SMRT, Inc.

PORTLAND, MAINE

CLIENT
SMRT, Inc

ARCHITECT
SMRT Architects and Engineers

CHALLENGE MET
Transform 100-year old building into a sustainable and energy-efficient office space for a Portland architecture firm

The historic, 100-year-old Nissen Bakery building presented the opportunity to celebrate collaboration, contribute to a sustainable Portland, and shape a space that is completely unnique to Portland-based architecture firm, SMRT inc. As the organization drives to achieve significant sustainability goals within the firm and in project work, moving into a more efficient space was a major priority on this project. Their footprint is smaller, systems more efficient, and we were able to reduce the embodied carbon by choosing to renovate an existing building. The build thoughtfully reused and restored existing materials to celebrate the building’s industrial past. SMRT inc. is also pursuing a Well Building Standard certification—a building rating system focused on the health of the occupants—for the health and wellness of their employees.