Standard Insurance Center
The Standard Insurance Center, originally the Georgia-Pacific Building, is a 27-story office building in Portland, Oregon. Completed in 1970, it is part of the headquarters of The Standard, the brand name under which Standard Insurance Company and other subsidiaries of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. do business. Standard also owns the 16-story Standard Plaza two blocks south along 5th Avenue.
| Standard Insurance Center | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Viewed from the southeast in 2016 | |
  Location within Portland, Oregon | |
| Former names | Georgia-Pacific Building |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 900 SW Fifth Avenue Portland, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 45°31′01″N 122°40′42″W / 45.5169°N 122.6782°W |
| Completed | 1970 |
| Owner | Standard Insurance Company |
| Height | |
| Roof | 111.86 m (367.0 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 29 |
| Floor area | 459,504 sq ft (42,689.3 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
| Structural engineer | Glumac International (consulting) |
| Main contractor | Andersen Construction Company |
| References | |
| [1][2][3] | |
History
editThe Georgia-Pacific Building was commissioned by Georgia-Pacific and designed by the firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.[4][1] At the time of construction, it was the tallest reinforced concrete building in the world. It was completed in 1970.[1][3]
Details
editStanding 367 feet (112 m) tall, the building has 27 above-ground stories.[1] Valued at $114 million, the structure contains 459,504 square feet (42,689.3 m2) of space.[4] Built of concrete and steel, it is considered Modernist in style.[1] One major tenant was the Stoel Rives law firm, which leased the top nine stories of the building[5] until 2016. The Quest, an elaborate sculpture considered Portland’s largest single piece of white sculpted marble, is in front of the building. An untitled chrome sculpture is tucked away in the building's basement.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Emporis building ID 122602". Emporis. Archived from the original on April 9, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Standard Insurance Center". SkyscraperPage.
- ^ a b Standard Insurance Center at Structurae
- ^ a b "900 SW 5th Ave - Downtown - Portland". PortlandMaps. City of Portland. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
- ^ James Mayer (August 13, 2010). "Stoel Rives walks away from would-be Park Avenue West office tower". The Oregonian. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ^ Korfhage, Matthew (July 11, 2017). "There's a Hidden, Underground Sculpture Inside the Standard Insurance Center in Downtown Portland". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
External links
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