The Willamette River Water Treatment Plant was built as a long series of buildings in a row, each joined by sections of a wall with creative stone-faced or concrete surfaces.
Despite its nearly 800-foot length and secure appearance, the facility in Wilsonville, Oregon, is widely open to the public’s view and draws people in to its operation. Varying in height to accommodate the different buildings as it slopes to the river below, the attractive wall separates the treatment facility from a public park and provides an educational portal into the plant’s operation and functions.
Strategically placed windows and openings along the
