Skylight

Redefining the Modern Office in Portland's Central Eastside Industrial District

Creative offices attract individuals who appreciate raw, edgy environments, forward-thinking design, and versatile open spaces. Skylight achieves this with structural materials that are both aesthetically pleasing and functional. The interior features exposed joints and architectural connections, combining warm timbers with cool steel and concrete elements. Skylight consists of two separate office wings connected by a circulation core and amenity spaces, resembling a butterfly in plan. Exposed steel beams and glulam columns create visual diversity, while Nail Laminated Timber (NLT) binds the building together, providing aesthetic and acoustic benefits and expressing warmth and humanity. Mass timber structures enhance the functional goals of creative office design. Mechanical and electrical office systems are hidden beneath a raised floor system, maximizing the visual impact of the mass timber structure and creating a flexible layout for current and future office tenants. Skylight floor plans employ an innovative 35’-40' span with minimal columns, a significant departure from traditional 20’-25' mass timber grids. This was achieved through an innovative double glulam truss design, enabling long spans and maintaining high, open floor-to-floor spaces. Skylight exemplifies a sophisticated and functional office environment that aligns with the evolving character of the Central Eastside Industrial District.

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Portland, Oregon
  • 3 stories
  • 114,727 sq. ft.
  • Completed in 2017
PROGRAM

Core and Shell

PROJECT CONTACT

Architecture: Michael Great

officemsc@ankrommoisan.com

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