A Look Inside the Serena Williams Building at Nike World Headquarters

Serena Williams is the G.O.A.T. within the tennis world and now her legacy will stay on on the Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon. Spanning over 1 million sq. toes, the Serena Williams Constructing is the biggest construction on Nike’s campus. Portland-based Skylab captured the spirit of Serena and mixed it with Nike’s heritage to create a design-led workspace for two,750 workers.

Photograph: Jeremy Bittermann

The constructing includes 4 sections: an underground parking storage and loading dock; a merchandising middle for prototype retails websites; design studios for a number of product classes; and a 12-story tower that homes facilities for the campus.

Photograph: Jeremy Bittermann

Photograph: Jeremy Bittermann

Designers for every of the manufacturers stay on a single stage with providers stacking vertically between the totally different ranges. The constructing design idea permits Nike merchandise to go from sketch to prototype to closing design to retail all beneath the identical roof.

Photograph: Jeremy Bittermann

Photograph: Jeremy Bittermann

All through, Skylab created varied gathering websites to accommodate any state of affairs.

Photograph: Jeremy Bittermann

From portraits of the tennis star all the way down to hanging nets with tennis balls, the design reminds you of Serena’s presence and expertise.

Photograph: Jeremy Bittermann

Photograph: Stephen Miller

Photograph: Stephen Miller

Photograph: Jeremy Bittermann

Photograph: Stephen Miller

Photograph: Stephen Miller

Photograph: Stephen Miller

The campus backs as much as a wetland main designers to work with nature to create a respectful design. Parking, loading areas, and the entry street to the constructing are buried with a view to scale back sights of vehicles and vehicles. Inexperienced roof terraces carry nature up shut for workers to profit from biophilic design.

Photograph: Jeremy Bittermann

Photograph: Stephen Miller

Photograph: Jeremy Bittermann

Photograph: Jeremy Bittermann

Photograph: Jeremy Bittermann

Photograph: Jeremy Bittermann

Photograph: Jeremy Bittermann

Photograph: Jeremy Bittermann

Images by Jeremy Bittermann and Stephen Miller.

Caroline Williamson is Editorial Director of Design Milk. She has a BFA in images from SCAD and might often be discovered looking for classic wares, doing New York Occasions crossword puzzles in pen, or transforming playlists on Spotify.