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The Framework tower project on Wednesday received another honor 鈥� the Portland Design Commission‘s Design Excellence Award. The project previously won the 2015 U.S. Tall Wood Building prize.

The Design Commission commended the Framework tower during a presentation to the City Council.

鈥淧eriodically, a project comes before the commission that stands out among its peers,鈥� Design Commission Chairman David Wark said. 鈥淭he Framework (design) truly impressed the commission. It embodies everything the Design Commission is seeking.鈥�

Wark credited the tower’s embrace of the design guidelines with its use of canopies and retail space to activate the streetscape. He also applauded the fact that such high level of design was used for an affordable housing project.

鈥淚t addresses our city’s urgent need to house our most vulnerable citizens,鈥� he said.

The design calls for a 148-foot-tall mass-timber building with 11 stories of offices, residential units and retail space. The project team includes Home Forward, KPFF Consulting Engineers, LEVER Architecture and Walsh Construction.

Wark also applauded the team’s use of cross-laminated timber (CLT) as a sustainable resource. When completed, the building is on track to be the tallest CLT building in the country.

鈥淲here is it written that low-income people should have to live in buildings that aren’t beautiful?鈥� Commissioner Nick Fish said. 鈥淎ffordable housing can be wonderfully designed. I hope this sets the standard for affordable housing.鈥�