Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

Looking northeast across a field of flowers. The Tuscan Stables is the building on the right.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

Looking southwest across the pond with Smith Rock in the background.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

Front elevation.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

Fountain.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

Covered breezeway with flowers.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

Door to Tack Room.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

Front yard.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

Front yard. The cylindrical volume is the wine tasting room.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

Window detail at wine tasting room.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

During construction, the posts supporting this overhang were replaced with Juniper trees.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

Close-up of the Juniper tree "columns."

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

Maintenance entry.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

Weathered stucco finish.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

A gate to the back.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

Back elevation as seen from the horse corral.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

Eave detail.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

A gate to the back yard.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

Horse watering trough.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

Horse stall window with flowers.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

One of the pedestrian paths that lead to the Stables.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

This room, originally designated as the maintenance office, is now used as a wine tasting room.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

Looking up at the ceiling in the wine tasting room.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

Looking west out of the Pass-through toward Mount Jefferson.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

Looking east out of the Pass-through toward Smith Rock's Monkey Face.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

Antique carousel horse.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

Looking northeast into the Interior Passageway.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

Looking northwest into the Interior Passageway.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

Restroom doors.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

Tack room interior.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

Looking southeast into the Interior Passageway.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

Looking south into the Interior Passageway with the Pass-through beyond.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

Looking into the Pass-through from the Interior Passageway.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

One of the Tack Room windows as seen from the exterior.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

Steps up to the Viewing Room.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

A landing midway up the stairs overlooks the fountain.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

The top landing looks out to Smith Rock.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

The top landing also has views to the Cascade Range including the Three Sisters (far left), Black Butte (center), and Three-Fingered Jack (right).

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

At the Viewing Room entry.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

The Viewing Room has a roof and walls, but the window openings are without glass. Mount Jefferson can bee seen on the horizon.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

A nice place to sit with a glass of wine.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

The Viewing Room also looks out to Smith Rock and the backside of Monkey Face.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

The view across the pond shows Monkey Face (far left) and the Tuscan Stables (far right) with Smith Rock in the background.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

First floor plan. During construction, the extent of the rock wall was enlarged with additional walls added) and the overall scope of the stone paving was greatly reduced. Also, the "Covered Standing" area (#2 on the plan) was removed entirely.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

Second floor plan.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

Exterior elevations. Most of the stone buttresses were omitted during construction. The few that were left were removed in the intervening years. The posts off the maintenance wing were changed to Juniper Trees. The second floor Viewing Room openings were changed from arches to flat timber lintels. A number of the window sizes were revised. And flower boxes and pots were added throughout.

Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

2004 : Tuscan Stables, Ranch At The Canyons, Terrebonne, Oregon

Completed while employed at Thomas Deatherage Architect, A.I.A.

Ranch At The Canyons, with Smith Rock as its backdrop, is comprised of exceptional private landholdings, averaging approximately 10 acres each, combined with mutual ownership of the entire 1,700-acre ranch and natural preserve. The architecture draws heavily from the influence of Tuscan/Napa design. Stone wrought villas evoke the peaceful image of old-world Italy while alluding also to the easy, pleasant lifestyle associated with the Napa wine country. The Tuscan Stables was the first building designed and constructed in this awe-inspiring landscape and set the standard for the style of architecture to be created in this community.

The stables building is composed of horse stalls, a tack room, maintenance office, equipment storage, and a second level viewing room. This project was quite a bit smaller than the large loft buildings I worked on in Portland’s Pearl District, but it was no less interesting. In truth, it was a delight to design something that was entirely asymmetrical and aged in appearance. The design continued to evolve during construction. The covered standing area was eliminated, as were most all of the stone buttresses on the building. The arched openings on the second floor viewing room were replaced with straight timber lintels. The posts supporting the roof overhang off the maintenance shed were replaced with Juniper trees (with steel posts within). The stone courtyard surrounding the fountain was replaced with lawn. And the fountain itself changed from a round design to an octagonal shape. Even the maintenance office changed from an office into a wine tasting room (as it is currently used).

You can get a further sense of the Ranch via the following online videos:

Discover | Amenities | Monkeyface Vineyards | 10219 Vineyard Way

Building statistics:

Client: Ranch At The Canyons
Contractor: The Canavan Group
Construction Budget: undisclosed
Architectural Style: Tuscan
Use: stables, demonstration building
Square Footage: 4,944 s.f.
* 4,368 s.f. (lower level)
* 576 s.f. (upper level)