Redfox Commons︎︎︎
Type: Workplace
Location: Portland, OR
Size: 60,000 SF
Year: 2020
Situated in the heart of one of Portland’s oldest industrial districts, this project maintains and exposes two historic warehouse structures.
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Old bowstring trusses are repaired while redundant timber substructures are repurposed as a new light-filled atrium. The exterior is re-clad with weathering steel to continue tracking the aging process of the buildings.
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Awards:
Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design Honors
AIA Portland Honor Award
Restore Oregon DeMuro AwardPortland Business Journal Transformer Award
Wood Design & Building Citation Award
Project Photos:
Lever Architecture
Jeremy Bitterman
© 2021
Daniel
William
Garcia
Smith
Daniel
William
Garcia
Smith