We’re thrilled to share that Hiatus was recently featured in Western Home Journal for our approach to intentional homeownership in Bend, a city where location and lifestyle should never require compromise. Western Home Journal has spent over 15 years celebrating thoughtful mountain home architecture and design across the West. To be included alongside the caliber of work they showcase, and to have our story told with such care and beauty, is an honor we don’t take lightly.
“What if home wasn’t defined by square footage, but by freedom? What if ownership didn’t require excess, and downsizing didn’t mean downgrading? Think of the word hiatus. It means a pause, a breath, a moment between what was and what’s next. In a world that pushes bigger, louder, and faster, what would it feel like to live inside a Hiatus? Not as an escape, but as a choice. To live lightly, purposefully, exactly as you are, and connected to a vibrant community.” – Western Home Journal
The article captures something essential about why this work matters: “Location matters, and in Bend, location is everything. Yet too often, new construction is pushed to the outskirts of town, where larger tracts of land make building easier but leave homeowners cut off from the very things that make Bend so livable.”
This is the false choice that infill development should solve, not perpetuate. When people hear “missing middle housing,” they worry it means sacrificing quality for density, or cramming generic boxes onto lots just to add units. But thoughtful infill is the opposite. It’s about refusing to accept that trade-off between location and performance, between community connection and modern comfort. It’s about proving that small-footprint homes can be beautiful, intentional, and energy-efficient while keeping people close to what makes their city livable in the first place. See how all this comes together at Hiatus Ninth
We’re grateful to Western Home Journal for telling this story, for understanding that the work we’re doing is about more than just building smaller homes. It’s about creating places where people can live more intentionally, where intentional homeownership means refusing to choose between location and performance.
Check out the link below to read the full article!
