Otak Architecture SOQ - Affordable Housing

AFFORDABLE HOUSING PORTFOLIO

FIRM PROFILE

At Otak, our shared purpose as an integrated design team is to connect people to place so they feel a lasting sense of pride and delight in their communities. This is reflected in the legacy of our built projects and is an approach that we continue to refine in the work that we pursue. Since 1981, our integrated design approach to placemaking has been essential to our collaboration with clients on multifamily, mixed-use, suburban, and urban developments. The end result is projects that can be readily implemented since they are rooted in a deep understanding of the needs of today’s consumers and their communities.

Headquartered in Portland, Oregon with offices in Washington and Colorado, Otak has over 39 years of experience in the fields of planning, architecture, engineering, survey, and project/ construction management. Our commitment to working with emerging businesses coupled with the efficiency of our in-house disciplines has given Otak the rare privilege of being a respected solutions provider for growth in our communities. Through years of practical experience, we are unrivaled in bringing the principles of sustainability in alignment with cost-effective coordination to successful implementation. The volume of our built work attests to our ability to exceed client satisfaction and earn repeat business.

OUR WHY

Otak is about people.

Our values don’t end or begin in the workplace.

We value the places we live, work, and play, and the people who make these places a community. We work in teams that share our values, and working together with clients, partners, and colleagues, we create places that enrich our lives and the lives of future generations. We live these values every day through our work, charitable activities, and how we spend our time with family and friends.

We are realizing communities and places that once could only be imagined.

Our values form the basis for the projects we plan, design, and manage – from public building and civic spaces, to natural systems of wetlands, rivers and woodlands, to national parks and neighborhood playgrounds, to privately funded buildings that define our public spaces. In all of our work, our core values guide us to deliver more than just projects; we create communities and places that will preserve the environment and benefit people for many years to come.

Why we come to work.

We strive for excellence in everything we do. We build lasting relationships with the people we work with – from clients, to partners and colleagues. We pursue growth through learning and doing. We do work that enriches the communities where we live, work, and play. We deliver great projects. We come to work every day to enjoy and engage in that journey.

We are Otak.

PRESERVATION

ENRICH LIVES

OTAK IS ABOUT PEOPLE

LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY

COMMUNITY

EXCELLENCE

PROJECTS CHARITABLE

LIVE OUR VALUES

LASTING RELATIONSHIPS

CIVIC SPACES

FUTURE GENERATIONS

SUSTAINABILITY

FAMILY

DESIGN

LEARNING NATURAL SYSTEMS

PURSUE GROWTH

ECO-FRIENDLY WORKING TOGETHER TOGETHER

PARTNERS CREATE TEAMS PLAN, DESIGN, AND MANAGE

DELIVER GREAT GROWTH GROWTH

ARCHITECTURE

Otak’s award-winning architecture team works hand-in-hand with clients to create their vision and support their communities. We offer design services in multifamily housing, industrial, civic, recreational, and mixed-use structures.

PLANNING

Otak’s planning practice focuses on two fundamental objectives: creating livable communities and setting the stage for feasible implementation. Services range from neighborhood design to regional policy analysis.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Otak’s landscape architects use the character of the land to define the opportunities and constraints of development. This ensures that the natural landscape blends with manmade structures - and vice versa.

VISITOR USE MANAGEMENT

Otak has specialized expertise in visitor use management and user capabilities for federal lands recreation areas. We work nationwide on projects for federal land managers and have become a trusted partner to these clients.

PROJECT CONTROLS

Otak’s recent acquisition of Tarr Whitman Group (TWG), an advanced project controls firm, enables us to unveil a new practice area to better serve our clients and aid them in making informed, data-driven decisions at all stages of a project’s lifecycle.

SURVEY & MAPPING

By relaying the relationship between locations, conditions, and uses of the land, our team ensures success. Otak is a pioneer in electronic data accumulation and its translation into formats for many applications.

PM/CM & OWNER’S REPRESENTATIVE

Otak’s construction management and inspection services team provides clients with the tools to keep their projects on track. From design development through project closeout, we work as part of the project team.

WATER & NATURAL RESOURCES

As available land diminishes, Otak’s water and natural resources staff documents environmental conditions and fully satisfies reporting criteria for compliance requirements at the local, state, and federal levels.

Otak ensures that our local infrastructure supports the homes in which we live, the water and utility systems that keep our cities running, and the transit systems that ease congestion.

CIVIL ENGINEERING TRANSPORTATION

Otak’s structural and bridge designers offer the expertise necessary to accommodate our often-aging road systems while being mindful of cost, safety, and how each structure fits within its environment.

OUR TEAM

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

We believe the most successful communities are those that provide a mix of housing choices at all levels of income and integrate different levels of affordability. Working with developers to provide affordable housing to communities with the most need aligns directly with our culture and mission. We are compelled to use this integrated approach to economic, environmental, and social well-being in placemaking that our multi-disciplinary professionals are passionate and motivated to create.