Les Schwab HQ
November 14, 2011
GBD was asked to move the Les Schwab headquarters from Prineville to Bend and to create a state-of-the-art facility to attract and retain professional talent. Our solution: A building with high, exposed ceilings, beautiful views of the Central Oregon high desert, standardized workstations, and plenty of natural light in internal spaces. The high-performance building is ...
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Waverley Country Club
December 10, 2012
As the second oldest golf club west of the Mississippi, the Waverley Country Club provided a unique opportunity to revitalize a historic property for today’s club members.With a history dating back to 1896, the Waverley Country Club features several Dutch Colonial-style buildings. The scenic 18-hole golf course rests along the banks of the Willamette River, ...
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Columbia Sportswear Employee Store
May 1, 2017
The newest Columbia Sportswear Employee Store is a 50,000 square foot space housed in a former laser manufacturing facility. Designed and built in under six months, the project scope consisted of core and shell renovations – including 44 new skylights, new landscaping, and a broad building entry canopy with a massive timber column. At three ...
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The Columbian
November 16, 2010
The Columbian newspaper previously occupied the first four floors of this six-story building. In 2010, the City of Vancouver purchased the building to re-purpose it into the new City Hall. The City now occupies the first four floors of the building. Floors five and six continue to be populated by private tenants, while 5,700 square ...
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August 15, 2013
GBD was tasked in designing and implementing a fresh prototype for Les Schwab Tire Centers; to be used at several retail locations around the Western United States. The primary design objectives used to develop the prototypes included: Creating a standardized, efficient concept that makes up an overall kit of parts; Providing a design that could ...
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Columbia Sportswear NYC
November 14, 2011
Located in the heart of New York’s fashion district, Columbia Sportswear’s product showroom features intimate spaces for showcasing apparel and footwear around a central lounge & bar. The design provides privacy for smaller meetings during the day yet retains the ability to accommodate larger events and social gatherings in the evening. This dual functionality is ...
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