Mackenzie Inc. and O’Brien-Lucas Ventures recently broke ground on a 77-unit housing project for Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, Oregon.
The $16.5 million, 34,000-square-foot housing project will feature 72 studio-style units and five two-bedroom units that can serve both shorter and longer-term stays. The facility is being built off Southeast 40th Street in South Newport, about three-quarters of a mile from the Hatfield campus.
Mackenzie is the project architect and provides services in architecture, interiors, civil and structural engineering, and landscape architecture. The general contractor is O’Brien-Lucas Ventures, a joint venture partnership of O’Brien Construction and Lucas Design-Build.
The team incorporated an innovative modular panelization process in the design. The building is designed to take advantage of panelized modules that are prefabricated offsite by Freres Engineered Wood, an Oregon manufacturer. These will then be assembled onsite, supporting an efficient construction process and a sustainable approach.
Mackenzie is a design firm that specializes in architecture, interiors, engineering, and planning. Locations in Portland, OR, Seattle and Vancouver, WA.
O’Brien Construction is a fully integrated Oregon design and construction firm that strives for excellence in every build and will help you complete yours more accurately, intentionally, and sustainably.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center is a marine science research and education center next to Yaquina Bay of the Pacific Ocean in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is operated by Oregon State University in cooperation with five state and federal agencies co-located on site
