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Category
Spatial Design / Commercial Interiors
Annual ID
ADC101_SPL013M
About the Work
When adidas organized a national design competition for an expansion of its North American Headquarters in Portland, Oregon, the company invited interior designers, architects, and landscape architects to enter as teams. Selecting the Studio O+A, LEVER Architecture, and GGN, Adidas established at the outset a culture of collaboration that proved to be an essential element of the project’s success. Having everyone working together from the beginning meant ideas from all parties informed the creative evolution of the project. When, in the middle of construction, the pandemic hit, a unified team that could roll with the disruption was already in place.
The result is a work environment that celebrates sport as a model for living. Two buildings, a 182,000-square-foot office structure (GOLD Building) and a 31,000-square-foot boutique fitness center (Performance Zone), look out onto a soccer pitch from spaces designed to echo the values the field represents: teamwork, integrity, agility, playfulness, and a stripped-down aesthetic that makes a virtue of simplicity. The design teams delivered the two buildings in peak condition, but adidas is also a fashion brand, and O+A made sure that message came through clearly. Brand in this project is an expression of values. In some cases, that meant translating fashion elements like shoe treads or fabric selections into architectural gestures. In others, it was a process of capturing the spirit of a sport in a representative space. In every case, it meant bringing to the design adidas's brand values: inclusivity, credibility, and sustainability.
As a LEED Gold-certified project, adidas EVE makes use of innovative materials sourcing and construction techniques that point to new paths to sustainability and energy-efficient design. Though rooted in the culture of its locale, the project feels universal in what it can teach us about design—and in what it suggests about the future of work.
The result is a work environment that celebrates sport as a model for living. Two buildings, a 182,000-square-foot office structure (GOLD Building) and a 31,000-square-foot boutique fitness center (Performance Zone), look out onto a soccer pitch from spaces designed to echo the values the field represents: teamwork, integrity, agility, playfulness, and a stripped-down aesthetic that makes a virtue of simplicity. The design teams delivered the two buildings in peak condition, but adidas is also a fashion brand, and O+A made sure that message came through clearly. Brand in this project is an expression of values. In some cases, that meant translating fashion elements like shoe treads or fabric selections into architectural gestures. In others, it was a process of capturing the spirit of a sport in a representative space. In every case, it meant bringing to the design adidas's brand values: inclusivity, credibility, and sustainability.
As a LEED Gold-certified project, adidas EVE makes use of innovative materials sourcing and construction techniques that point to new paths to sustainability and energy-efficient design. Though rooted in the culture of its locale, the project feels universal in what it can teach us about design—and in what it suggests about the future of work.
2022 Awards
Total Points: 3
Merit Honor
Credits
Design Firm
Studio O+A / San Francisco
LEVER Architecture / Portland
Designer
George-Michael Rusch
Katie O'Connell
Photographer
Garrett Rowland
Design Director
Mindi Weichman
Brand Director
Elizabeth Vereker
Design Assistant
Kaylen Parker
Design Principal
Doug Sheets
General Contractor
Turner Construction / Portland
Landscape Architect
GGN / Seattle
Managing Principal
Lisa Bieringer
Principal
Primo Orpilla
Principal-in-Charge
Thomas Robinson
Project Architect
Chris Grosse
Sean Houghton
Project Designer
Alex Pokas
Chase Lunt
Lauren Harrison
Lauren Perich
Marbel Padilla
Project Designer - Brand
Chelsea Hedrick
Sarah Hotchin
Project Director
Dannon Canterbury
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