Baker Community Campus
Grant Perry | University of Oregon | Winter-Spring 2026
Downtown Housing Core | Eugene, Oregon
As the city looks to expand housing density in Eugene’s downtown core, it is necessary to examine its relationship with the University of Oregon. This award winning project explores how the university could work with the city to increase and solidify its presence in Eugene's rapidly developing downtown. The Baker Community Campus provides 95 housing units for the university’s graduate students, who traditionally have the most challenging access to affordable housing. Almost 50 percent of these units will specifically serve graduate students with families. An 11,000-square-foot child care center is directly connected to the residential tower and provides much needed support for these active students. The Baker campus additionally contains a 24,000-square-foot education facility which serves both university students and Eugene residents. The facility hosts the Osher Life Long Learning Institute, which provides a range of classes for Eugene residents and has been located on the site for 25 years.
The largest component of the facility is the 6,000-square-foot open lab space, which will serve as the university’s cutting edge mass timber research and testing facility. The lab will allow the Tallwood Design Institute to expand in Eugene and help the university’s design program establish itself as a leader in mass timber research and education. The lab’s adjacency to downtown is essential for a connection with the timber industry as well as continuing the Baker Center’s long history of production and community service. The Baker Center provides a key phase in both the university’s plan to expand their downtown presence, as well as the city’s goal of increasing housing density.
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