Lovejoy Opsis Building

The Lovejoy Opsis Building was originally constructed in 1910 as the stables for the historic Marshall-Wells Hardware Company. With a prospering, expanding business and limited space at their studio, Opsis purchased the building at the corner of 17th and Lovejoy and renovated it to provide rentable ground floor retail space, and second floor offices for their firm.

Awarded LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, every portion of the 19,460 sf building was designed to maximize sustainability including lighting, mechanical systems and finish materials. The building takes full advantage of daylighting and passive ventilation to reduce demands on mechanical and electrical systems. The mechanical system is composed of an innovative radiant heating and cooling slab that allows for an exposed ceiling design free of large air ducts.

The office windows were enlarged, and 14 skylights added to bring light deep into the floor plate. Roof ventilators with dampers located opposite the operable windows promote stack-effect exhaust of hot air and improve ventilation. Automated night-air-flushing minimizes the need to mechanically cool the building. The ample brick and concrete surfaces provide thermal mass that moderates temperature swings, holding in the daytime heat in the winter and cool nighttime temperatures of the summer.

AWARDS:

• LEED Gold Certified, U.S. Green Building Council
• AIA Northwest Region 2007 Citation
• Portland Chapter AIA Merit Sustainable Design Award 2005
• Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc., Pacific Northwest Chapter - 2005 Excellence in Construction Award
• Consulting-Specifying Engineer ARC Awards Honorable Mention
• ACEC Grand Award for Engineering Excellence 2006

PROJECT SIZE:
19,5000 sf