LA Garage at Nike World HQ, Oregon Development, Parking Building, US Architecture Images
LA Garage at Nike World HQ in Oregon
Feb 3, 2021
LA Garage at Nike World HQ
Architects: SRG Partnership, Inc.
Location: Beaverton, Oregon, United States

As the place in which the transition from driver to pedestrian occurs, the 409,000-square-foot LA Garage is a nexus of activity for people arriving on campus.

The design breaks up the typical parking struc-ture mass, providing opportunities for daylight and creating a ?wow? space in between: a public covered courtyard carved into the center of the building that encourages chance encounters, casual gatherings and collaboration. Surrounded by three sides of backlit glass showing iconic Olympic athletes, the courtyard faces the campus daycare center.
Employees and their children can experience playful ele-ments incorporated into the design such as a slide into the courtyard, rubberized pyramids, a balance beam and a running track. Furthermore, bikes are provided in the courtyard to easily connect people in the space to the campus.

The LA Garage neither looks nor feels like a garage. Embodying the movement theme which is key to the client?s design culture, exterior walls are canted and tilted at an angle to give the elaborate building skin of perforated metal panel and glass a dynamic quality while concealing the cars within. Aligning the panels in a pattern along a diagonal grid creates a sense of leaning, making the building appear...