Slide Show: The Silver Lining
SE Stephens and 28th
The recently planted rain garden and the rain chain at Colonial Heights Presbyterian were designed and installed with help from members of the East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District.
Photography by Jamie Coughlin
10th @ Hoyt
The 31,000-square foot courtyard roof of this apartment building channels storm water into three copper and steel downspouts, which carry it to detention reservoirs and a 40-foot long storage cistern (think of a well, but with a wat
Photography by Jamie Coughlin
NE 11th and Knott
The wheel structure on this residential downspout directs water into a fun, frog-shaped water catchment structure.
Photography by Jamie Coughlin
Kenton
The home of Marina Wynton, owner of Olivine Design, is a perfect storm of…storm water management with a rain garden, eco-roof, vertical sedum box, and ceramic rain chain. Wynton has received grants for her efforts from the City of Portlan
Photography by Jamie Coughlin
New Seasons Seven Corners
The “Rain Man” sculpture at this New Seasons was put in six years ago when the store was built. Designed by Portlander Ivan McLean, it is made of various recycled metal objects (including a toaster), and directs water f
Photography by Jamie Coughlin
On SE Brooklyn St., Inner SE
Designed by Amy Whitworth of Plan-It-Earth Design, and installed by Apogee Landscapes, this residential downspout opens onto a stone pathway, which directs water into a rain garden.
Photography by Jamie Coughlin
