LEVER Architecture has been selected to lead the design team for the campus expansion of the Portland Museum of Art. The project aims to not only expand the existing campus but also to create a unified identity for the institution, one that ties together all the architecturally significant buildings on site. The winning proposal is primarily a mass timber structure inspired by Maine's communities, history, and culture. >>>

The site for the project in the Hai Chau district lies between the airport and the historic city center at the intersection of two main transport arteries. The design provides V-shaped floor plans with central circulation cores for the two high-rise towers. The high-rises are placed offset from each other on the site, thus allowing an unobstructed view from all stories in all directions across the city landscape and the Hàn River. The openings in the V-shapes create large, loggia-like recesses in the facades that can be seen from afar; they provide space for planting and are used as... >>>