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Portland’s second-largest architecture firm offers clients a one-stop shop for architecture, branding, and interior and urban design. Ankrom Moisan Architects has grown so much in recent years, spokeswoman Sarah Bartlett said, that both its Portland and Seattle offices are preparing to move into larger spaces.

鈥� The Seattle team 鈥� approximately 100 employees 鈥� will move in February 2016 from Pioneer Square to a space downtown. The Portland team 鈥� more than 200 employees 鈥� will relocate in June 2016 from a crowded, three-story waterfront building on Southwest Macadam Avenue to a mixed-use development on a historic cast-iron block in Old Town Chinatown, next to the iconic White Stag building.

鈥� One project being designed by Ankrom Moisan is a large, two-tower, mixed-use development at Riverplace Parcel 3 with a heavy affordable housing component. One tower will be six stories with retail and grocery space at the bottom; the other will be 12 stories, including 10 designated for 204 affordable units. One level of below-grade parking will hold 173 spaces.

鈥� Ankrom Moisan and developer Killian Pacific are working on the large 鈥済oat blocks鈥� project in Southeast Portland. The mixed-use development will include hundreds of apartments, 97,000 square feet of retail space, 189 residential parking spaces and 246 retail parking spaces. Sections will be clad in orange metal panels, red and tan brick veneer and a mix of white stucco and charcoal cement board siding. Murals are planned for the project’s market terrace.

The project, now called 鈥�Tenth and Belmont,鈥� previously was referred to as 鈥淟oca鈥� by local media.

鈥淚t’s changed names several times,鈥� Bartlett said last month. 鈥淏ut that happens a lot in the architecture world. It’s the same project with all the same specifics, but we’re just going with 鈥楾enth and Belmont’ at the moment.鈥�

鈥� The firm has met with city officials to discuss plans for a full-block, 19-story-plus boutique hotel at Southwest Third Avenue and Taylor Street. It would displace two historic buildings, including one that houses the Lotus Cardroom and Cafe at 932 S.W. Third Ave. Designs submitted to Portland’s Bureau of Development Services call for 100,000 square feet of office space and up to 100 parking spaces.

With 49 registered architects, Ankrom Moisan is smaller only than ZGF Architects in the Portland market. Bartlett said that the firm, which already is quite active in California, hopes to expand next into San Francisco, and then possibly Los Angeles.

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