The Portland Art Museum has selected Mortenson to serve as the CM/GC for the new Rothko Pavilion addition and campus renovation project. As proposed, the new four-story building would connect the museum’s existing Main and Mark buildings and add 32,000 square feet of communal commons, gallery space, and roof terrace. The design includes site work improvements, relocates the loading dock to SW Jefferson Street, and bring the existing Madison Street public thoroughfare between SW 10th and Park avenues into a public passageway. Renovation within the existing buildings includes existing galleries, basement link, café/giftshop, library, and new Crumpacker gallery.

The project team assembled so far includes the owner’s representative, Urban Resources, Inc., design team Hennebery Eddy Architects and engineering firms Interface Engineering, KPFF Consulting Engineers, Walker | Macy Landscape Architecture, and Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture.

This expansion and renovation project represents an investment in the city and future generations of Portlanders. While museums and arts organizations are struggling in other cities, this project reflects an investment and a commitment to a vibrant arts community in Portland.