The homeowners originally bought this empty property as an investment, but after a couple of years of looking for a better home within the right neighborhood for them, they decided that this lot had the view and the potential they were seeking. Two side-by-side features stood out in an otherwise wide-open lot; a Maple tree with an adjacent rock. The owners chose to call their house Maple Rock; a name created by the previous property owners. For them, Maple Rock describes an appreciation of each other; one provides the needed shade from life’s elements, and the other is like an emotional anchor.

Portland, Oregon