Framework (building)
Framework | |
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General information | |
Type | Mixed-use |
Address | NW 10th Ave. & Glisan St. |
Town or city | Portland, Oregon |
Country | United States |
Height | |
Roof | 148 ft (45 m)[1] |
Technical details | |
Structural system | Post-tensioned Pres-Lam Cross-laminated Timber (CLT) Rocking Walls, CLT floors over Glulam Beams and Columns |
Floor count | 12 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Lever Architecture |
Developer | project^, Home Forward, and Beneficial State Bank |
Structural engineer | KPFF Consulting Engineers |
Main contractor | Walsh Construction Company |
Framework was a planned
Description
The Framework building was designed by architect Thomas Robinson. The timber material planned for the building was
The mixed-use building would have provided office space on floors two through six, and affordable housing may have been placed on floors seven through eleven.[7]
History
The project team won a $1.5 million grant from the USDA in September 2015 for participating in the Tall Wood Building Prize Competition.[8][9]
The design phase included extensive fire, structural and acoustic testing.[3] Building assemblies tested during this phase met the requirements of the Oregon Building Codes Division.[6] Framework was approved by the Portland Design Commission in September 2016, and the construction permit for the project was approved by the state's Building Codes Division on June 6, 2017.[1]
See also
- Carbon12, another wooden building in Portland, Oregon (as of 2017, the tallest in the United States)
References
- ^ a b c d e Njus, Elliot (June 7, 2017). "Timber high-rise gets construction permit". The Oregonian. p. B17. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ a b Montecillo, Alan (October 7, 2015). "Portland Company Building Highrise From Wood". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ a b c Goldman, Tom (March 12, 2017). "Oregon Lumber Community Looks To Trump And Innovation To Survive". NPR. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ Monahan, Rachel (July 16, 2017). "Plans for Record-Setting Timber Tower in Downtown Portland Fall Through". Willamette Week. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ Njus, Elliot (July 17, 2018). "Plan for timber high-rise in Pearl District shelved". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ The Business Tribune. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ "Design Approved for Framework, America's Tallest Timber Building". Next Portland. September 15, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ Bell, Jon (September 17, 2015). "Portland firms nab $1.5M prize to build 12-story high-rise in the Pearl District". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ Parrott, Charles (September 17, 2015). "Secretary Announces New York and Oregon Tall Wood Building Prize Winners". U.S. Department of Agriculture. Retrieved March 14, 2017.