Premier Gear (1923), Portland
This ambitious adaptive reuse project took a disjointed warehouse building and morphed the structure into a unified and creative office space. Launched in 1923, Premier Gear created machine parts including gears that raise various bridges along the Willamette River. Rapid expansion of Premier Gear over the course of 50 years led to the business stitching together five separate structures to create their warehouse. The design team reimagined the building to create new office spaces while maintaining the structure’s historic industrial integrity. Photo credit: Lincoln Barbour
Congratulations to the entire project team that made this project possible:
LRS Architects
Sturgeon Development Partners
Catena Consulting Engineers
Lorentz Bruun Construction
Shapiro | Didway
American Heating Inc.
Christenson Electric
Rayborn's Plumbing Inc.
Blackstone Fire Protection
Humber Design Group
GRI
