ADX at Washington High School

AT WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL

AT WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOLADX at Washington High School is a live/work adaptive reuse of one of Portland’s historic landmarks. The project combines an existing collaborative working community (ADX) with retail shops, office space, and housing.

Founded on a collaborative com-munity concept, the project will be welcomed in the transitioning Buckman Neighborhood as a community-building asset.

The new program lends well to the existing structure, reviving the old while retaining the historical impor-tance of Washington High School.

AT WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOLADX is currently in a 10,000 square foot building at 417 SE 11th Avenue.

Their facilities include: Wood & Metal Shop, Laser Studio, CNC Router, Industrial Sewing Machine, Co-Working Office Spaces, The Ninkasi Better Living Room, In-House Fabrication Services, Design & Branding Services, Busi-ness & Marketing Services

There are multiple membership options ranging from day passes to full access yearly memberships. There are also co-working office spaces to rent as well as a range of classes and events open to both members and non-members.

Advantages of moving ADX to Washington High School:

- Allows for expansion and renova-tion of shop space- Adds housing as a part of ADX, allowing for greater community- Gives ADX an opportunity for retail presence - Gives ADX a stronger public presence when mixed with other program


In Washington High School, we take advantage of the large roof area capable of collecting nearly 800,000 gallons of rainwater annually. Storage tanks are located under the raised floors of the three retail spaces on the ground floor.

The water is used to flush toilets throughout the building as well as irriga-tion of the park on the south side of the high school.

Washington High School was originally designed for optimum

daylighting. Tall windows allow light deep into the units and work spaces. Skylights light the upper corridors as well as the atrium space and new addition. The lower corridors also receive daylighting from the atrium skylights. The windows are tall, allow-ing light to penetrate deep into the space. The high ceilings acco-midate the larger windows and, with their light colored surface, reflect light deep into the space

Washington High School has both exterior and interior additions. In both cases, the addi-tion sets itself apart from the original structure in its material and construction. The interior addition serves as additional office space, a screening room, as well as vertical circulation. It is constructed in wood and steel, a strong contrast to the masonry and concrete construction of the original building. The exterior addition is a raised sidewalk which serves as an access to the ground floor retail space. Again, the addition is constructed of wood and steel to contrast the brick and masonry facade. The new retail entryways exist within the existing window frames, but set back the new door into the interior of the wall to minimize its intrusion on the facade. Sig-nage and overhangs are also out of steel and glass to contrast the facade construction and are minimally fixed to the facade. All the additions’ materials are either recycled, reclaimed, or sus-tainably harvested.

The southeast corner of the block features a succession of three small parks representing waste, product, and material; an outward reflection of the build-

ing’s waste being burned in the boiler plant for energy.

The parks include a bioswale and composting area as well as a

functioning stand of poplar trees to supply craftsmen with lumber. This is intended to educate the public on the process of how things are made; from material to product to waste. The stand could provide over $10,000 of lumber every ten years.

1. BIOSWALE

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2. COMPOSTING

3. POPLAR STAND 4. BIOMASS BOILER

SE 12th Avenue

SE 14th AvenueSE Alder Street

SE Stark Street


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