Terrafirma’s commercial work is a great showcase of our ability to creatively rejuvenate dilapidated gems or simply empty spaces into great new homes for burgeoning businesses.
Creative and Historic Reuse (click to show or hide)
The Paramount in Overlook
Terrafirma redeveloped The Paramount Building located at 1700 N Killingsworth in the Overlook neighborhood. Since the 20s, this building has been a grocery, a shoe repair, a newspaper office, a butcher and a drapery shop. Roux and Bon Temp fed the neighborhood with French Creole Cuisine until July of 2009. Now The Lucky Lab Brewery calls The Paramount their home.
Portland Community Reinvestment Initiative Headquarters
Terrafirma restored this turn of the century masterpiece and converted it to commercial use for Portland Community Reinvestment Initiative. The work included seismic retro-fitting, new mechanical, electrical, data/communication, plumbing, fire sprinklers, and insulation. The project required great sensitivity to the original architectural finishes and integrity, while meeting PCRI’s goals for a functional new office. This project also received Earth Advantage certification for its sustainability compliance.
Commercial Interior Improvements (click to show or hide)
Pizzicato
The owners of Portland’s Pizzicato restaurant came to Terrafirma for guidance with this former Starbucks space. A new more rustic, NW look was the goal. Terrafirma brought FIX, a local design firm, to the table and a new Pizzicato look was born. Real pennies were used as tiles in a counter wall, a tree was placed in the corner as a bulletin board for community events. Now pizza and salads nurture the Seven Corners neighborhood of SE Portland.
Lovejoy Bakers
The Portland Pearl District intersection of Lovejoy and 10th will never be the same. Terrafirma renovated this all glass, highly visible storefront into what is now one of the hottest bakeries in Portland. Fresh bread and pastries baked in Eurpoean ovens, live music, wine and sumptuous food spill out onto the Lovejoy boardwalk.
