Miller Hull

Redmond, Ore.’s new library is bigger, clearer, and easier to use. In downtown Redmond, Deschutes Public Library’s two-story Redmond Library—designed by The Miller Hull Partnership with local firm Steele Associates—more than doubles the size of the former branch and organizes flexible, visible spaces for reading, making, meeting, and everyday drop-in use.

The project’s mass timber structure is central to that approach. Exposed wood columns, beams, and ceilings give the interior a clear framework and a warm material baseline. In Central Oregon, the structure also serves as a visible reminder of the area’s economic history, when the logging and milling industries shaped towns across the region, including Redmond.

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