91Ƶ Staff//March 23, 2023//

PROJECT: Advantis Credit Union corporate headquarters
LOCATION: 14405 Meyers Road, Oregon City
SIZE: 76,221 square feet
START DATE: June 2021
COMPLETION DATE: October 2022
COST: undisclosed
OWNER: Advantis Credit Union
OWNER’S REPRESENTATIVE: JLL Project & Development Services
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Kirby Nagelhout Construction Co.
ARCHITECT/INTERIOR DESIGNER: TVA Architects
ENGINEERS: Atwell (civil); Interface Engineering (mechanical, electrical, plumbing, lighting, technology, commissioning); KPFF Consulting Engineers (structural)
OTHER ASSOCIATES/CONSULTANTS: Environments (furniture), NV5 (geotechnical), PLACE (landscape architect), RDH (envelope consultant), Tenor (acoustical design)
PROJECT SIGNIFICANCE: While seeking to consolidate multiple administrative spaces, Advantis envisioned a campus that would reflect its mission that places an emphasis on community engagement and support of its 75,000 members’ financial health. The project visioning process drew heavily from WELL Building Standard concepts and LEED criteria, though neither certification was pursued.
Composed of three buildings on a 12-acre former agricultural nursery site, the campus provides spaces that contribute to users’ health and wellness while meeting the functional needs of an active work environment. Building forms reference traditional agrarian shed architecture with contemporary materials. The headquarters houses administrative offices, conferencing spaces, a call center, and a dining commissary. North-facing clerestories provide daylight in open office areas and public spaces. Limited openings facing east and west serve to minimize sunlight glare. The structures are built with exposed mass timber and CLT, reducing the need for applied finishes. One structure, designed as a pre-engineered metal building, is more utilitarian in nature and contains facility shops, bike storage and locker rooms, a game room and a flexible training space. Its metal-panel cladding and façade details complement the other structures and reinforce the campus design.
The buildings frame a landscaped courtyard and rainwater gardens, with an open green space and putting green. Pathways for pedestrians and bicyclists make the entire site accessible and feed directly into a broader regional system of trails. Rooftop photovoltaic panels and sustainable design features that address energy use, daylighting, shading and envelope performance helped the project achieve Path to Net Zero certification from the Energy Trust of Oregon and exceed AIA 2030 Challenge goals for reduction of energy use.
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