 
north, Larch Street on the east, Cascade 
Street on the south, and Elm Street on 
the west, which represents the downtown 
core of the City of Sisters north of Cascade 
Avenue today.

With Sisters’ strategic location as the 
“Gateway to the Cascades,” major 
industries have included sheepherding, 
cattle ranching, timber production, 
and provision of goods and services 
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accommodating visitors, initially serving 
the transient tradesmen that traveled 
through central Oregon.

Many people know Sisters for its Western 
frontier design theme that derives 
architectural inspiration from the town’s 
beginnings in the 1880s. However, Sisters 
did not always look this way. When Brooks 
Resources developed Black Butte Ranch, 
a resort community eight miles west of 
Sisters, it envisioned a plan to help the 
Sisters downtown core reinvent itself. In 
coordination with the City Council, Brooks 
Resources offered loans, forgiveable after 
10 years, to businesses who built with a 
Western theme. From this idea, the City 

developed a strong identity that helped 
attract people to Sisters as a tourism 
destination. The economy strengthened, 
the population returned, and in 1992, the 
Sisters School District reopened its high 
school after 25 years of sending students 
to Redmond High School.

The 2021 population in Sisters totaled 
3,475 residents, a result of the population 
doubling every decade since the 1990s. 
Sisters continues to serve as a gateway 
to the central Oregon region while 
also being known for local attractions 
including Hoodoo Ski Area and prominent 
community events such as the Sisters 
Rodeo, the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, 
and the Sisters Folk Festival.

Master of Architecture
Elisia Alampi
Ankita Manandhar
Andrew Miller
Erin Ulcickas

Bachelor of Architecture
Esme Alexander-Jaffe
Aracely Barajassilva
Vy Bui
Kyle Cadavona
Bella Creado
Jeremy Krementz
Madison Merwine
Seunghyeon Park
Ervin Taylor
Melanie Franco Zavala

Course Participants



University of Oregon Architecture students proposed site 
designs and adaptive reuse ideas for the existing Sisters 
Elementary School and outdoor recreational uses and 
affordable housing.

Student housing proposals fell into four 
main categories: 
1) Housing on top of the school
2) Housing on the west side of the site
3) Housing in groups of clusters
4)  Housing as larger volumes

Students worked together and 
independently to improve the quality of 
life and community in Sisters, Oregon, 
through design. Students focused on 
creating spaces for future residents that 
would serve a range of family sizes and 
types. Students also proposed outdoor 
spaces that are designed to serve the 
community in a variety of ways, mostly 
through recreational activities such as 
sports. Proposed designs considered the 
future Highway 20 roundabout that will 
be built adjacent to the site, which will 
slow traffic down as it travels through 
the central part of Sisters. Students also 
proposed site layouts that will better 
accommodate pedestrians and bicyclists 
as they travel through and around the site. 

To formulate their designs, students 
started with case studies, diagrams, and 
process models. They also completed a 
detailed site analysis, which included a 
field trip to the site and the city of Sisters. 
This helped the students visualize and 
understand the site, the community, and 
the community’s needs. Students also 
researched relevant demographics within 
Sisters, Oregon, including the school 
district since their project focus included 
adaptive reuse of the current elementary 
school and affordable housing for existing 
and incoming teachers.

Every student designed distinct details 
within their designs, such as splash pads, 
a community amphitheater, gardens, and 
unique connections from the proposed 
housing to the community spaces. 
Students strived to reflect the current 
culture of the community in their designs 
while adding to the existing beauty of 
Sisters, Oregon. This report summarizes 
the three different housing approaches 
while highlighting details within some of 
the designs for the affordable housing, 
adaptive reuse and site design in Sisters, 
Oregon.

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About City of Sisters

Executive Summary



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Introduction

As the city of Sisters continues to grow, affordable housing is 
becoming an increasingly urgent issue. 

According to niche.com, the public school 
system in Sisters, Oregon, is ranked 
#13 out of 159 in Oregon. However, the 
school district is struggling to hire and 
retain teachers and staff due to minimal 
affordable housing in Sisters. With 
the recent passage of a school bond 
measure, the school district is building 
a new elementary school and is seeking 

adaptive reuse ideas for its existing 
school. Architecture students developed 
proposals for the adaptive reuse of the 
existing elementary school, adding 
affordable housing and redesigning the 
site to create a strong center for the 
community that will include outdoor and 
indoor recreational facilities. Students 
considered the future Highway 20 
roundabout in their site proposals.

Figure 1: Sisters 
Elementary School

Photo: Megan Banks

https://www.niche.com/k12/d/sisters-school-district-or/


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City Findings

Land Use
and
Zoning

To begin the design process for an 
adaptive and affordable housing project, 
students started with an understanding 
of the city of Sisters. To effectively design 
a site, plans for the city and the city’s 
overall spirit were considered. Students 
researched the City’s zoning, existing 
land uses, community survey data, 
neighborhood maps, and recent student 

planning proposals (“A New Future for the 
Sisters Elementary School Site,” fall 2022) 
helped students form initial ideas for the 
site. This process allowed students to 
shape an image of what the Sisters public 
wanted to see and experience, and how 
a new design for the existing elementary 
school could fit within their community. 

Figure 2: City of Sisters 
zoning map ( Source: 

https://www.ci.sisters.
or.us/sites/default/

files/fileattachments/
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development/
page/12381/zoning_

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Figure 3: City of 
Sisters land types 
(Source: City of Sisters 
Buildable Lands 
Inventory; https://
www.codepublishing.
com/OR/Sisters/#!/
SistersDevCode02/
SistersDevCode0202.
html#2.2)

Figure 4: City of Sisters 
zoning designations 
(Source: City of Sisters 
Buildable Lands 
Inventory; https://
www.ci.sisters.or.us/
sites/default/files/
fileattachments/
community_
development/
page/12381/2020_
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revised_032221.pdf)

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City Findings

Zoning
Figure 5: City of 

Sisters residential 
lands development 
status (Source: City 
of Sisters Buildable 

Lands Inventory; 
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or.us/sites/default/
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Students analyzed traffic patterns, 
including high and low traffic areas, and 
speed limits on nearby streets. Students 
also determined whether additional 

Transportation
System
Plan

Transportation
System
Plan

parking for residential or recreational 
purposes might be needed. Bicycle routes 
and other non-vehicle routes were also 
identified.

Figure 6: City of 
Sisters existing street 
functional classification 
map (Source: City of 
Sisters Transportation 
System Plan)

Figure 7: City of Sisters 
existing bicycle facilities 
(Source: City of Sisters 
Transportation System 
Plan)



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City Findings

Students reviewed Sisters’ demographic 
data, including age and income, to help 
them understand the City’s general 

Survey Participants Data

Survey Results Ideas the community was most interested in:

Youth/Community 
sports spaces

Pre-K/
Childcare

Outdoor 
Sports 
center/Field

Ice 
rink

Senior 
Center

Indoor 
swimming 
pool

Emergency 
medical 
facilities

Community 
meeting spaces

affluence and potential interest areas 
(pickleball, team sports, walkability, etc.). 

Sisters Parks and Recreation District Needs Assessment Focus Group Participants Data

Ethnicity—All Participants were White/Caucasian
* Note—Three participants did not fill out the demographic’s questionnaire

Figure 8: Sisters 
Parks and Recreation 

District Needs 
Assessment focus 
group participant 

demographics 
(Source: Sisters Parks 

and Recreation District 
Needs Assessment, 

July 2022)

Figure 9: Idea 
Generating Survey 

Results for the Future of 
the Sisters Elementary 
School (Source: Sisters 

Parks and Recreation 
District Survey; graphic 

by Madison Merwine)

Survey Results Ideas the community was least interested in:

Storage

Historical 
Museum

Tiny House 
Village

Convention 
Center

Cold 
weather 
Shelter

Sculpture 
Garden

Figure 10: Idea 
Generating Survey 

Results for the Future of 
the Sisters Elementary 
School (Source: Sisters 

Parks and Recreation 
District Survey; graphic 

by Madison Merwine)



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Students also reviewed regional incomes 
and teaching salaries in Sisters, Oregon. 

Figure 11: Sisters School 
staff and teachers’ 
salaries as % of AMI

Figure 12: Sisters 
median income data

Figure 13: Housing 
cost-to-income ratio in 
Sisters

Figure 14: Housing units 
by structure in Sisters



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About the Site

Figure 15: View of the 
Sisters mountains 

(Source: City of Sisters)

Figure 16: City of Sisters 
mural (Source: City of 

Sisters)

With a 2021 population of 3,081 residents 
inside the City (U.S. Census), and 10,000 
in the school district (http://ssd6.org/, 
n.d.), the city of Sisters is relatively small. 

The entire City can be driven through in 
a matter of minutes, with West Cascade 
Avenue bisecting the City.

Named after the Three Sisters, the three 
mountains visible from the City, Sisters 
experiences typical mountain weather. 
The hottest month, July, averages a high 
of 84 degrees while the coldest month is 
December, which averages 40 degrees. 

The City experiences an average of 32 
inches of snow per year. (Fast Facts about 
Sisters, Oregon) With its wide range of 
outdoor activities, Sisters attracts tourists 
year-round. 

http://ssd6.org/


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Site Difficulties

Students responded to a variety of 
constraints in their designs, such as:

• Future Oregon Department of 
Transportation Highway 20 roundabout: 
reduces the amount of school district 
property available to design

• Soil inconsistencies: The east side of 
the site contains soggy soil. To minimize 

this constraint, some students placed 
housing away from this area

• Noise and safety concerns on the west 
and south sections of the site

• Parking and parking flow: Parking and 
parking flow for the proposed housing 
challenged entrance placement and 
paving arrangement

Figure 17a (left): Sound 
analysis (Source: 
Melanie Franco Zavala)

Figure 17b (right): 
Roundabout sound 
analysis (Source: 
Melanie Franco Zavala)

Figure 17c: Soccer field 
sound analysis (Source: 
Melanie Franco Zavala)



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About the Site

Figure 18: Diagramming 
of school remodel, 

housing and site 
organization (Source: 

Andrew Tesmacher)



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In order to move through the complexities 
on the site, students created a series of 
“zones” to inform their layout and respond 
to the site’s constraints. Formulating a 
series of solutions based on their design 

focus, students planned their project on 
the movement and experience of the users 
as a means to inform the functionality of 
their ideas.

Site solutions
The students split into three groups based 
on the similarities within their designs: the 
“west side” group, the “clusters” group, 
and the “build on top of school” group.

West Side 
Students placed and designed housing 
on the west side of the site, and created 
a border of housing that enclosed a true 
“center of the community.”

Figure 19: Site plan by 
Seunghyeon Park



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Figure 20: Site plan by 
Melanie Franco Zavala

Figure 21: Site plan by 
Jeremy Krementz

About the Site



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Clusters
Students from the clusters group designed 
groupings of freestanding housing mostly 
on the southeast area of the site. This 
design location allowed the housing to 

Figure 22: Site isometric 
by Jeremy Krementz

Figure 23: Site plan by 
Ervin Taylor

be placed next to the existing residential 
structures, leaving the remaining middle 
and west sides for recreational activities.



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Figure 24: Site plan by 
Esme Alexander-Jaffe

Figure 25: 
Axonometric View Site 

Plan by Bella Creado

About the Site



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Figure 26: Site isometric 
by Madison Merwine

Figure 27: Site plan by 
Madison Merwine

Build on top of school
This group of students chose to build on 
top of the existing elementary school 
to take advantage of the adaptive reuse 
potential of this project. This group was 

very efficient with their space as it allows 
the rest of the site to be available for 
recreational activities and/or additional 
housing units.



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Figure 28: Site isometric 
by Erin Ulcickas

About the Site

Housing as Larger Volumes
A small handful of students looked to 
three story multi-family housing models 
that add a level of density to the site. 
These proposals allow for more units and 
cost savings, leading to more options and 

greater affordability. These projects 
also intentionally integrate open space 
and indoor-outdoor recreation to create 
a welcoming mix of uses for residents 
and visitors.



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Figure 29: Site 
perspectives by Erin 
Ulcickas



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Figure 30: Site section 
by Vy Bui

About the Site

The “Missing Middle Housing’’ ideology, 
which consists of multi-family or 
clustered housing types used in scale with 
transitional neighborhoods, was used 
to design affordable teacher housing. 
Students focused on three forms of 
housing, the apartment, duplex, and 
quadplex. Students then emphasized 
their choice of units to reflect which 
scale of housing would be appropriate 
to accommodate the residents’ needs. 

Approaches to Affordable Housing
Scale and housing options ranged from 
more condensed apartments to larger 
townhomes.

The choice of housing was chosen to 
provide the most workforce, specifically 
teachers, housing possible. Proposals 
varied from additional housing for 
more staff to more open space to allow 
for future expansion. The number of 
proposed housing units ranged from 26-
130 units.



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Figure 31: Site plan by 
Seunghyeon Park

SES REUSE PLAN
1/32” = 1’ 0”

N

3 Bed 1.5 Bath Quad
First Floor
1/8”= 1’0

3 Bed 1.5 Bath Quad
Ground Floor
1/8”= 1’0

2 Bed 1.5 Bath Duplex
Ground Floor
1/8”= 1’0

2 Bed 1.5 Bath Duplex
First Floor
1/8”= 1’0

Alternate Unit: 1 Bed 1 Bath Duplex
Ground Floor
1/8”= 1’0

N

N

N

N

N

Figure 32: Housing Site 
plan by Ervin Taylor



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Figure 33 (left): Site 
section by Erin Ulcickas

Figure 34 (center): 
Housing site 

perspective by Erin 
Ulcickas

Figure 35 (right): Site 
section by Madison 

Merwine

About the Site



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Figure 36: Site 
axonometric by Vy Bui

School Redesign
Adaptive reuse architecture is defined 
as the repurposing of an existing 
structure for a new use. In other words, 
the structure can be redesigned from 
the interior, exterior, or even both to fit 
the building’s new use. These proposals 
focused on introducing a communal 
center in place of the current elementary 
school with students redesigning the 
building’s interior.

Some students expanded the school by 
adding more floors on top of the existing 
structure, using these floors as either 
apartments, a coworker center, or a 
recreational space. Other designs revolved 
around the school wing design, and how it 
was redesigned.

A series of recreational centers was 
proposed for the east wing, with pickleball 
courts or dance rooms, while other 

designs extended the locker rooms 
indoors. Other east wing ideas include 
office spaces for coworkers or staff.

The south wing was proposed as a multi-
use space. Originally classrooms, students 
redesigned this space as a community 
area or additional recreational space.

Office space, an expansion or elimination 
of the kitchen entirely, or even a remodel 
of the entry point was proposed for the 
north end of the school.

Students based their elementary school 
redesign on two approaches, either 
adapting it for housing to conserve site 
space, or extending it as a community 
and recreational center. Both approaches 
strove to improve the quality of living on 
the site, whether connecting to the larger 
Sisters community or creating a central 
hub on the site.



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Figure 37: Site plan by 
Elisia Alampi

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Figure 38: Recreation 
Center plan by 

Seunghyeon Park

About the Site



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Figure 40: Recreation 
Center plan by Aracely 
Barajassilva

Figure 39: Recreation 
Center  plan by Jeremy 
Krementz



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Site Plan and Recreation Design
Students refined the organization 
of their site plans based on their 
solutions to housing and recreational 
spaces. Some projects conserved as 
much of the current space as possible 
by placing housing on top of the 
school. Other projects programmed 
uses to fill the entire site. Students 
assigned a location to each project 
element based on safety, noise, 
recreational use(s), or public and 
private spaces.

Sisters residents identified recreation 
and sports availability as a high 
want. The theme of gym and outdoor 
recreational expansion were common 
within each design. Students opted to 
create a multi-use soccer field, which 
could fit a total of three little league 
fields, and two middle school soccer 
fields. Other students also included 
various sports fields and courts, such 

as baseball, tennis, pickleball, and even 
basketball.

Each proposal focused on the separation 
and connectivity of each use as they 
informed public and private spaces. Each 
project used a variety of design elements 
to symbolically walk the occupants 
through the site. For example, the use 
of landscaping and other separation 
strategies were used to ensure privacy for 
residents living on the site. 

Walkability of the site was vital to the 
organization and overall experience of the 
users. Students applied landscape design 
to strengthen their path design and guide 
occupants through the site.

Parking was also crucial to the layout 
and progression of spaces within the site. 
Many students designed separate smaller 
parking zones to accommodate parking 
needs of residents and visitors.Figure 41: Site 

organization by 
Madison Merwine

About the Site



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Figure 42: Site plan by 
Ervin Taylor

Figure 43: Site plan by 
Madison Merwine



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Figure 44: Site plan by 
Elisia Alampi

Figure 45: Site plan by 
Andrew Miller

About the Site



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Conclusion

Studio participants endeavored to 
address the affordable and workforce 
housing needs of the city of Sisters while 
maintaining the City’s cherished qualities 
of walkability, access to the outdoors, 
and community. Students developed 
proposals that adaptively reuse the 
existing elementary school while adding 

affordable housing and redesigning the 
site to create a vibrant community center 
with indoor and outdoor recreational 
facilities. Four main approaches—small 
housing clusters, housing on top of the 
school,  housing on the west side of the 
site, and housing as larger volumes—
showcase a variety of opportunities for 
the school’s future.



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Works Cited

The Nugget Newspaper. (n.d.). Sisters 
Oregon guide—fast facts. Fast Facts about 
Sisters, Oregon. Retrieved May 2, 2023, 
from http://www.sistersoregonguide.com/
sisters-facts.htm

“2022 Sisters School District Rankings.” 
Niche, https://www.niche.com/k12/d/
sisters-school-district-or/rankings.

“Sisters Average Income, Population 
and Demographics.” Name Census, 
namecensus.com/demographics/
oregon/deschutes-county/
sisters/#:~:text=There%20are%20
total%20of%201%2C558%20housing%20
units%20in,%2883.38%25%29%20
are%20occupied%2C%20and%20259%20
%2816.62%25%29%20are%20vacant. 
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http://namecensus.com/demographics/oregon/deschutes-county/sisters/#:~:text=There%20are%20total%20of%201%2C
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Appendix: Individual 
Student Boards



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Appendix: Individual Student Boards—Elisia Alampi

daycare
classroom

daycare
classroom

daycare
classroom

daycare
classroom

daycare
classroom

daycare
classroom

daycare
classroom

daycare
classroom

daycare
classroom

daycare
classroom

storage

teacher lounge

RR RR

administration kitchen

small community 
room

small community 
room

large community 
room

large community 
room

teen hangout

study study

community 
meeting space

coworking

coworking

rooftop terrace

Mass Timber Strategies

Community Center Level 2
Scale: 3/64”=1’

Community Center Level 1
Scale: 3/64”=1’

Community Center North Elevation
Scale: 1/16”=1’

Community Center West Elevation
Scale: 1/16”=1’

Ground Level Perspective of Community Center Interior Perspective of Community Center

Site Axon

Community Center Section
Scale: 1/8”=1’

Latitude: 44.29° N 
Longitude: -121.54° W 
Snow Load: 29 psf 
 
Glu-Lam Roof Beams 

• Span of 28’ 
• 24F Douglas Fir 

o Fb = 24000 psi 

     

         
  

Live Load = 29 psf 
Dead Load = 34.5 psf 
Total Load = 63.5 psf 

63.5𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝 ∗ 19.5𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓 = 1238.25𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝 

𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀!"# = 𝑤𝑤𝑤𝑤𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙$
8 = 1238.25𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝 ∗ (28𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓)$ ∗ 12

8 = 1456182	# − 𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 

𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼 = 𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏ℎ%
12 = (6.75𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖)(24𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖)%

12 = 7776𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖& 

𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆' = 𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀
𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼 = (1456182	# − 𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖) ∗ 12

7776𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖& = 2247.2𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 

Choose 6.75” X 24” beam:  
max bending strength of 2400 psi    

Glu-Lam Columns: 
 
Maximum column height: 15ft 
load on each column: 
 
 
choose 6.75” X 7.5” column: 
max load of 26491# with a load duration factor of 1.25 
 
 
CLT Roof: 
Live Load = 20psf for non-occupied roof 
Dead Load = 10psf 
Snow Load = 29 psf 
40 ft span 
Allowed Deflection = L/180 
 
Choose 9-ply SL-V1M2 CLT 
Max span of 40.25 ft 
Weight = 34.5psf 
12 3/8” thick 
 

1238.25𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝 ∗ 2�𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓 = 24765# 

Community Center Level 2
Scale: 3/64”=1’

Latitude: 44.29° N 
Longitude: -121.54° W 
Snow Load: 29 psf 
 
Glu-Lam Roof Beams 

• Span of 28’ 
• 24F Douglas Fir 

o Fb = 24000 psi 

     

         
  

Live Load = 29 psf 
Dead Load = 34.5 psf 
Total Load = 63.5 psf 

63.5𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝 ∗ 19.5𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓 = 1238.25𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝 

𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀!"# = 𝑤𝑤𝑤𝑤𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙$
8 = 1238.25𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝 ∗ (28𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓)$ ∗ 12

8 = 1456182	# − 𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 

𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼 = 𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏ℎ%
12 = (6.75𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖)(24𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖)%

12 = 7776𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖& 

𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆' = 𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀
𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼 = (1456182	# − 𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖) ∗ 12

7776𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖& = 2247.2𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 

Choose 6.75” X 24” beam:  
max bending strength of 2400 psi    



Appendix: Individual Student Boards—Ankita Manandhar

SITE PLAN WITH ROOF PLAN
SCALE: 1/64”=1’-0”

People centric design that promotes
the sense of community

A

1

4

3

2

B

A

SECTION AT A-A
SCALE: 1/16”=1’-0”

DETAIL 1
SCALE: 1/4”=1’-0”

DETAIL 4
SCALE: 1/4”=1’-0”

DETAIL 2
SCALE: 1/4”=1’-0”

DETAIL 3
SCALE: 1/4”=1’-0”

SECTION AT B-B
SCALE: 1/16”=1’-0”

SISTERS STUDIO
Winter 2023
Asst. Prof. Ceara O’Leary

Ankita Manandhar

ECONOMICAL ENVIRONMENTAL

SOCIAL Spaces where community can
gather, live and rejoice

Leasable spaces that
generate revenue

Adopting passive design measures
wherever possible

the sense of community



Appendix: Individual Student Boards—Andrew Miller

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SECTION A
1/32”=1’

SECTION B
1/32”=1’

NORTH ELEVATION
1/32”=1’

SOUTH ELEVATION
1/32”=1’

Baugruppen

Martin Luther King Park
by Atelier Jacqueline Osty

Natural Play

Nydala Project Umea 
by Anders Nyquist

CASCADE COMMONS 

DESIGN INTENTIONS

611 E Cascade Ave, 
Sisters, OR 97759

by Erin Ulcickas

Appendix: Individual Student Boards—Erin Ulcickas



Appendix: Individual Student Boards—Erin Ulcickas

 1/32" = 1'-0"1 Level 4

A

C

B

LaundryLibrary

A

C

B

 1/32" = 1'-0"1 Level 2

Coworking

 1/32" = 1'-0"1 Level 3

A

C

B

PROGRAMMING

RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY

3 BEDROOM UNIT

2 BEDROOM UNIT

1 BEDROOM UNIT

PARKS & RECREACTION

DAYCARE/PRE-K

SECTION C
1/8”=1’

GROUND LEVEL
1/32”=1’

LEVEL 2
1/32”=1’

LEVEL3
1/32”=1’

LEVEL 4
1/32”=1’



Appendix: Individual Student Boards—Esme Alexander-Jaffe

S I S T E R SS I S T E R S

1/32”  = 1’ - 0”1/32”  = 1’ - 0”

1/128”  = 1’ - 0”1/128”  = 1’ - 0”

Tsuga TownhomesTsuga Townhomes
Wittman Estes Wittman Estes 

House in EnvigadoHouse in Envigado
Alejandro ArangoAlejandro Arango

Gallery of Termeh OfficeGallery of Termeh Office
Farshad Mehdizadeh ArchitectsFarshad Mehdizadeh Architects

Cortez HouseCortez House
Matt Nardella, AIA, Chris KosterMatt Nardella, AIA, Chris Koster

PRECEDENTSPRECEDENTS

PROCESSPROCESS

T H E  S I S T E R S  S T U D I O
Esme Alexander-Jaffe | Arch 484 | Ceara O'Leary 



Appendix: Individual Student Boards—Eracely Barajassilva

Sisters, Oregon Recreational Center 
& Affordable Housing

Aracely Barajas |  Winter 2023

 Level 1 1/32” = 1’0”  Level 2 1/32” = 1’0”

Site Plan 1/64” = 1’0”

Transverse Section 1/16” = 1’0”

Longitudinal Section 1/16” =1’0”

Elevation 1/16”=1’0”

Pickleball court

studio

community room

cycling
cardio

Existing Preschool

offices

equipment issue

existing storage

Diagrams

Precedent Studies



Appendix: Individual Student Boards—Vy Bui

Sustainable development:
repurpose existing school building
Create more affordable housing
opportunity
Maintain open green space
Parks and rec activities and
resources for residents, perspective
residents and tourists
Design for equality, accessibility and
age-friendly environment

D E S I G N
I N T E N T I O N S

P E R S P E C T I V E S

Park and Recs

Typical Apartment Unit facing South

Townhouses Facing
Driveway

Restaurant Axon



Appendix: Individual Student Boards—Vy Bui

Car

Pedestrian

A R C H  4 8 4  S I S T E R S

P R O F E S S O R :  C E A R A

O ' L E A R Y

 

D I A G R A M S

North South Section Looking West - 1/16" = 1'-0"

East West Section Looking South - 1/16" = 1'-0"

P E R S P E C T I V E
C O L L A G E

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U

I

Site Axon



Appendix: Individual Student Boards—Kyle Cadavona

CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN

SISTERS OREGON SITE PROPOSAL

0’ 32’ 64’ 128’
1/64” = 1’-00”

0’ 16’ 32’ 64’
1/32” = 1’-00”

0’ 4’ 8’ 16’
1/8” = 1’-00”

0’ 4’ 8’ 16’
1/8” = 1’-00”

0’ 4’ 8’ 16’
1/8” = 1’-00”

AXONOMETRIC RENDERING OF SITE PLAN AND SITE SECTION

1 2

3 4

WORKFORCE HOUSING FLOOR PLANS

WORKFORCE HOUSING SECTIONS

WORKFORCE HOUSING PERSPECTIVE SHOTS
WORKFORCE HOUSING ELEVATIONS

KYLE CADAVONAKYLE CADAVONA    II    ARCH 484ARCH 484    II    CEARA O’LEARYCEARA O’LEARY    II    WINTER 2023

TENNIS/TENNIS/
PICKLEBALLPICKLEBALL

COURTSCOURTS

SOCCER FIELDSSOCCER FIELDS

W
O

RK
FO

RC
E 

HO
US

IN
G

W
O

RK
FO

RC
E 

HO
US

IN
G

N 
TA

M
A

RA
CK

 S
T.

N 
TA

M
A

RA
CK

 S
T.

BASEBALLBASEBALL
 FIELDS FIELDS

PLAYGROUNDPLAYGROUND PLAYGROUNDPLAYGROUND

GARDENGARDEN

CASCADE AVECASCADE AVE

PROPOSEDPROPOSED
 ROUNDABOUT ROUNDABOUT

N 
LO

CU
ST

 S
T.

N 
LO

CU
ST

 S
T.

US 20
US 20

DOG PARKDOG PARK

BASKETBALLBASKETBALL
COURTSCOURTS

COMMUNITY COMMUNITY 
CENTERCENTER

GYMGYM

SENIOR SENIOR 
CENTERCENTER

PRESCHOOLPRESCHOOL

GARAGEGARAGE
GARAGEGARAGE BEDROOMSBEDROOMS

BEDROOMSBEDROOMS
BEDROOMSBEDROOMS

HALLWAYHALLWAY

GARAGEGARAGE

BEDROOMBEDROOM

KITCHEN/LIVING KITCHEN/LIVING 
ROOMROOM

GARAGEGARAGE

KITCHEN/KITCHEN/
LIVINGLIVING
ROOMROOM

KITCHEN/KITCHEN/
LIVINGLIVING
ROOMROOM

MASTERMASTER
BEROOMBEROOM

MASTERMASTER
BEROOMBEROOMMASTERMASTER

BEROOMBEROOM
KITCHEN/KITCHEN/

LIVINGLIVING
ROOMROOM

RESTROOMRESTROOM
RESTROOMRESTROOM RESTROOMSRESTROOMS

RESTROOMSRESTROOMS
RESTROOMSRESTROOMS

OUTDOOR OUTDOOR 
DECKDECK

OUTDOOR OUTDOOR 
DECKDECKOUTDOOR OUTDOOR 

DECKDECK

RESTROOMRESTROOM

OUTDOOR PATIOOUTDOOR PATIO
OUTDOOR PATIOOUTDOOR PATIO

OUTDOOR PATIOOUTDOOR PATIO

FLOOR 1FLOOR 1 FLOOR 2FLOOR 2



Appendix: Individual Student Boards—Bella Creado

SISTER’S ELEMENTARY ADAPTIVE REUSE
HOUSING ELEVATIONS

1/16” = 1’ 

E CASCADE AVE.

E TIMBER PINE DR.

N
 L

O
CU

ST
 S

T.

S 
LO

CU
ST

 S
T.

WHYCUS CREEK

SISTER’S ELEMENTARY ADAPTIVE REUSE
SITE PLAN
1/64” = 1’ 

N

SISTER’S ELEMENTARY ADAPTIVE REUSE
LONGITUDINAL SECTION

1/16” = 1’ 

DAYCARE WING

INDOOR REC CENTER

STAGE / GATHERING AREA

GYM

KITCHEN

RECEPTION / ENTRANCE

SISTER’S ELEMENTARY ADAPTIVE REUSE
RESIDENTIAL CLUSTER

1/16” = 1’ 
N

SISTER’S ELEMENTARY ADAPTIVE REUSE
RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL CLUSTER

1/16” = 1’ 
N

SISTER’S ELEMENTARY ADAPTIVE REUSE
SISTERS SCHOOL FLOOR PLAN

1/64” = 1’ 
N

1.   CREATING A SPACE THAT BECOMES A COMMUNITY THAT INTER-
ACTS WITH EACH OTHER AS WELL AS THE SURROUNDING NATU-
RAL ENVIRONMENT 

2.  CREATING SPACES THAT ARE FOCUSED ON TRANSITION & IN-BE-
T WEEN ENVIRONMENTS, BLURRING THE BOUNDARY OF “INSIDE” 
AND “OUTSIDE” PLACES

3.  CREATING POCKETS OF PUBLIC & PRIVATE WITHIN THE RESI-
DENTIAL/ PARKS & REC/ COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF THE BROAD 
SCOPE OF PEOPLE COMING TO THE SITE

4.  REFLECTION OF ARCHITECTURAL CONTEXT WHILE BLENDING 
THE IDEA OF OLD & NEW TO THE REPRESENTATION OF THE SITE 

5.  CREATE MULI-USE SPACES WITH SUSTAINABILITY AND ENERGY 
EFFICIENCY DESIGN IN MIND

SISTERS ADAPTIVE REUSE STUDIO
ISABELLA CREADO // ARCH 484 // WINTER 2023 // CEARA O’LEARY



Appendix: Individual Student Boards—Bella Creado

E CASCADE AVE.

E TIMBER PINE DR.

N
 L

O
CU

ST
 S

T.

S 
LO

CU
ST

 S
T.

WHYCUS CREEK

SISTER’S ELEMENTARY ADAPTIVE REUSE
SITE PLAN
1/64” = 1’ 

N

SISTER’S ELEMENTARY ADAPTIVE REUSE
LONGITUDINAL SECTION

1/16” = 1’ 

SISTER’S ELEMENTARY ADAPTIVE REUSE
CROSS SECTION

1/16” = 1’ 



Appendix: Individual Student Boards—Jeremy Krementz

UNIT ARRANGEMENT



Appendix: Individual Student Boards—Jeremy Krementz



Appendix: Individual Student Boards—Madison Merwine

SISTERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ADAPTIVE REUSE
Addressing the Needs of a Growing Community Madison Merwine

Professor Ceara O’Leary
Winter 2023
Sustainable City Year Program

site model

diagrams

pr
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ed
en

ts

site model

de
ve

lo
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ke
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he
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plaza community hall



Appendix: Individual Student Boards—Seunghyeon Park

HOUSING

COMMUNITY

GREEN

PARKING LOT

SCHOOL

1. COMMUNITY ZONING

All housings near site can access easily to the COMMUNITY ZONE (indoor & outdoor rec)

3. WEAVING HOUSING & COMMUNITY & GREEN

Adjacent Housings can share green, and there will be community space between housings.
Housing, Community Space, and Green Space are intertwined at one zone.

Using GRID System for effective space organization

4. STACKING HOUSINGS

The houses were stacked crosswise to use the ceiling downstairs as a terrace.

2. OUTDOOR REC

1) SOCCER 2) BASEBALL 3) MARKET

Outdoor Rec Zone can be used for several usage (soccer court, baseball court, flee market)

5. MATERIAL

Wood siding materials were used, 
and wood siding with color was used in the shade of the overall warm wood tone.

SECTION A-A’
1/16” = 1’ 0”

ELEVATION
 1/16” = 1’ 0”

AXONOMETRIC DESIGN INTENSION

SISTERS STUDIO/ prof. Ceara O’Leary / WINTER 2023
SEUNGHYEON PARK

: Stacking + Weaving
Green

Community
Recreation

and Housing

: Main Software of 
Sisters, Oregon

SW HOUSING



Appendix: Individual Student Boards—Ervin Taylor

Sisters, Oregon Affordable Housing and Community Development
Tayler Ervin | ARCH 484| Ceara O’Leary | Winter 2023

North Winds

Southeast Winds

Environmental Context Transportation Key Elements

Public vs. Private Interactions

Weaving Arrangement

Site Plan 
1/64”= 1’0

3 Bed 1.5 Bath Quad
First Floor
1/8”= 1’0

3 Bed 1.5 Bath Quad
Ground Floor
1/8”= 1’0

2 Bed 1.5 Bath Duplex
Ground Floor
1/8”= 1’0

2 Bed 1.5 Bath Duplex
First Floor
1/8”= 1’0

Housing Section
1/8”= 1’0

Housing Elevation
1/8”= 1’0

Alternate Unit: 1 Bed 1 Bath Duplex
Ground Floor
1/8”= 1’0

N

N

N

N

N

N



Appendix: Individual Student Boards—Ervin Taylor

Weaving Arrangement

Housing Section
1/8”= 1’0

Farmer’s Market Section
1/16”= 1’0

Farmer’s Market Elevation
1/16”= 1’0

Elementary School Section
1/32”= 1’0

Elementary School Elevation
1/32”= 1’0

Elementary School Plan
1/32”= 1’0

Farmer’s Market Plan
1/16”= 1’0

Site Section
1/32”= 1’0

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Appendix: Individual Student Boards—Melanie Franco Zavala

0 20 50 100
1’=1/16”=1”

0 20 50 100
1’=1/16”=1”

0 20 50 100
1’=1/16”=1”



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Winter 2023 Reimagining Housing Options for the Sisters Elementary School Site

Marc Schlossberg SCI Co-Director, and Professor of Planning,
 Public Policy and Management, 
 University of Oregon

Nico Larco SCI Co-Director, and Professor of Architecture,
 University of Oregon

Megan Banks SCYP Director, University of Oregon

Danielle Lewis Graphic Designers 
Colin Miller

SCI Directors and Staff