La Plaza Esperanza
Gresham, OR
Business Type
Community Center
Size
18,000 square feet
Architect
ZGF and Salazar Architect
Owner
The Latino Network
A new community center with offices, preschool, and cultural community space. Uniquely, the design team was made up of mostly Latinx designers, who joined with the Latino Network to focus on accessible, sustainable, and culturally conscious design for the Latinx community in Gresham, Oregon.
Special Features
- Mass Timber Construction for a beautiful, strong, and sustainable center.
- All-Electric building designed to use zero fossil fuels.
- Energy-efficient HVAC system to reduce energy load, along with a PV Array designed to offset ~85% of annual energy use.
- Has battery backup capability to be a resilient operations center for the local community.