Iconic Architecture. Iconic Design. Iconic Stories. Welcome to Iconic Magazine! Why Iconic? Because while Portland & Oregon have many icons – Mt. Hood, the Portland, OR sign, – our greatest icon comes in multiples: the striking diversity of architectural styles that enrich our neighborhoods, cityscapes, towns and historical parks. Since 1997 Arciform has listened to the stories that our time-honored buildings and houses have to tell.

Combining history with the stories of new owners, anticipating new purposes, we have redesigned, remodeled, restored and reinvigorated the older buildings we love, preserving and enhancing their stories for present and future generations. Since 1997 is a long time.


We have a lot of Iconic stories to tell you. We hope you enjoy!

OUR LATEST ISSUE

SEPT 2023

Iconic Volume 2 Issue 2
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ISSUE 2.3

SEPTEMBER 2023

Challenges Foster Creativity: Three Stories about Pitfalls, Possibilities, and Paradise


For this issue, we interviewed Anne De Wolf, Principal Designer and Owner of ARCIFORM. With her wealth of experience, Anne details the pitfalls of remodeling and the creative solutions that can achieve beautiful results while improving on original ideas.



When designer and Instagram influencer Emily Henderson found a vintage farmhouse on three secluded acres 15 minutes from downtown Portland, she knew it was the place for her, and her husband and their two kids. She also knew she would need help tackling the renovation. In “Emily Henderson and ARCIFORM Turn Potential Into Paradise”, feast your eyes on a photo diary as the team transforms this small farm into a rural paradise.


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Iconic Volume 2 Issue 2
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ISSUE 2.2

JUNE 2023

What a diverse and amazing mosaic of creative people, businesses, and organizations make up the Portland design-build community!



Iconic magazine has focused on bringing you the stories of ARCIFORM remodels, useful how-to information from our designers, and, with the introduction of ArciFiles in the last issue, profiles of ARCIFORM and Versatile Wood Products team members.


Now we’re including stories about our partners and vendors in the Portland area home industry. In this issue we introduce you to a very fun member of our community. Anjeanette “Bubbles” Brown is the Executive Director of Fun at Girls Build™, which empowers girls to learn building skills. With a title like that, how could we not include her? Get set to smile when you read the article!

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ISSUE 2.1

MARCH 2023

Introducing the ArciFiles


Over the decades, ARCIFORM and sister company Versatile Wood Products have worked on a diversity of buildings. But who are the team members who see those projects through? We thought it was time to listen to their stories. The result: we will profile some of the people who do everything from sell to design to manage to build ARCIFORM and Versatile Wood Products projects. It’s a fun and informing look into the inspirations, aspirations and challenges of the “faces behind the places.”

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ISSUE 1.3

OCTOBER 2022

DNA + Creativity = Timeless Design


“We wanted our house to look like a well-taken-care-of house that's 120 years old, not a new house with the style of a house that's 120 years old,” said ARCIFORM founder Richard De Wolf of the Isam White house that he and Anne De Wolf purchased. Their approach to the home exemplifies the ARCIFORM approach to renovation. Listen to the stories of the building and its previous owners. Pay attention to the DNA of the style, use it to guide creativity, and the result is timeless design. Read more in Issue 3 of Iconic Magazine. 


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ISSUE 1.2

JULY 2022

Take a deep dive into the remodel of a 1909 Bungalow, then hit the road for a weekend trip you won't soon forget with our Road Trip Through Restoration.

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ISSUE 1.1

FEB 2022

Why Iconic? Because while Portland & Oregon have many icons – Mt. Hood, the Portland, OR sign, – our greatest icon comes in multiples: the striking diversity of architectural styles that enrich our neighborhoods, cityscapes, towns and historical parks.


Since 1997 ARCIFORM has listened to the stories that our time-honored buildings and houses have to tell. Combining history with the stories of new owners, anticipating new purposes, we have redesigned, remodeled, restored and reinvigorated the older buildings we love, preserving and enhancing their stories for present and future generations. Since 1997 is a long time. We have a lot of iconic stories to tell you. We hope you enjoy them! 

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