Completed Rebuild

The BoyesFamily Home

A two-story fire-hardened home designed in Chief Architect and built from the ground up after the 2020 Labor Day wildfires. See how a 3D model becomes a real home.

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Since 2020Serving the Pacific Northwest

From 3D Model to Real Home

Designed in Chief Architect

The Boyes family lost their home in Detroit, Oregon in the 2020 Labor Day wildfires. NW Rebuild Project designed their new home in Chief Architect — and you can see exactly how it translated from a 3D rendering to the finished building.

Design Built Completed Boyes family home

Chief Architect rendering of the Boyes family home

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Drag the slider to compare the Chief Architect rendering (left) to the completed home (right).

Designed for the family who would live there. The home was planned as an open concept so family members who are deaf can maintain sightlines across shared spaces and see one another moving through the home. The layout also incorporates aging-in-place thinking: simple circulation, accessible everyday spaces, and a design that can continue serving the family as needs change over time.

Location

Detroit, Oregon

Status

Completed ✓

Disaster Type

2020 Wildfire

Design Tool

Chief Architect

Client Cost

$0 (Pro Bono)

Design Features

Open Sightlines · Aging in Place

Site to Completion

A Timeline of the Rebuild

May 2022

Site Visit & Measurement

NWRP team visits the Detroit site to document conditions, measure the lot, and begin the design process.

2022–2023

Design & Permitting

Full Chief Architect design produced. Permit-ready construction documents submitted to the county.

Early 2024

Construction Begins

Framing and exterior envelope underway. Interior framing documented in progress.

2024

Completion

The Boyes family moves into their completed home in Detroit, Oregon. Fully built from the NWRP Chief Architect design.

Boyes house during construction — exterior framing and wrap

The Finished Result

Sage, Standing Seam, and a Mountain Backdrop

The Boyes family home is now complete — sage/teal siding, standing-seam metal roof, and PNW mountain backdrop. Each image below is given the same visual weight so the finished result can be compared fairly from angle to angle.

Boyes family home completed exterior — Completed exterior

Boyes home exterior angle — Exterior angle

Boyes home exterior detail — Exterior detail

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