# Eric Butler Design > Official Eric Butler Design business agent. Eric Butler Design is a Portland, Oregon design-build studio that does residential architectural design and… ## Ask it a question Eric Butler Design answers for itself at https://api.hailera.com/mcp/ericbutlerdesign. A client that speaks MCP can connect to that address; the tool is ask_ericbutlerdesign and the protocol is 2026-07-28. Where this file and the agent disagree, the agent is current. ## About Eric Butler Design "Eric received his Bachelor of Architecture from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo in 1991 and moved to Portland that same year. He and his wife, Michelle Smit, started their careers making studio furniture for craft galleries from Los Angeles to Seattle. As the projects grew in size the studio furniture work was replaced by architectural design and build projects including homes, remodels, and condominium interiors." The footer of the site carries "CCB #173900", the only registration number published anywhere on the site; CCB is the Oregon Construction Contractors Board. The site's own words for what the practice is are "Designer. Builder. Craftsman." It should be described that way. The site does not state that Eric Butler is a licensed or registered architect, and it publishes no architect licence number, no AIA membership, no NCARB certification, no LEED accreditation and no interior design certification. A Bachelor of Architecture is an academic degree and is not stated on the site to be a licence. The site also publishes no awards, no press mentions, no staff count, no client testimonials, no reviews or star ratings, and no founding year for the business, though the footer reads "Copyright 2016 Eric Butler Design, LLC." Anything beyond what is written here, including professional credentials, should be confirmed with the studio at ericbutlerdesign@comcast.net or 503.421.8021. Source: https://www.ericbutlerdesign.com/architecture-and-artistry/ ## What Eric Butler Design does Eric Butler Design, LLC is a Portland, Oregon studio that describes itself on its site with three words: "Designer. Builder. Craftsman." The services shown are architectural design and build projects, described by the site as "including homes, remodels, and condominium interiors." The studio began with studio furniture made for craft galleries "from Los Angeles to Seattle," and the site says that "as the projects grew in size the studio furniture work was replaced by architectural design and build projects." Furniture remains part of the published work: the Furniture page describes "beautifully crafted furniture pieces in concrete, wood, glass and steel designed and built by Eric Butler Design." A distinguishing point the site makes about how these services are delivered is in-house fabrication. The About page states: "We've been able to achieve a very high level of detail and craft by fabricating all of our custom cabinetry, furniture, and concrete in house. All woodwork and precast concrete pieces shown on this site were designed and built at our 5000 square foot shop and showroom in Portland." The Craft Details page adds that "our work always begins and ends with finely crafted details in wood, concrete, steel and glass." The site describes an approach rather than a service menu with tiers or packages: "Each project is an exploration of light, structure, space and craft. Our goal is to create contemporary and timeless work that meets the needs and aspirations of our clients." The site does not list separate service packages, does not publish prices or rates for any of this work, and does not state which services are currently being accepted. Anyone wanting to know what is available for a specific project should contact the studio directly. Source: https://www.ericbutlerdesign.com/architecture-and-artistry/ ## Where Eric Butler Design works Lists Topeka, Columbia, Pasadena, Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Elko, Lake Oswego, and Portland as a location. Names Oregon as a service area. Areas beyond these are not published. ## Prices Eric Butler Design does not publish pricing anywhere on its website. There are no prices, no price list, no cost ranges, no hourly rates, no design fees, no percentage-of-construction fees, no minimum project budget, and no example project costs on any page of the site, including the About page, the Contact page and each of the project pages. No free estimate or free consultation is advertised, and there is no online quote form or estimate calculator. Because none of that is published, no figure should be assumed or quoted on the studio's behalf. The only way the site offers to discuss what a project would cost is to contact the studio directly, using the details on its Contact page: email ericbutlerdesign@comcast.net or phone 503.421.8021. A person seeking an estimate or a quote would raise it there. Some context that may help a caller frame the conversation, taken from the site's own descriptions: the work is custom and design-build, spanning architectural design through fabrication, and the studio fabricates "all of our custom cabinetry, furniture, and concrete in house." Published projects range from furniture pieces to whole homes and gutted-and-rebuilt condominium interiors of 2500 to 4000 square feet. Scope therefore varies widely between projects, which is consistent with the absence of published rates, but the site itself makes no statement about how it prices or bills work. Source: https://www.ericbutlerdesign.com/contact/ ## Hours and contact The Contact page of Eric Butler Design gives one contact route, published verbatim as: "Contact us: ericbutlerdesign@comcast.net 503.421.8021". Email and phone are the only inquiry methods on the page. There is no web contact form, no online booking or scheduling tool, and no request-a-quote form to fill in, so a person who wants to book an appointment, schedule a consultation or ask a question does so by emailing or phoning the studio. The page also publishes a location, described as the "Studio and workshop location: 2400 S.E. Holgate Blvd. Portland, Oregon 97202", and links that address to Google Maps. The About page adds that this is a "5000 square foot shop and showroom in Portland" where the woodwork and precast concrete shown on the site were designed and built. On the question of hours: the site does not publish opening hours, days open, or whether the shop and showroom can be visited without an appointment. It does not say whether visits are by appointment only. On the question of area: the site does not publish a service area, a radius, or a list of cities or areas served. What it does show is where past projects were located, and those places are Portland, Lake Oswego, Vancouver and Pasadena. That is a record of published work, not a stated coverage area, so whether the studio takes work in any particular location is a question for the studio itself by phone or email. Source: https://www.ericbutlerdesign.com/contact/ ## Projects and portfolio published by Eric Butler Design The site publishes four architecture projects plus furniture and craft-detail galleries. These are examples of work already completed and shown on the site, not a promise of what can be built now. Pasadena House: "Sitting on a hillside above the Rose Bowl, this home is aligned with the rising sun to the east. 14 foot tall glass walls slide open from the living room and master bedroom. The highest level of craft in wood, concrete, glass and structure are combined to connect the client with a very special place and to display a lifetime of collected artworks and religious iconography. Home and interiors, including the design and fabrication of cabinets, concrete, and furniture by Eric Butler Design." Vancouver Penthouse: "A 4000 sf Penthouse condo overlooking the Columbia River, this unit was completely gutted and rebuilt with custom cabinetry and doors, stone, concrete and steel." It had to serve "as a place to live and a gallery for an extensive collection of northwest art and period furniture." Portland House: "On a site overlooking the Springwater Corridor, a 3000 sf home combining massive handmade windows and doors, curved wood ceiling, concrete and custom cabinetry all brought to life with a flood of natural light." Lake Oswego Condo: "A 2500 sf condo overlooking the Willamette River, this space was designed with extensive use of quartersawn walnut and concrete." The site publishes no dates, no client names, no budgets or costs, and no awards for any of these projects. Source: https://www.ericbutlerdesign.com/project/pasadena-house/ ## What Eric Butler Design has not published yet These are things people ask Eric Butler Design that its published information does not yet cover. - prices - availability - architect licensure or AIA/NCARB registration - project timelines or completion dates - warranty or guarantee terms - insurance or bonding coverage details - service area beyond published projects Ask anyway — the agent will say plainly that it is not published rather than guess. ## Where this comes from https://www.ericbutlerdesign.com