I am really liking the renovation, can't wait to see greenery growing on the side of the building. Probably one of the best towers that visually reflects what Portland is all about.
I think the clouds are mocking the crane. Cranes do all that work while clouds like those just float on by.
...God, I can't wait until this building is done. I know many here love it, but I find the west side of the building to be quite menacing. I'm hoping the greenery will change my mind.
I think the clouds are mocking the crane. Cranes do all that work while clouds like those just float on by.
...God, I can't wait until this building is done. I know many here love it, but I find the west side of the building to be quite menacing. I'm hoping the greenery will change my mind.
I don't think you are alone with that sentiment. I wonder how they will deal with the top...the erector set columns and exposed mechanical equipment look rather unfinished and clumsy.
went on a tour of EGWW yesterday, started at the parking garage underneath Terry Schrunk Plaza and went up from there. Didn't make it to the roof as they were apparently finishing up the installation of the solar.
Here are clickable thumbnails with some minor comments - if people want to know more about anything in particular I'm happy to share what I know.
a strange place to start, but it's the lowest point in the building - here's a look into the water storage tank under level 00, which is home to the subterranean parking garage:
(the 'tank' is actually a converted shooting range that's been lined and waterproofed. Apparently it has some small leaks, which they are patching currently.)
a few shots looking up from level 00 into the ground floor:
ground floor/lobby:
looking up/out into the closed courtyard on the east side:
and looking back down to 00:
views from/of the 18th floor:
and some of the offices on the upper levels - not sure exactly which:
I thought they would be a LOT further along on the interior work by now. It's been buttoned up for a few months.
They are quite far along on many of the upper floors, in fact they are finished with the majority. But for obvious reasons you're not allowed to go into them once they are painted/carpeted/etc.
Views from the west side really make you feel like you're in a prison. So much for the view.
Agreed! Looking at those photos makes you wonder if there will be any view at from some of those spaces once the vegetation has come in. I think the need for a visual exterior connection outweighs the goal of reducing solar heat gain.
New Madrid - Any general comments/impressions from what you got to tour?
Agreed! Looking at those photos makes you wonder if there will be any view at from some of those spaces once the vegetation has come in. I think the need for a visual exterior connection outweighs the goal of reducing solar heat gain.
New Madrid - Any general comments/impressions from what you got to tour?
Well - overall i would say that I think the photos feel a lot more "jail-like" than the actual experience of it. While you certainly notice the vertical pieces at first, after spending half an hour wandering around that floor I found myself looking out through them rather than looking at them...
in general, though I'd never been in the building before now I can definitely see that it's a major improvement. Some of the things they've been able to achieve have been pretty impressive. For example: by implementing the exterior shading and reusing greywater etc they managed to reduce the size of the mechanical equipment significantly and have gained almost a full floor of additional space.
There are definitely things to be critical of that I'm not sure were necessarily fixable without tearing the building down - ceiling heights, for example.
I do think the lobby is going to be a much more effective face for a government building and I guess the circulation in and out of the building has been reorganized from its jury-rigged, post-9/11 situation.
Any new photos of this building from street level and skyline view, I really wish they would of finished it before I moved away, and I probably won't get back to Portland until April for a few days.
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