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9 APRIL 2019 | PAGE 27 <br />CITY OF EUGENE | STEAM PLANT REDEVELOPMENT DESIGN PROPOSAL <br />EXHIBITS <br />1203 WILLAMETTE <br />EUGENE, OREGON <br />AIA/SWO - Mayor’s Choice Award (2017) <br />RELEVANCE <br />• Lead Developer <br />• Adaptive Reuse of Commercial Building <br />1203 Willamette is a major remodel and tenant <br />improvement in Eugene. The scheme has four big <br />moves: peel back the layers of finishes to reveal <br />the stout timber frame and wood floor and roof <br />structure; strengthen the shell to resist seismic <br />action; open up the solid walls and roof to daylight <br />with large windows and skylights; and open up the <br />west elevation to reveal the timber structure, with <br />maximum transparency, exposure, and connection <br />to Willamette Street. <br />The 36,000-square-foot building, originally built <br />in the 1940s for Lyons Furniture, consists of two <br />60’x120’ concrete boxes with a simple 20’x20’ <br />timber frame grid. A new entry and hallway <br />connects east-west, linking Willamette Street and <br />the abundant parking on the alley. The simple, <br />repetitive timber frame module allows for a range <br />of tenant sizes, encouraging diversity in the tenant <br />mix. <br />The Willamette Street face is a series of garage- <br />door storefronts, allowing smaller tenants to each <br />connect to the generous sidewalk for outdoor <br />seating and retail. The large overhang clad in <br />reclaimed douglas fir from the original building <br />creates an inviting and striking presence on this <br />promising stretch of Eugene’s historic main street. <br />Ap <br />r <br />i <br />l <br /> <br />24 <br />, <br /> <br />20 <br />1 <br />9 <br />, <br /> <br />Wo <br />r <br />k <br /> <br />Se <br />s <br />s <br />i <br />o <br />n <br /> <br />- <br />It <br />e <br />m <br /> <br />1