Slate, is a mixed-used building in Portland, Oregon. Designed by a local architectural firm Works Progress Architecture (W.PA). The architects had to work with a site curved at the southeast corner, and to not have to awkwardly curve the facade itself, the team designed the shape with the projecting boxes. This, not coincidently also resembles a honeycomb to suggest the activities played out within each space.
This 10 story and 147,000sf building is transit-oriented, earned LEED Gold Certification in December 2016, has 75 residential apartment units on the upper six floors, 31,140sf of creative offices on floors 2, 3 and 4, and 8,335sf of retail space at street level.
Team:
Architect | Carrie Strickland, Bill Neburka, Jennifer Dzienis, Lauren Page, Katie David
Landscape Architect | Lango Hansen
Interior Architect | Weedman Design Partners
General Contractor | Yorke and Curtis
Structural Engineer | DCI Engineers
Mechanical Engineer | BEA Consulting
Photography | Joshua Jay Elliott
Awards:
AIA Pacific Northwest Region 2017 Citation Award AIA Portland 2016 Honors Award
AIA Portland 2016 Mayor's Honorable Mention (Large Urban Project)
DJC Oregon TopProjects 2017 First Place Category: Mixed Use / New Construction
An astonishing architectural and interior design.
*Images from Works Progress Architecture (W.PA) website