Block Two of the Brewery Block development integrates a NW Portland landmark, the historic Blitz-Weinhard Brewhouse. This mixed-use, ten-story office building is a unique and innovative 220,000 SF structure, housing shops, restaurants, and offices. Exposed steel and concrete, ten-foot-tall operable windows, and an array of new and existing materials were combined, creating a demanding palette with which to build. The new office tower is connected to the historic building via an elevator core and a “seismic bridge” which serves to brace the existing Brewhouse. Construction teams performed extensive brick restorations to preserve the Brewhouse’s 120-foot smokestack and exterior facade.