William Kaven Architecture recently revealed their proposed design for the US Postal Site redevelopment project in downtown Portland, Oregon. Currently in the conceptual design stage, the firm has fleshed out major goals for Portland's central site. William Kaven have proposed a multi high rise project with two lofty towers at it's center exceeding a height of 970 feet, and making them the tallest structure in Portland.
The master plan includes approximately 5 million square feet of sustainable new development with a mixed use of retail, office, hospitality and residential. The leading towers would be interlinked by a glass-enclosed botanical bridge spanning across the North Park Blocks. William Kaven intend this skybridge to be an iconic addition to the city's skyline providing dramatic aerial views and becoming a destination for downtown Portland.
Co founder Daniel Kaven proclaims expansive goals for Portland stating, "The towers are large enough to serve as a headquarters for a Fortune 100 company, such as Amazon, and would anchor the entire district both architecturally and financially." Further, the studio plans to integrate this site as a central hub through innovations in the city's public transportation. With Portland's train station located next door, the firm is urging efforts to build a bullet train network linking Portland to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Vancouver.
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Oh, Oh, I want to see that when the Cascadia fault ruptures! I hope nobody is in the bridge though....
Where exactly was this unveiled? Is it a response to an actual RFP? I can't figure out the context.
do we hate it? or do we simply believe this will never happen?
What's there to hate?
The NIMBYs will probably hate this. It does not fit the "Character" of the neighborhood and the shadows, traffic and other things people will throw at this to derail it. I think it is interesting and would become and instant landmark. In Chicago, where I'm from, this could never be approved because of the NIMBYs thwarting the innovative architecture and large high density projects. It is big, daring and tall, which makes it a target.
The little old folks who are a part of CAVE. Citizens Against Virtually Everything.
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