Crosswood Apartments

Location: Eugene

Cost: Not disclosed

Completion: February 2023

Owner/Developer: Crosswood LLC

Architect: Rowell Brokaw Architects

Interior Designer: Rowell Brokaw Architects

Engineers: Holmes Structures , KPFF, Cameron McCarthy Landscape Architecture and Planning

General Contractor: John Hyland Construction

Submitting Company: Rowell Brokaw Architects

Subcontractors: Arup, Blake Solutions, Cherry City Electric, Comfort Flow Heating, Commercial Metal Products, Culver Glass, Davidson’s Masonry, deChase Miksis Development, Delta Construction, Frontier Roofing & Construction, Geotech Foundation Co. West, Harvey & Price, Home Insulation, Image King Signs, Intellicept, Interior Technologies, Kaminski Construction, Kelly’s Home Center, LDC, LJ Pearson Construction, Mid-Valley Glass, Mustang Ridge Construction, One Way Painting, Otis Elevator, Overhead Door, Rexius Forest By-Products, Roberts Surveying, Stedman Sheetmetal, Structurlam Timber, The Harver Co., Thomas Kay Flooring & Interior, Twin Rivers Plumbing, Ultra Quiet Floors, VPI Quality Windows, Whitaker/Ellis Builders

The six-story Crosswood Apartments is Eugene’s first multi-family project with a cross-laminated timber structure.

Adjacent to the University of Oregon’s Riverfront Research Park, Knight Campus and the Willamette River, the narrow site is developed with a pinwheel scheme that fulfills daylighting setbacks.

Landscaping gives ground-level units with raised porches privacy, while a landscaped entry courtyard leads to the main entrance, allowing for a semi-private outdoor space that connects to a ground-floor Club Room. Resident parking is accessed from the north side under the building, with additional parking accessed over a new bridge that spans the Millrace waterway.

The CLT floor system allows for nearly 10-foot exposed wood ceiling heights in all units. Windows stretch to the ceilings, providing natural light. The building is clad with recycled metal panels, brick and composite fiber rainscreen systems. The market-rate apartment units, including 60 studios, cater primarily to faculty and graduate students.

The most innovative aspect of the project was introducing CLT to the multi-family building type in Eugene. CLT was a unique new material for many trades involved. It required careful scheduling and coordination between framers and MEP trades. There were many vertical penetrations, which required exact locations since they were drilled on site.

The material was craned into place, so scheduling was critical to keep the workflow synchronized with the construction of each floor level. Rather than encapsulating the structural CLT elements, the team prioritized exposing it as a feature. The design and construction teams focused on exposing the CLT in every unit and amenity spaces. A CLT bearing wall is highlighted in the entry lobby with circular openings to the amenity spaces.

The project was awarded a Platinum certification, as well as awards for “Project of the Year” and “Design Innovation” from Earth Advantage.

Using CLT as a primary structural component had major sustainability and carbon reduction elements, while brick, steel and fiber cement contribute to the building’s resilience and sustainability.

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