The Midtown
Eugene, Oregon

The Midtown is a landmark mixed-use development that brings together the arts, workplace, and urban living within a single, highly integrated building. Located in Eugene’s Midtown neighborhood, within walking distance of downtown shops, restaurants, and parks, it creates a vibrant environment where creative practice and daily life intersect.

The project was conceived as a new home for the Eugene Ballet Company and Eugene Ballet Academy, with seven purpose-built studios designed to support both students and professional dancers. These spaces also accommodate orchestral and choral rehearsals and are supported by administrative offices, dressing rooms, and a costume shop. The 128,000 SF building integrates education, assembly, business, and residential occupancies, including 40 private condominiums arranged as a mix of flats and townhomes.

At the ground floor, a shared resident lounge anchors daily life—opening directly to the building entry and creating a welcoming space for informal gathering, connection, and pause. Additional amenity spaces are distributed throughout the building, including a community room with kitchenette, a shared office space, and a rooftop deck with views of South Eugene and Spencer’s Butte. The project reflects a sensitivity to place and memory with Catalpa trees removed during construction milled and re-used as custom suspended ceilings within the arts entry spaces, giving them a meaningful, tactile presence within the building.

Midtown’s complexity required careful coordination of fire separation, structural systems, and access control, as well as acoustic and seismic isolation between residential and performance spaces—ensuring comfort and separation where needed, while allowing the building’s diverse uses to coexist. More than a mixed-use building, Midtown demonstrates how arts, housing, and community life can be thoughtfully brought together under one roof.

Learn more about the project here.