Convergence is providing architectural services to TriMet and its engineering firm, David Evans and Associates to modernize and expand multiple transit centers. 

At the Oregon City Transit Center, Convergence’s redesign will provide a much needed expansion and retrofit of the existing transit center to add new bus layover and operator break facilities. The improvements are necessary to expand service in Clackamas County and support operators.

For the Beaverton Transit Center, the new design provide updates, reconfigures facilities, and increases capacity of the bus layover facilities. The resulting facilities will provide improved and more comfortable operator break and layover spaces, more efficient layover pull-in and pull-out procedures, new service upgrades that will accommodate 60-foot articulated, zero emissions buses and infrastructure for fast-charging battery electric buses.

We have also conducted similar work at the Hollywood Transit Center, Gateway Transit Center, and Parkrose Transit Center.

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Convergence partnered with WSP to help TriMet reimagine the long-term future of the Ruby Junction Operations & Maintenance Facility—one of the most active sites supporting MAX light rail. Through a multi-phased master planning effort, we engaged directly with stakeholders, evaluated existing buildings and systems, and translated operational needs into planning and programming strategies for future growth. Our work included developing master plan documentation, exploring multiple siting options for new maintenance and office facilities, and shaping concepts that support cleaner, more efficient train servicing—such as a new pull-through clean and sand building and a remodel of an existing steel structure to better support storage and workspace needs. Using Revit modeling and phased planning, we established a clear roadmap that guides investment, sequencing, and facility evolution over time.

We have also worked on several other O&M projects at Ruby Junction, critical for helping TriMet keep the facility operating efficiently:

• Maintenance Building Partial Reroof
• Bogie Shed Project Development
• Hogan Yard Maintenance Building Schematic Design
• Electrical Substation Building

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In tandem with interiors by Bainbridge Design, Convergence was hired to provide architectural oversight of construction documents and permitting, including construction contract administration, for the almost 20,000 SF Milwaukie City Hall remodel. Convergence led the design efforts of a multi-story graphic/wayfinding design for the main stairwell. The goal of the graphics was to encourage visitors to choose the stairwell’s vertical circulation path up to the City’s public services area by increasing visibility via an intriguing and colorful design. Another intent of the graphic design was to honor the historic city hall, the City’s prior longtime home, and educate visitors about remarkable facts of the City of Milwaukie, while meeting State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) guidelines.

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Convergence was the project architect collaborating with the prime structural engineer to address areas of repair for finishes and furnishings affected by this work. At culmination of the design phase, it was decided that this project would include a complete reroof design of the “flat” roof, rather than just patching where needed for seismic strengthening. This required an existing conditions assessment, analysis of appropriate roof membrane materials for the condition, and design of details that properly describes the contractor’s scope of roofing work.

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The City of Newberg combines their waste with sawdust to create compost through an anaerobic process. Convergence’s team designed a four-bay steel structure to accommodate their need to store the sawdust as well as equipment used for the process. The structure has poured concrete separators between bays that contributed complexity to the seismic design elements.

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This remodel included multiple areas of the Wastewater Treatment Plant’s Administration Building. In the laboratory we replaced all of the casework, as well as adding new ceiling, lighting, and flooring. Specialty lab equipment was also updated and replaced. In the training room, we added more data, a new ceiling, and lighting, because this room doubles as an emergency operations center for the City of Newberg in the case of an emergency. We updated the building’s lobby to be secure and have a new access door, which included moving the reception area to the other side of the room and working with the existing architecture to create both a standing and a sitting reception desk areas. Finally, we transformed the mudroom to be an expanded Men’s Locker room for improved functionality.

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Through our on call contract with Portland Parks and Recreation, we worked with City staff, a structural engineer and the contractor to design and provide construction support for the kitchen building renovation. Custom water boxes were detailed to collect rapidly flowing rainwater as it hits the steep 21:12 roof pitch. The team designed new structural columns to replace the existing, deteriorating, supports. Built in 1923, the Sellwood Park Kitchen Building’s style is from the height of Tudor revival in this area, tucked within the trees of Sellwood Park, adjacent to the Sellwood Bathhouse.

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The Powell Garage project provides modernized facilities and adds capacity for TriMet’s 60-foot articulated buses. Convergence served as the local Architect, under the prime Architect, Stantec, for the redevelopment of the site’s active bus maintenance and operator dispatch facility. The project was phased to preserve all existing functions on the site during construction, while also increasing the capacity to handle more buses and associated activities and personnel. We led the engagement and tracking on all permitting, designed the bus wash and fueling buildings, led the on-site construction contract administration efforts, and assisted the Prime with their design and documentation efforts.

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This project aimed to procure the design and manufacturing of custom, neighborhood-themed, decorative street sign toppers. These sign toppers, installed by the City of Portland, add to the aesthetic and cultural character of the St. Johns Main Street District and St. Johns neighborhood. Joseph Purkey was the Project Manager and oversaw design, fabrication, and installation of the project. In order to involve project stakeholders, the community was invited to submit designs and representatives from the St. Johns Neighborhood Association, St Johns Boosters, and St Johns Farmers Market voted on the winning design.

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