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April 5, 2019

Exterior/Commercial • Oregon

Photo by Sam Jones
WorldMark Portland by Wyndham has 27,500 linear feet of stucco trims and 3,500 linear feet of foam shapes to create the building’s architectural features.

WorldMark Portland by Wyndham

Contractor: Western Partitions

Location: Portland

Architect: SERA

Team: BMI Products, ClarkDietrich/Vinyl Corp., Dryvit Systems, Western Materials

Located in downtown Portland parallel to the Willamette River, the Wyndham WorldMark Portland is a new building designed and constructed to fit into the historic downtown waterfront. To properly achieve a historic look, a traditional exterior finish was required.

The building is unique in using a traditional stucco system with an immense amount of details and shapes. The two elevations adjacent to the street of the 40,000- square-foot facade are adorned with a series of cornices, arches, pilasters, and corbels while the interior courtyard elevations are finished in smooth stucco.

Overall, there were over 27,500 linear feet of stucco trims and 3,500 linear feet of foam plant on shapes to create the building’s architectural features. The lath was intricately installed around all arches, corners, and returns ranging from feet to a couple of inches. Some detailing was so complex that in one corner, more than 13 different inside/outside corners were needed to create the desired depth and shape.

The ornate cornices at the head of walls, floor lines, and around the windows were constructed out of unfinished foam shapes, which were planted into place and carefully integrated with the stucco finishes. Dryvit mesh and base coat was used, also known as a crack-shield system.

In addition, the west and south elevations butt against existing buildings, hindering access to those sides of the building from swing stages.

In some places, craftsmen had about 16 inches of clearance to apply finishes. The Western Partitions plasterers proved their worth by overcoming these challenges and completing one of Portland’s most beautiful and unique stucco-finished buildings.

Juror's comment: “All the entries in this category were so amazing, it was tough to choose one winner. With the faux-stucco and EIFS, this is a spectacular execution with an intricate and classic look, raising it above the others.”


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