Apartment Revivalist

A self-taught renovator reinvigorates properties with inspiring mid century characteristics that eschew mainstream apartment construction and styling.

By DANI GRACE

HAVE YOU EVER STAYED AT A HOTEL so intriguing you changed careers? Padraic Slattery has. Slattery’s skills are rooted in finance and accounting, but the history and design of the Commodore Astoria in Oregon he visited 11 years ago was so captivating that his life’s calling flipped 180 degrees. Lacking formal design, architecture or construction training, Slattery relied on his imagination and design resources on Microsoft Windows to begin restoring dilapidated mid century buildings. He became “obsessed” with transforming neglected or written-off properties, eventually establishing his Seattle-based firm, Padraic One Design. “I saw an opportunity in a competitive field where design aesthetics were not a core consideration, if at all,” Slattery says. “I made it a mission to overthrow the outdated culture of the apartment industry, which generally suffers from a severe…

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Atomic Ranch (Digital) - 1 Issue, Renovation Guide 2021

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