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 called “Alla Famiglia” — that means “all in the family” in Italian.

The residence — which is the biggest within the occasion’s historical past at 8,725 sq. ft on a 1.6-acre web site — was designed for 3 generations inside a household that wished 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 placed on by the Homebuilding Association of Greater Portland and runs by means of Aug. 24.

Joey Patino, a consultant for inside design firm Greylyn Wayne, mentioned 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 mentioned.

“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,” mentioned Bill Krasnogorov of Red Hills Land & Design.

A glance inside

The residence options a couple 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 heart 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 mentioned.

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 mentioned.

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 mentioned suggestions concerning the residence has been overwhelmingly optimistic and that it elicits the old-fashioned Street of Dreams really feel. For extra info, go to