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General Project Information

Architectural Credit:

Bora Architecture & Interiors

Location: Portland, Oregon, United States
Project Substantial Completion Date: 2/1/2023
Program type(s): Office - Medium (< 100,000 sf)
Total Site Area (gross sq. ft): 46500
Total Building Area (gross sq. ft): 39020
Project substantial completion date: 2/1/2023
Climate zone: 4C
Project site: Historic structure or district
Project team: Architect: Bora Architecture & Interiors
Engineer - Structural: DCI
Engineer - Structural: Catena
Engineer - MEP: Interface
Engineer - MEP: PAE
Landscape: PLACE
Contractor: Turner
Contractor: Fortis
Lighting: Bella Lighting
Furniture: Superfab
Furniture: Pacific WRO

Project Overview:
Celebrating the existing building’s industrial warehouse character while demonstrating that carbon and economy go hand in hand, design interventions were intentionally kept to a refined minimum. View windows were cut into the existing concrete wall so occupants can gaze downtown, while strategically reworked existing roof monitors bring in abundant daylight. A new accessible entrance invites visitors into a large central gathering space dubbed the Design Lab, where local community groups frequently host events to nurture human connection. Envisioned as an open workshop where ideas are born, Volta Studio offers a welcoming, healthy, and flexible environment for creative exploration and collaboration.

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