The Reserve

The 56,400 sf Federal Reserve Building is a well known Portland landmark designed by renowned architect Pietro Belluschi. Originally constructed as a Federal Reserve Bank building in 1950, the building’s renovation and expansion compliments the original building’s simple forms, clean lines, limited materials and restrained detailing – while creating a transparent and accessible entrance, new lobby, and a new 8,000 square foot Penthouse addition.
Set back from the building’s edge by a terrace, The Reserve penthouse is executed in a single material – glass – which wraps around the building unifying the roof and establishing a new image and datum line for the building. The new west elevation incorporates an art glass wall to activate the entrance and visually connect to SW 10th Avenue. Original building materials and forms are repeated and reinterpreted in the new lobby with white marble and tapering/rounded walls and ceilings, similar to the original black and white marble finishes from 1950.