Exterior view of the PDX PACR operations building with planted landscaping in the foreground.

Parking Addition and Consolidated Rental Car Facility (PACR)

Port of Portland
Location: Portland, Oregon
Collaborators: JE Dunn (General Contractor) YGH / Integrus (Architect) Mayer/Reed (Landscape Architect)
Role: Project Manager / Design Lead
Status: Completed 2021
Credits: Images courtesy of Integrus and Mayer/Reed

As part of the PDX Next transformation, the PACR project reimagines the airport arrival experience while advancing sustainability and resilience. This 26-acre expansion includes a six-level parking structure, a four-story operations building with a rental car center, and a new pedestrian connection to the terminal.

Confined to a long, narrow space, the landscape design is a sculptural abstraction of the Columbia River Gorge, with angular mounds shaped to evoke flight and movement while complementing the adjacent architecture. These forms buffer noise from nearby runways, reduce habitat for problematic bird species that can impact air safety, and create a dynamic first impression for arriving travelers. Indigenous basalt stone anchors the design to the region, aligning with broader airport materials and identity.

As a Senior Landscape Architect with Mayer/Reed, Tim Strand was project manager and design lead for this project.

Mayer/Reed Team: Jeramie Shane, Tim Strand, Josh Carlson

People walking past planted landscaping outside the PACR building at PDX. Travelers with luggage walking by landscaped mounds at the PACR entrance. View from above of travelers walking past planted mounds at the PACR facility. Sculptural wood installation shaped like a tree trunk under the PACR structure near the arrivals area.