Rummer No. 1 at dusk: post-and-beam rear elevation, glass to the ceiling, lit from within, meadow in the foreground.

Where Legacy
Meets Longevity.

The first new Rummer since 1975

Rooted in legacy.

Built for vitality.

“Houses that bring the inside out or the outside in.”
Bob Rummer

The first one is coming soon.

Rummer No. 1: the kitchen at dusk, reached through the glass rear wall. — Rooted in legacy. Built for vitality.

Opportunity to own a Rummer

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The first Rummer is being designed near Portland. The interest list sees it before it lists.

The first Rummer, before it lists.

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The first Rummer community is taking shape. A small group of founding buyers will secure their place before it opens to the public. Interest list members hear first.

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Build on your own site

Your lot. Bob's original plans. Built beyond today's standards.

Your lot. Bob's original plans.

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Rummer No. 1: the living room, fire lit, glass walls to the dusk outside.

1959 – 1975

The man who
built them.

Between 1959 and 1975, Robert "Bob" Rummer built over 300 modern homes across the Pacific Northwest. Post and beam. Floor to ceiling glass. An atrium at the center of the plan to invite nature. For over a decade he sought to build again. He asked Aubrey to carry on his legacy. She is reinventing his original plans and is building No. 1.

Bob Rummer in a hat and jacket, seated against a walnut-panelled wall. — Bob Rummer · Portland

The standard

Built to a
standard.

Every Rummer we build meets a published longevity standard. Materials screened against its toxics criteria. Air and water filtration verified to it. Circadian lighting. A home designed for the way you want to live at 90.

MaterialsScreened

AirFiltered

WaterFiltered

LightCircadian

Rummer No. 1: the courtyard atrium at dusk, seen from inside the glass. — “Houses that bring the inside out or the outside in.” Bob Rummer

The plan

His plan,
to today's standard.

Bob's library included dozens of plans. Our plans are drawn from Bob's original plans and built to exceed current building code. The design integrated with building science at the core.

An original Rummer floor plan: primary bedroom, multi-purpose room and kitchen wrapped around a central atrium, with a carport to the side. — An original Rummer plan

Carried forward

Aubrey McCormick

The person Bob trusted with his life's work. Entrepreneur, designer, builder, and the person Bob chose. She holds his original plans and is building No. 1 now.

The Oregonian · Dwell · Oregon Home

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