- Project uploaded by WoodWorks on 09-13-2023
- Project last updated by WoodWorks Innovation Network (WIN) on 06-10-2024
Silica
Portland, ORSilica’s program consists of ground-floor retail, office and covered parking. The base, which houses five retail spaces, is clad in board-form concrete with large glazed openings. Cantilevering out from the podium sits a three-story box clad in a dramatic and highly efficient curtain wall with interstitial panels of pin-stripe fritted glass running top to bottom.
Along N. Williams, the cantilever provides more than 7’ of overhang to shelter a sidewalk cafe program. An outdoor terrace with a green roof and an extension of the office along the south at Level 2 serve to break down the building’s mass and scale and negotiate a transition to its residential neighbors to the south. Balconies along the west facade capture views of downtown Portland and the West Hills while providing shading and privacy to the large expanses of office window. Two concrete cores that house the vertical circulation support the building in shear while massive glue-laminated heavy timber beams with fir car-decking and a concrete topping slab span between to make up the floors.
Project Details
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Year Built
2019
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Number Of Stories
4
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Bldg system
Mass Timber
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Sq. Meters
3,288
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Construction Type:
III-B
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Building Type:
Business (Office)
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Material Types:
Mass Timber
Glue-Laminated Timber (GLT or glulam)
Timber-Frame / Post and Beam
Heavy Timber Decking
Hybrid (wood with steel or concrete)
Project Team
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KPFF Consulting Engineers Structural Engineer
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Acousti-Level Floor Systems Acoustic Specialist
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Bremik Construction General Contractor and Timber Installer
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William Kaven Architecture Architect
- Project uploaded by WoodWorks on 09-13-2023
- Project last updated by WoodWorks Innovation Network (WIN) on 06-10-2024