Portland State University – School of Art + Design
Portland, OR / In Progress
Design-Assist
New Construction and Tenant Improvement project, including HVAC, plumbing, and controls.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
This 4-story, 94,645 sf building will be the new home for the Portland State University Arts department classrooms, labs, storage, specialty clinics, a wellness center, and gallery/exhibit spaces. It will incorporate a mass timber structure and pursue LEED Gold certification. It also includes a tenant improvement on the 3rd floor following construction completion.
UNIQUE CHALLENGES:
Connecting this new building to an existing central plant will involve extensive piping in an occupied building as well as underground work. Early BIM coordination to accommodate prompt release and fabrication of mass timber components.