As the name suggests, Meadow House benefits from a next-door neighbor that’s not usually found in an urban grid: a preserved grass-land with walking paths. Years ago, the landowner turned it over to a nonprofit but kept a 100-by-100-foot corner parcel. This was later sold to Ben Waechter’s client, a semi-retired woman who happens to be his stepmother. Located in the College Hill neighborhood of Eugene, near the University of Oregon, her new house rests as a solid, serene presence that metaphorically absorbs the community meadow surrounding it. VOL. 5, 2023 RESIDENTIALDESIGNMAGAZINE.COM 53
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