
Adidas North American Headquarters
Portland, Oregon
- Award Year
- 2022
- Award Category
- Jury’s Choice
- Architect
- LEVER Architecture, Studio O+A (interiors)
- Contractor
- Turner Construction
- Structural Engineer
- KPFF Consulting Engineers
- Photos
- Jeremy Bittermann, Garrett Rowland, LEVER Architecture
Adidas used mass timber to create a strong Pacific Northwest identity when they expanded their North American headquarters with these two signature buildings. Each structure posed unique design challenges, yet architects were able to use mass timber for both while meeting schedule, budget, structural and aesthetic requirements. Design of the Gold Building, a five-story hybrid office structure, leveraged the 30-foot grid of the new parking structure below, combining concrete girders with prefabricated mass timber cassettes for speedy installation. Utilities run through the perforated girders, leaving visual focus on the exposed wood structure. With a gym, café and community space, the three-story Performance Zone Building used a lightweight post-and-beam timber frame, avoiding the need for a seismic retrofit of the existing garage below. Both buildings relied on prefabrication to meet Adidas’ strict 24-month deadline. Construction took place during a wet Portland winter, and coatings played a key role in protecting the wood. 213,000 sf total / Gold Building: Type III-A over a Type I-A podium, Performance Zone Building: Type III-A construction
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