Minam River Lodge

  • Designed by Urban Patterns
  • Designed by Urban Patters
  • Designed by Urban Patterns
  • Designed by Urban Patterns

Minam River Lodge

The Minam River Lodge is a remote wilderness retreat located in the Eagle Cap Wilderness in Northeast Oregon. Accessed only by foot, horseback, or via backcountry airstrip, it is the perfect place for people seeking to reconnect with nature. Urban Patterns led the design and construction management, hired a team of local craftspeople to build the lodge, and maximized the use of local materials, milling wood from site. Given the remote location, an off-the-grid infrastructure provides power and water to lodge and cabin buildings and includes a wood-fired heat exchanger, super-insulating and low energy systems.

Type: Hospitality

Location: Wilderness

Year: 2016

Status: Complete

Client: Ecotrust

Collaborators: Cut My Timber, Kagu Studio, Stonewood Structural Engineering

Awards: Conde Nast Hot List 2018