Orvis Corporate Headquarters

Since 1856, The Orvis Company has embodied a rich sporting tradition, offering premium fly-fishing gear, shotguns, and outdoor apparel. To support the continued growth of this legacy, Bread Loaf conducted a comprehensive best-use analysis of Orvis’s existing retail, office, and manufacturing facilities in Manchester, Vermont. This study led to a site-selection process and the eventual relocation of the corporate headquarters to a new, purpose-built location.

Nestled on a forested hillside, the new headquarters reflects the Orvis brand and ethos. The building features a welcoming stone-pillared entrance, a light-filled central atrium, and a full-service fitness center. Designed to blur the line between indoors and out, the space offers sweeping views of the Taconic Mountains and includes a foreground trout pond—an homage to Orvis’s fly-fishing heritage.