Garrett Andrews//March 8, 2016//
Four projects in the Portland area involving mass timber will be featured later this month on a tour sponsored by the Oregon Forest Resources Institute.
Framework
This is NOT the future tallest wood-framed building in the country, but rather a standing mid-rise in the Central Eastside with a mashed-up design: timber framing and a glass curtain exterior.
Architect: Works Partnership Architecture
Engineer: TM Rippey Consulting Engineers
General contractor: Yorke & Curtis
Albina Yard
A 16,000-square-foot creative office building under construction in North Portland will be the first to incorporate U.S.-produced CLT.
Owner: Albina Yard LLC
Architect: LEVER Architecture
Engineer: KPFF Consulting Engineers
General contractor: Reworks
Clay Creative
A six-story, 72,000-square-foot wood-framed office building in the Central Eastside features a mix of glue-laminated beams and hammered-together boards.
Developer: Killian Pacific
Architect: Mackenzie
Designer: Potestio Studio
Engineer: Interface Engineering
General contractor: Turner Construction
Radiator
This five-story office building completed recently in North Portland is the largest all-timber building of its size built in more than a century.
Developer: Kaiser Group
Architect: PATH Architecture
General contractor: Kaiser Group