We are a process-driven design practice that creates value through vision.

Centerfield Studio is a full-service architecture firm located in Portland, Oregon, focused on thoughtful design of residential, mixed-use and commercial spaces. By design we are a small company and our business is based on quality over quantity.  We collaborate with pioneering people and organizations to develop environmentally and socially responsive buildings and communities. The Studio balances the social, cultural, economic, and environmental conditions of each project with function, beauty and opportunity.

At Centerfield Studio, our projects start with a good conversation. We listen, ask questions and dig deep until we have a shared understanding of the human, practical, technical and creative challenges ahead. Our designs are based on these core principles: be authentic, make it simple, make it sustainable and make it “wow.”

WHAT WE DO:

Residential Design

Mixed-Use and Multi-Family

Commercial Tenant Improvement (TI) Design

Urban Placemaking

Interior Design

Landscape Design

PRINCIPAL BIO: DONNIE SCHMIDT

Principal Donnie Schmidt founded Centerfield to pursue his passion for design while connecting people through meaningful and accessible architecture. His work has garnered numerous design awards including 75+ AIA awards, 10 National Housing awards, a Rada Grand Award, Architectural Record’s "Record Houses", and Interior Design Magazine’s "Best Projects of the Year". Prior to founding Centerfield, Donnie worked as the Director at the internationally-acclaimed Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects and as Studio Lead for Skylab Architecture. During his tenure at Skylab, he oversaw the design and execution of the award-winning Knot Springs Social Club and Timberline's Wy'East Cafe and Y’Bar.

Donnie is a graduate of Arizona State University. Prior to his career in architecture, he played professional baseball for the Colorado Rockies and the Seattle Mariners.