Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse

Portland, United States

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The Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse, completed in 1997, is a 16-story federal building in Portland, Oregon, named for former U.S. Senator Mark O. Hatfield and serving the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Designed by New York–based Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates in collaboration with Portland's Bora Architects, the 318-foot structure rises as the city's tenth-tallest building and occupies the former Hamilton Hotel block between Second and Third avenues. At $129 million—making it the fifth most-expensive courthouse of its kind built in the 1990s—the approximately 563,000-square-foot courthouse replaced the 1933 Gus J. Solomon Courthouse as the district court's home. The building's contemporary design stands apart from Portland's older rectilinear towers, distinguished by a dramatic cantilevered roof that shelters a green planting area visible from Washington Street. Notably energy-conscious, it exceeded Oregon's Energy Code by 29 percent upon completion.

Architect

Kohn Pedersen Fox

Built: 1997
Type: tower block, courthouse
Place: Portland, United States

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