Slabtown Creative Office Repositioning

As a design study, FFA looked at new design ideas for this large, four-story office building formerly owned by Con-Way, Inc. As a part of its corporate headquarters, Conway (now XPO Logistics) has been the sole occupant of the property since its construction in 1988. Since the company’s master-planning effort in 2012, they have vacated the building and it presents an extraordinary opportunity for a repositioning in one of Portland’s fastest-growing neighborhood developments.

With a strong foundation of large, efficient floor plates, 13′ ceilings, and a grand double-height lobby, the design team was able to focus on areas that could truly enhance future tenants’ experience: the main entry plaza and a potential future roofdeck overlooking the West Hills. By keying in on these focal components, FFA studied opportunities to enliven and activate existing and future shared amenity spaces.