Kaven + Co. and William / Kaven Architecture recently unveiled additional renderings and a conceptual plan for the proposed redevelopment of Portland’s Broadway Corridor. The conceptual plan, which would provide approximately 5 million square feet of new development, consists of multiple high-rise buildings with a mix of uses that includes retail, office, hospitality and residential. The bold concept would reconnect Union Station to the Pearl District by removing the Broadway ramp and subsequently create a pedestrian-centric district organized around an extension of the North Park Blocks. Further, Kaven + Co.’s vision integrates the potential for a marquee transportation hub for high-speed rail and underground mass public transit innovations adjacent to Amtrak’s Union Station.
DESIGNBOOM, "William / Kaven's Proposal for Portland Development Includes Two Connected Skyscrapers":
"William / Kaven architecture has unveiled proposed plans for the ‘Broadway Corridor’ in Portland, Oregon — a project that includes two soaring skyscrapers and an underground high-speed transportation hub." -Philip Stevens
ARCHITECT MAGAZINE, "Broadway Corridor":
"Other elements of the plan include four residential towers, an indoor market fronting the north end of the park blocks, a museum and a block-long reflecting pool."
-Ayda Ayoubi
ARCHDAILY, "New Renderings Show Off Plans For What Could Become Portland's Future Tallest Building":
"The masterplan would add nearly 5 million square feet of new development spread across several high and low-rise buildings, including the signature skyscrapers linked by a glass-enclosed botanical garden bridge." -Patrick Lynch
THE ARCHITECT'S NEWSPAPER, "New renderings revealed for Portland’s 970-foot twin towers":
"If built according to plan, the scheme’s twin tower component would reshape the Portland skyline." -Antonio Pacheco
PORTLAND MONTHLY, "3 Bonkers Things We Learned about These Proposed Skyscrapers":
"So far, William Kaven Architecture’s ambitious proposal has made the biggest splash." -Marty Patail