Works Progress Architecture has emerged as one of the few truly progressive architectural design studios with offices in Portland, OR and Los Angeles, CA. Founded in early 2005 by principal Carrie Strickland in Portland, W.PA has established a design approach rooted in clear conceptual diagrams.
Works Progress Architecture has emerged as one of the few truly progressive architectural design studios with offices in Portland, OR and Los Angeles, CA. Founded in early 2005 by principal Carrie Strickland in Portland, W.PA has established a design approach rooted in clear conceptual diagrams.
Architect: Works Progress Architecture LLP
Engineer: DCI Engineers
General Contractor: Hoffman Construction
Submitting Companies: Harsch Investment Properties and DCI Engineers
Subcontractors: Acoustic Design Studio, Carlson Testing, Columbia Steel Services, Dallas Glass, Environmental Science Associates, Fire Protection Consulting, GeoDesign, Graelic, JLL Portland, Marion Construction, RWDI, R.F. Stearns
Portland is renowned for its relatively small city blocks, as well as the large number of odd-shaped properties in the central city core, particularly those situated near the I-5 and I-84 freeways, railroad tracks and other landmarks.
The 7 SE Stark project located in the Central Eastside Industrial District is a good example of the latter. Squeezed between the freeway and railroad tracks on the west side and existing development on the east, the property is much narrower on the north side than the south, which led developer Harsch Investment Properties to expand the original