Builder emulates Old World Italy in standout Lake Oswego Street of Dreams residence 

Builder emulates Old World Italy in standout Lake Oswego Street of Dreams residence 

Published 2:13 pm Thursday, August 7, 2025

The marquee residence of the 2025 NW Natural Street of Dreams is known as “Alla Famiglia” — which means “all in the family” in Italian.

The residence — which is the biggest within the occasion’s historical past at 8,725 sq. toes on a 1.6-acre web site — was designed for 3 generations inside a household that needed to take pleasure in an oasis in Lake Oswego collectively.

The improvement firm, Red Hills Land & Design, is exhibiting off the options of “Alla Famiglia” throughout Street of Dreams, which is put on by the Homebuilding Association of Greater Portland and runs by Aug. 24.

This is the inside of the house. (Courtesy picture: Steven R Haning Photography)

Joey Patino, a consultant for inside design firm Greylyn Wayne, stated the house wasn’t initially anticipated to be as massive because it turned, but it surely creates mini-abodes for 3 segments of the household.

“We tried to tackle each space to be unique, but for them to come together and feel like one home,” Patino stated.

“A lot of times extra square footage is coming from the gym or party barn structure. In this case, square footage comes from the living space,” stated Bill Krasnogorov of Red Hills Land & Design.

A glance inside

The residence options a number of standout facilities together with a yard pool with a twisting slide and a waterfall overhead, a house theater, a gymnasium, steam and infrared saunas, a wood-fired pizza oven and an atrium courtyard within the middle of the home. There are additionally 4 kitchens and three laundry areas.

“The owners emphasized the importance of having a space where family could have gatherings and could use the home to build core memories,” Patino stated.

But the designers didn’t need it to have a chilly feeling like another mansions and described the design as “perfectly imperfect,” as exemplified by the wall finishes and tough prospers all through the home in addition to the rough-sawn ceilings, European oak flooring and pure stone surfaces.

“When you walk through this house, it’s overwhelming how comfortable it feels,” Krasnogorov stated.

The residence can also be designed for residents to age in place, with its curbless bogs which have slip-resistant flooring, in addition to an elevator and staircases with mild sensors.

Patino stated suggestions concerning the residence has been overwhelmingly constructive and that it elicits the old fashioned Street of Dreams really feel. For extra data, go to