Otak professionals plan, design and engineer projects that are responsible and sustainable, and deliver on the promises our clients make to the community. We help our clients leave a lasting legacy. Below are a few client projects that are currently on the boards.
NE 33rd Drive and Buffalo Slough Culvert Replacement
In collaboration with the City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services, Otak designed the structural elements of the NE 33rd Drive and Buffalo Slough culvert replacement project in North Portland. Otak engineers substituted a previous culvert replacement design, which may have necessitated a complete dewatering of the site, with a culvert that could be built in the water. This alteration will likely save the city money and lower the risk method of installation once construction begins. A “critter pathway” for wildlife to safely pass under the busy street will be constructed inside the culvert and will utilize locally manufactured, 100% recyclable plastic lumber.
Lot 5 at the Yards; Portland, Oregon
Lot 5 at the Yards is an 80-unit affordable housing project; the last phase of the transit-oriented Yards at Union Station Development along the riverfront in Northwest Portland. The proposed five-story building contains a mix of studio, one-, and two-bedroom units, and takes inspiration from the shipping containers transported by the trains and barges of the area, as well as complementing previous redevelopment. Built upon a recovered brownfield site, the project includes many sustainable measures such as flow-through planters, native plantings, energy efficient lighting, high efficiency windows and building envelope, linoleum floors, and materials with high recycled content. The project will be seeking LEED Silver Certification.
