ART Tower lies within Portland, near Providence Park in the Goose Hollow Foothills League neighborhood. Image Credit: Ankrom Moisan Associated Architects

ART Tower lies within Portland, near Providence Park in the Goose Hollow Foothills League neighborhood. The building brings unique design to the district, complimenting the existing development while enhancing sense of place. Image Credit: Moris Moreno

ART Tower lies within Portland, near Providence Park in the Goose Hollow Foothills League neighborhood. Image Credit: Ankrom Moisan Associated Architects

Eye-catching architecture highlights the base and top, and the design massing form, materials, proportion, roof shape, scale, and rhythm characteristics reflect and complement neighboring buildings. Image Credit: Moris Moreno

Large sliding windows along the sidewalk and unique glass canopies above and angled recesses allow greater indoor-outdoor connections, adding to the distinctive character and permeability of the ground floor. Image Credit: Moris Moreno

ART Tower’s design aims to create a highly interactive ground-level street experience and an equally active top floor. Image Credit: Moris Moreno

The glazed marquee canopies and undulating frontage design offer a unique form and pedestrian experience. Image Credit: Moris Moreno

An active retail space and lobby on the first floor and apartments on the upper floors establish an urban residential presence, bringing a desirable 24-hour presence to the neighborhood. Image Credit: Moris Moreno

Walking inside, visitors are greeted by a dramatic lobby with double-height ceilings and a stage-like design. Image Credit: Moris Moreno

This residential tower features an oversized, stage-like ground floor lobby that can host live musical performances and various art installations, with the goal of promoting Portland’s vibrant art scene and encouraging community. Image Credit: Kitta Bodmer

This residential tower features an oversized, stage-like ground floor lobby that can host live musical performances and various art installations, with the goal of promoting Portland’s vibrant art scene and encouraging community. Image Credit: Kitta Bodmer

A mural by Nicky Kriara being painted on site. Image Credit: Nina Rubenstein

Continuing through this space to the outside of the building, a shared backstage courtyard serves as a sort of back-alley beer garden, containing a mural of butterflies, bees, and other regional flora and fauna painted by local artist Blane Fontana, and an intimate bar, for both residents and theatregoers. Image Credit: Michael Nagy

The project’s partnership with the Artists Repertory Theatre, and the theatrical design of the tower itself reinforces Goose Hollow’s existing neighborhood identity as an epicenter for the arts. Image Credit: Moris Moreno

Theatrical design language continues to the rooftop amenity space, where sloping, mirrored soffits amplify the activity below. Image Credit: Moris Moreno

A common terrace on the 21st floor looks across the Goose Hollow neighborhood. Image Credit: Moris Moreno

Views to the east offer a dynamic perspective of the downtown skyline. Image Credit: Moris Moreno

Large windows offer breathtaking vistas. Image Credit: Moris Moreno

The apartment interiors blend seamlessly with the exterior design, presenting a modern and uncluttered aesthetic. Image Credit: Moris Moreno

The building fenestration is gathered in groupings of increasing height as it transitions from the scale of the pedestrian to the scale of the skyline. Image Credit: Moris Moreno

The building’s exterior walls consist of modular window wall with pre-fabricated brick panels that were manufactured off-site and craned into place, resulting in reduced construction and time cost. Image Credit: Moris Moreno

The primary materials of masonry, metal, glass, and concrete fit the design direction of the building and the site’s context, promoting a sense of permanence. Image Credit: Moris Moreno

Combating the notion that downtown Portland turned into a ghost town during the pandemic, the ART Tower breathes new life into this prime, yet underdeveloped, area of downtown. Image Credit: Moris Moreno