The Glass Lab — Brand Identity, Signage & Wayfinding — The Glass Lab
The Glass Lab, an adaptive reuse of a former Morehouse Glass Company factory into a creative-office building, opened November 2019 in Portland, Oregon's Innovation Quadrant, with architecture and environmental graphics by Tryba Architects.
| Venue | The Glass Lab |
|---|---|
| Project type | Major Renovation |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2019 |
| Technologies | large-format supergraphics, environmental signage |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| tryba-architects | Architecture | Adaptive reuse of a 46,000 sq ft former glass factory into a creative-office hub |
| tryba-architects | Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding | Brand identity, signage, and wayfinding system, incl. a large exterior supergraphic |
| tube-art-group | Fabrication | Signage fabrication and installation |
Description
Tryba Architects preserved original industrial elements — two overhead cranes and etched-glass features — while introducing a brand identity, signage system, and large exterior supergraphic that reference the site's history as the Morehouse Glass Company. The project won a 2021 SEGD Global Design Award Merit Award in the Placemaking and Identity category.