The German sportswear giant, Adidas has unveiled its newly revamped Portland headquarters in Oregon, referred to as The Village Campus. This 220,000 square-foot expansion of its North American campus which began in 2018, is aimed at creating an environment that fosters both collaboration and wellness of its employees.
The expansion of The Village campus now brings the total office space on the property to 525,000 square feet, which will house the nearly 1,700 staff members of Adidas in Portland. Designed by both Studio O+A and LEVER Architecture, this new development features three new buildings on the site, with spaces for a new gym, cafes, parking space and a soccer pitch, positioned between the buildings.
New Features added to The Village Campus buildings
One of the buildings at The Village campus is a six-story edifice, featuring open studios spaces, library tables, couches, creator tables on wheels and other mobile furniture; this design was set up to create a working environment with spaces suitable for all work styles. The other two buildings are named The Gold building and The Performance Zone.
At the Gold building, the staff can have access to amenities such as a food hall, coffee bar, and EV chargers. Other amenities such as the fitness equipment, cafe, juice bar, green roof, and rooftop lounge can be found at The Performance Zone building, which is aimed at managing the health and wellness of employees. Two levels of gym space are available at The Performance Zone for interval training, circuit and strength training, boxing, yoga, dance classes as well as cardio, and spin.
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With Adidas employees returning to the office setting in the post covid19 pandemic era, the new facilities at The Village Campus are intended to ease the transition process from remote to physical work. A hybrid model was also implemented which gives staff the option of coming to the office for three days a week and working remotely for two weeks per year.
Rupert Campbell, the president of Adidas North America, said the company was committed to creating the best working environment with state-of-the-art facilities, to inspire the passion, energy and creativity of the people who make Adidas a special place.
