U.S. Bancorp Tower
September 5, 2013
U.S. Bancorp Tower’s lobby and Plaza atrium underwent a $15 million dollar makeover to transform Portland’s largest (by volume) Class-A office tower into a new, vibrant office and retail tower. This renovation project added 15,000 square feet of new rentable space and created a modern and innovative interior to ensure that this iconic building remains ...
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South Waterfront
November 15, 2011
Portland’s South Waterfront master plan was a multi-firm, multi-agency, 25-year endeavor. GBD was most recently involved in overseeing the implementation of the master plan. The 130-acre South Waterfront District was originally envisioned as a high-density, mixed-use urban community with an emphasis on sustainable development and living. The master plan called for more than 3,000 housing ...
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6th + Main
September 6, 2017
Downtown Portland’s 23-story 6th + Main building is recognizable to many. Despite its prime location and robust office tenancy, the 1980 tower had become outdated over the years with disjointed retail spaces, two quiet entries, and amenity spaces buried deep into the ground floor. GBD was selected to overhaul 23,000 square feet of the internal ...
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NAU Flagship
February 9, 2016
NAU (pronounced: now) is a Portland-based sustainable apparel company. For their flagship store, located at corner of NW 11th & Everett, GBD teamed with ENGIN Creative to deliver a 3,000 square foot retail environment that reflects the core values of NAU: sustainability, style & performance. The design delivers a clean, contemporary and efficient space that lives ...
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Nike
March 8, 2017
Since 2005, GBD has completed tenant improvements for NIKE buildings—both on campus and off. Today we continue to work with NIKE on a variety of projects. Overall, we have completed more than 600,000 square feet of interior improvements for NIKE, totaling more than $50 million: The Amberglen buildings: 100,000 square feet The Edo building: 91,400 ...
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The Brewery Blocks
November 13, 2012
Completed in 2006, the award-winning and world-famous Brewery Blocks, located at the former site of the Blitz-Weinhard Brewery, are a five-block, seven-building project in the southwest section of Portland’s vibrant Pearl District. The project is the largest contiguous private development in Portland’s history and includes: The Gerding Theater, which was the first building on the ...
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Pearl West
July 29, 2014
Pearl West is a speculative office building located on a half-block site in Northwest Portland. The 230,000 square foot, nine-story building includes eight floors of office space over ground-level retail. Three floors of below-grade parking accommodate 150 automobile and 160 bicycle parking spaces. The building is one of a handful of creative office buildings located ...
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OHSU / CHH
November 13, 2012
The 410,000 square foot Center for Health & Healing (CHH) was procured in a non-traditional manner for Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). A developer’s “build-to-suit” approach facilitated a far shorter delivery schedule than would otherwise have been possible—this 16-story building was designed and constructed in less than 32 months. The CHH was designed to ...
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JLL Office
February 20, 2017
JLL is one of nation’s preeminent commercial real estate firms, with 58,000 employees across 230 corporate offices worldwide. After previously operating from two separate Portland locations, JLL recently centralized their teams into a single unified space. Their new 9,200 square foot Portland Headquarters is located within the Pearl District’s historic brewery blocks. GBD Architects was ...
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prAna
February 10, 2016
prAna’s seventh flagship store opened in the fall of 2015 at The Point, a new lifestyle center in Southern California. The open floor plan maximizes the 2,000 sf sales floor while accommodating about 1,000 sf of fitting rooms and back-of-house. The storefront features an 8’ x 9’ operable wood pivot door that remains open during ...
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