US Bancorp tower

The official address of the US Bancorp tower is 111 South West 5th Avenue - Portland, OR 97204. Streets that create the borders of the US Bancorp are SW Oak Street and SW 5th & 6th avenues. The US Bancorp tower is a class A+ office tower and retail plaza. The US Bancorp tower includes 1,075,000 square feet (a typical floor plate has 18,600 square feet) of rentable area and about 1000 parking spaces, which makes this tower building the largest office building in Portland, Oregon in means of volume. The US Bancorp tower with the garage was built in 1983, but the plaza was there since 1973. The US Bancorp tower is the second tallest skyscraper in Portland with about 563 feet what are 42 floors. The constructor of the US Bancorp tower was Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) with Pietro Belluschi in the function of a consultant.

This building most amazing feature is the ability to change color and shapes. The US Bancorp tower has in its construction a collision of two concerns - Pietro Belluschi worked on the shadows and light reflection on the surface and the SOM team worked with a uniquely shaped lot on ground of the street grid. There are no right angles in its footprint because the street shape is difficult for that type of shape. This construction can look on the US Bancorp tower very slender, or in another sight very wide. The exterior surface is composed from granite and glass materials with a specific purpose. On the surface of the US Bancorp tower are also curtain wall frames anchored to the steel structure. The granite part can look darker or lighter than the glass window depending on the time in day and the window reflects light in relation of the amount light falling shining on it. During the day it may appear that the US Bancorp tower change his color between grey, purple, orange, or even black. The US Bancorp tower can also appear pink and this color on it became the nickname "Big Pink" according to an album by the music group The Band. In year 2000 the company Unico bought the US Bancorp tower for a price of 165 million dollars. Today's occupation is on the level of 92%. In the US Bancorp tower are included also such tourist magnets as Portland City Grill, a full-size fitness facility, car rental service, electronic banking, convenience and full-service restaurants.