OREGON  DEPARTMENT  OF  ENERGY AND  OREGON   HEALTH   AUTHORITY   TENANT   IMPROVEMENT

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
SALEM, OREGON 2016

THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (ODOE) WAS MOVING FROM THEIR OLD LEASE SPACE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN IN FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS INTO ANOTHER BUILDING AND NEEDED THE SPACE DESIGNED TO FIT THEIR PROGRAMMATIC AND DEPARTMENTAL NEEDS.

THEIR NEW HOME IS A BUILDING THAT WAS BUILT IN THE 1970'S AND WAS USED AS A SEAR'S DEPARTMENT STORE UNTIL THE EARLY 1990'S WHEN IT WAS RENOVATED FOR THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION AND THEN THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

ODOE IS GOING TO OCCUPY THE MAJORITY OF THE MAIN FLOOR AND THE EXISTING FLOOR PLAN DID NOT WORK FOR THEM. THERE WERE OFFICES THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDED, CONFERENCE ROOMS, OPEN OFFICE SPACES, COLLABORATION SPACES, A BREAK ROOM AND A RECEPTION ROOM WHERE THE PUBLIC COMES.

WITH A TIGHT TIMELINE, THE SPACE IS TRANSFORMED INTO A SPACE THAT WORKS FOR ODOE.

ODOE HAS NAMED EACH OF THEIR CONFERENCE ROOMS AND WE DESIGNED GRAPHICS THAT RELATE TO EACH NAME. THE SIGNAGE IS COMICAL IN SOME ROOMS AND IN OTHERS VERY FACTUAL.

ODOE HAS A STRONG DRIVE TO APPLY SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES TO THEIR NEW HOME. IN KEEPING WITH THIS, SOLARC FOUND RECLAIMED WOOD SIDING FROM HISTORIC MARASCHINO CHERRY VATS IN SALEM AND WILL USE THIS IN VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT. THIS PRODUCT WILL BECOME FEATURE WALLS, BUILT IN BENCHES AND WOOD SCREENS IN THE OPEN OFFICE AREAS. OTHER MATERIALS THAT WERE RECLAIMED HAVE BEEN USED TO CONSTRUCT THEIR MAIN CONFERENCE TABLE.

AS PART OF THE BUILDING WIDE PROJECT, THE SECOND FLOOR TENANT, OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY (OHA), IS NOT ONLY GETTING THEIR CARPET, PAINT AND LIGHTS REDONE, BUT WILL ALSO GET AN UPDATED RECEPTION DESK AND WAITING AREA AS WELL AS A NEW KITCHEN FOR THEIR STAFF. THERE IS ALSO UNIQUE PAINTING IN THEIR COLLABORATION SPACES TO HELP IDENTIFY THE SPACES AND ADD SOME COLOR TO THE VISUAL LANDSCAPE. ALSO IN THEIR SPACE, ARE LARGE WOOD SCREENS SIMILAR TO THOSE OF ODOE AND ARE USED AS VISUAL ELEMENTS TO PROVIDE A SENSE OF SEPARATION BETWEEN DIFFERENT STAFF GROUPS.

PROJECT TEAM
SOLARC ARCHITECTURE
PACE ENGINEERING
FLUENT ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
WOODBURN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY
IDEAL PLANNING

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PROJECT  PHOTOS

AWESOME CONFERENCE TABLE

THIS CONFERENCE TABLE WAS DESIGNED USING LEFTOVER RECLAIMED WOOD FROM THE MAIN PROJECT AS WELL AS STEEL SECTIONS THAT WERE FOUND DURING SOME OF THE DEMOLITION. THE BEAMS ARE FROM AN OLD MILL BUILDING IN PORTLAND. THE STEEL PLATES FASTEN THE TABLE TOP TO THE BEAMS BELOW AS WELL AS TO THE OTHER TABLE PANELS. THIS ENTIRE TABLE CAN BE DISASSEMBLED AND THEN RECONSTRUCTED AS NEED BE. WE HAD A STEEL BRAND OF THE STATE LOGO CREATED AND BURNED INTO THE TABLE TOP TO GIVE A LITTLE MORE UNIQUE LOOK.

I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DESIGN SUCH AN AWESOME TABLE FOR THESE FOLKS. IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE TO WORK WITH SUCH TALENTED ARTISANS AT ADX PORTLAND.

DIRTT CONFERENCE ROOMS

AS PART OF THIS PROJECT, WE USED MODULAR CONFERENCE ROOMS FROM DIRTT. DIRTT STANDS FOR "DO IT RIGHT THIS TIME". THESE CONFERENCE ROOMS ARE SIMILAR TO MODULAR FURNITURE IN THAT THEY CAN BE BROKEN DOWN, RECONFIGURED, AND MOVED TO OTHER LOCATIONS IF NEED BE. GREAT ADDITION TO THE PROJECT. THANKS TO THE FOLKS FROM ENVIRONMENTS (NOW GRIT).

WORK DONE WHILE AN ASSOCIATE ARCHITECT AT SOLARC ARCHITECTURE