{"id":46366,"date":"2020-11-24T09:15:24","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T14:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=46366"},"modified":"2021-11-10T07:30:25","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T12:30:25","slug":"behind-the-building-expensify-office-by-zgf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/details\/behind-the-building-expensify-office-by-zgf\/","title":{"rendered":"Is This the World&#8217;s Most Beautiful Office Renovation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><p class=\"p1\"><i>Architizer's <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/awards.architizer.com\/a\/page\/judging\/jury?utm_source=architizer&amp;utm_medium=blog\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>diverse jury of global experts<\/i><\/span><\/a><em> is currently reviewing submissions to<\/em><i> the <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/enter.architizer.com\/?utm_source=architizer&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=nav\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>14th A+Awards<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>! Sign up to <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/awards.architizer.com\/a\/?utm_source=architizer&amp;utm_medium=blog\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>receive updates<\/i><\/span><\/a><i> on Public Voting and spring winner announcements.<\/i><i><\/i><\/p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the moment that the Expensify and <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/zgf-architects-llp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ZGF Architects<\/a> teams saw this landmark site, they agreed that it was the perfect environment for the 10-year-old company to grow in Portland. There was just something about this 1916 landmark building, with its marble-clad front fa\u00e7ade, richly decorated skylit atrium and colossal Ionic columns, that presented itself as absolutely irresistible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Expensify moved from San Francisco to Portland for its laid-back energy and cheaper rent prices, the corner-site building was everything they could possibly need.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_46368\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46368\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-46368 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/94c8308d-e92e-4e6b-9d28-2bb76a9857ce.jpg\" alt=\"expensify zgf\" width=\"2000\" height=\"3000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/94c8308d-e92e-4e6b-9d28-2bb76a9857ce.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/94c8308d-e92e-4e6b-9d28-2bb76a9857ce-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/94c8308d-e92e-4e6b-9d28-2bb76a9857ce-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/94c8308d-e92e-4e6b-9d28-2bb76a9857ce-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-46368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zgf.com\/project\/expensify-portland-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ZGF<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The brief called for flexible workspaces where Expensify employees would be equally comfortable doing individual, focused work as they would be collaborating and hanging out. While this seemed easy enough on paper, certain challenges arose: since the building was leased rather than bought, there were several limitations on the types of intervention that could occur. It meant ZGF had to get creative.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_46369\" style=\"width: 3010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46369\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-46369 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/89d0b1c3-bf57-458f-b859-abe9ca768bb7.jpg\" alt=\"expensify zgf\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/89d0b1c3-bf57-458f-b859-abe9ca768bb7.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/89d0b1c3-bf57-458f-b859-abe9ca768bb7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/89d0b1c3-bf57-458f-b859-abe9ca768bb7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/89d0b1c3-bf57-458f-b859-abe9ca768bb7-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-46369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zgf.com\/project\/expensify-portland-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ZGF<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With rigorous thought and attention given to the most minute details, ZGF crafted a stellar contemporary design that still honors its historical elements. Since completion, many employees at Expensify have recounted that the bold space inspires creativity and pride each day. In this article, we take a peek into a few of the architectural elements, materials and products that contributed to this effect.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_46373\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46373\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-46373 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1809-ZGF-Portland-Oregon-Expensify-Office-06.jpg\" alt=\"expensify zgf\" width=\"900\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1809-ZGF-Portland-Oregon-Expensify-Office-06.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1809-ZGF-Portland-Oregon-Expensify-Office-06-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1809-ZGF-Portland-Oregon-Expensify-Office-06-768x469.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-46373\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.architecturalrecord.com\/articles\/13617-expensify-office-by-zgfc%C3%A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Architectural Record<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Aluminum Brass Panels<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manufactured by <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands\/pure-freeform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pure + Free Form<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ZGF chose to capitalize on and celebrate the atrium\u2019s massive height by integrating an eye-catching staircase composed of blackened steel and oak. Small conference rooms and workspaces are distributed throughout nooks and crevices of the staircase, creating a cantilevered structure that resembles a treehouse. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To enclose these distinct spaces, ZGF used glass panels alongside striking panels of aluminum printed to look like brass. This unique sculptural intervention serves as a space where Expensify employees can meet, collaborate, and quite literally \u201chang out.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_46374\" style=\"width: 3010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46374\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-46374 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/6528f5e0-c5af-4c15-9419-728ced7396e4.jpg\" alt=\"expensify zgf\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/6528f5e0-c5af-4c15-9419-728ced7396e4.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/6528f5e0-c5af-4c15-9419-728ced7396e4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/6528f5e0-c5af-4c15-9419-728ced7396e4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/6528f5e0-c5af-4c15-9419-728ced7396e4-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-46374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zgf.com\/project\/expensify-portland-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ZGF<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Oak Flooring<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manufactured by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/source.architizer.com\/brands\/kahrs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Kahrs<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most unmistakable elements of the design by ZGF is the stunning oak floorwork that cascades throughout the atrium and continues up the monumental staircase. With the intention of drawing out existing historical elements and celebrating them through new, contemporary detailing, ZGF gathered inspiration for the oak flooring and millwork from the patterns of oak leaves on the historic bank vault doors. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_46371\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46371\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-46371 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1809-ZGF-Portland-Oregon-Expensify-Office-03.jpg\" alt=\"expensify zgf\" width=\"900\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1809-ZGF-Portland-Oregon-Expensify-Office-03.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1809-ZGF-Portland-Oregon-Expensify-Office-03-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1809-ZGF-Portland-Oregon-Expensify-Office-03-768x469.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-46371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.architecturalrecord.com\/articles\/13617-expensify-office-by-zgfc%C3%A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Architectural Record<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_46381\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46381\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-46381 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3975af5a-d9bc-412f-865b-017bbd1818d4.jpg\" alt=\"expensify zgf\" width=\"2000\" height=\"3000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3975af5a-d9bc-412f-865b-017bbd1818d4.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3975af5a-d9bc-412f-865b-017bbd1818d4-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3975af5a-d9bc-412f-865b-017bbd1818d4-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3975af5a-d9bc-412f-865b-017bbd1818d4-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-46381\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zgf.com\/project\/expensify-portland-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ZGF<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Acoustical Treatment<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manufactured by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands\/armstrong-ceiling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Armstrong Ceiling Solutions<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acoustical treatments are thoughtfully integrated throughout the Expensify Office design, making this stately neoclassical monument \u2014 which dates back to 1916 \u2014 both habitable and functional for contemporary work and play. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Providing varying levels of auditory privacy, the third floor contains an open work area and a small village of oak pavilions where employees can take private phone calls. Acoustical panels were used to dampen noise and distraction while still allowing a sense of collaborative energy to circulate throughout the space. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_46367\" style=\"width: 3010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46367\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-46367 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/c21e1845-0afb-40a3-b67b-6fe73cac7a63.jpg\" alt=\"expensify zgf\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/c21e1845-0afb-40a3-b67b-6fe73cac7a63.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/c21e1845-0afb-40a3-b67b-6fe73cac7a63-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/c21e1845-0afb-40a3-b67b-6fe73cac7a63-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/c21e1845-0afb-40a3-b67b-6fe73cac7a63-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-46367\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zgf.com\/project\/expensify-portland-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ZGF<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Solid Surfacing<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manufactured by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands\/pental\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Pental<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the client briefed ZGF Architects with this project, the designers were asked to remain true to the company\u2019s offbeat working model, which celebrates those who thrive in fast-paced, collaborative environments with lots of personal freedom. Honoring this approach, ZGF created a casual open kitchen and caf\u00e9 on the second floor featuring cabinetry composed of spalted maple. Additionally, the architects selected stunning gray solid-surface countertops that echo the subtle tones of the space\u2019s flooring and lighting details. <\/span><b>\f<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><p class=\"p1\"><i>Architizer's <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/awards.architizer.com\/a\/page\/judging\/jury?utm_source=architizer&amp;utm_medium=blog\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>diverse jury of global experts<\/i><\/span><\/a><em> is currently reviewing submissions to<\/em><i> the <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/enter.architizer.com\/?utm_source=architizer&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=nav\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>14th A+Awards<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>! Sign up to <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/awards.architizer.com\/a\/?utm_source=architizer&amp;utm_medium=blog\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>receive updates<\/i><\/span><\/a><i> on Public Voting and spring winner announcements.<\/i><i><\/i><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With rigorous thought and attention given to the most minute details, ZGF crafted a stellar contemporary design that still honors its historical 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