CULTURE

Modern timber-and-glass cultural center with a dramatic sloping roof, illuminated at dusk beside a manicured lawn

Tillamook Creamery

Visitor’s Center

The Tillamook Creamery is an Oregon icon and one of the state's top tourist destinations with over 1.3 million visitors annually and as many as 17,000 visitors daily in the summer. Tillamook’s history is rooted in Oregon, and Precision Construction is part of it.

The renovation of the existing Tillamook plant, originally built in 1949, helped the booming company toward its goal to dream bigger and better. The new visitor center features an enhanced ice cream counter, new coffee counter, expanded gift shop, and a larger café with indoor seating and a spacious outdoor covered patio for year-round enjoyment. The renovation also preserved some of the beloved family areas such as the cheese production viewing gallery and tasting spaces, along with farm education rooms.

The project involved a major seismic upgrade and significant improvements to back-of-house services to serve swaths of visitors every day. Precision also constructed a 25,000 SF cross-laminated timber (CLT) roof system that required precise installation and showcased classic Pacific Northwest design.

Museum exhibit titled “The Cheddarmaster” showing visitors viewing industrial cheese-making equipment through a large window.

Busy modern restaurant dining room with large windows, exposed ductwork, pendant lights, and patrons eating at wooden tables

Modern commercial interior with dozens of suspended orange geometric ceiling sculptures, plywood walls, exposed ductwork, and people walking on a metal mezzanine.

Client:
Tillamook Creamery

Location:
Tillamook, OR

Size:
38,500-SF Visitor’s Center; 4,300-SF Outdoor Covered Patio

Architect:
Olson Kundig Architects

Crowded Tillamook Creamery visitor center with customers waiting in line for ice cream, yogurt, and pastries.

“Precision Construction turned out to be every bit the partner we had hoped. From the very beginning of the project, the entire Precision team worked to exceed our expectations, delivering what we needed often before we realized we needed it. ”

— Jack Mulder,
Former Director of Engineering, Tillamook County Creamery Association

James Beard

Public Market

Precision is leading a historic transformation in Downtown Portland with the James Beard Market: an anchor for Portland’s culinary identity and catalyst for the city’s next chapter.

This project honors its namesake, James Beard, who was born and raised in Portland and is known as one of the most prolific culinary artists of our time as a leader of the farm-to-table movement. Precision’s task was to carve out two historic buildings at SW 6th & Alder, converting old commercial buildings into a sprawling public market with high ceilings fit for 40 permanent small businesses and vendors.

At about 38,000 SF, it required significant demolition, seismic reinforcement, and interior renovation—including the addition of two new elevators and a rooftop deck.

Interior view of a historic wooden building under renovation, showing exposed beams, rough plank ceilings, scaffolding, and a skylight.

Abandoned industrial warehouse interior with exposed wooden beams, rusted pipes, and a glass skylight.

Client:
James Beard Foundation

Location:
Portland, OR

Size:
38,000 SF

Architect:
BCV Architecture + Interiors, COLAB Architecture + Urban Design

Modern forest lodge with metal roofs, wooden walkways, and a pond surrounded by misty evergreen trees

Tillamook Forest Center

Located in the heart of Oregon’s Tillamook State Forest, the Tillamook Forest Center is the region’s largest forest-based learning center and outdoor classroom born from the goal of helping people build a deeper connection to Oregon’s natural environment.

The 13,500-SF center features a variety of indoor and outdoor exhibits including a theater, bookstore, café, meeting rooms, classrooms, archive area, and major exhibit space for hands-on learning. Outdoor components feature interpretive trails, shelters, a forest lookout tower, and a prominent wooden suspension bridge over the Wilson River.

The Tillamook Forest Center is an all-wood building, and Precision’s work matched its ambition, with craftsman-level detailing of the heavy timber structure and careful installation of the wooden suspension bridge that connects visitors to miles of surrounding nature trails. The project was brought to life through more than 350 donors.

Interior of a forest-themed nature museum exhibit with tree trunks, educational displays, and a large topographic map table.

Pedestrian suspension bridge through a forest leading to rustic cabins

Client:
Tillamook Forest Center

Location:
Tillamook, OR

Size:
13,500 SF

Architect:
Miller/Hull Partnership, LLP (Architect), AldrichPears Associates (Interpretive Design), Walker Macy (Landscape Architecture)

Loyal Legion

& Speakeasy

This new beer hall gives travelers a true Pacific Northwest experience, featuring a kitchen, open bar area with 96 taps, and a speakeasy.

Positioned above the passageway where passengers exit security, it offers an inviting atmosphere with signature blue leather booths and a refined cocktail selection.

Staying true to Loyal Legion’s brand, Precision also constructed the connected Aurora speakeasy, working in a small space in the operational airport to do so.

This project required precise coordination with the ongoing Terminal Core Improvements and was completed on an expedited timeline that had to be met. Our Precision team worked closely with the Hoffman Skanska JV to integrate the beer hall with the existing structure, navigating the complexities of airport construction.

Modern lounge with purple curved sectional sofa, illuminated sculptural pendant lights, hanging greenery, and blue-lit glass block walls

Client:
Loyal Legion + Port of Portland

Location:
Portland, OR (Inside Portland International Airport)

Size:
9,000 SF

Architect:
ZGF Architects