Daylight provided by the new reveal.
The space was designed to be wholly adaptable...to support the functions of individuals, small organizations, and medium sized organizations alike.
Oversized, bent wood welcome desk custom made by tres birds workshop.
The stairwell inhabits a space previously occupied by by the industrial elevator.
Custom louvers pull soft, natural light into the building's interior
Exterior mural painted by street artist Vyal One as part of Colorado CRUSH Street Art Festival
To achieve exceptional light quality inside the previously dim lower level space, a reveal was created in the earth along 30th Street to open this façade to the southern sunlight. New window wells were established, opening the lower level of the building to a flood of natural light.
The building’s entrance is surrounded by a large patio that offers ample opportunity for time outdoors.
Exterior louvers shield occupants from intense, direct sunlight while bouncing light onto the ceiling to illuminate deep into the space.
The light core, created by a series of skylights helps illuminate the common areas and connects each unit to a natural light source from the interior.
The light core, created by a series of skylights helps illuminate the common areas and connects each unit to a natural light source from the interior.
The vertical solar system innovates the traditional linear design by using solar panels to also create the wall system for the main stair tower, a move that consolidates and conserves building materials.
Alpine Modern is a Boulder-based company born from a passion for modern design, the mountains, architecture, and community. In early 2016, tres birds was hired to design the interior architecture for their newest space: a 1,200 square foot shop and coffee bar in downtown Boulder.
2660 Walnut stands at the NW corner of “Art Alley”, a landmark of Denver’s RiNo district. Marked by a three story mural flanking two sides, the building is a reflection of the neighborhood’s growing connection to street art.
LUMINA means light. Working with the sun as our main project collaborator, tres birds workshop designed this multi-unit, mixed-use development in Denver’s North Side neighborhood as our answer to living light and vital in dense times.
Alpine Modern is a Boulder-based company born from a passion for modern design, the mountains, architecture, and community.
The shop is part of a larger complex and backs to a 1,200 square foot breezeway through which tenants and guests access the upstairs units.
In line with Alpine Modern’s reverence for the outdoors, several design elements serve as subtle nods to Boulder’s mountain setting. The door handle at the front was made from a found branch, cast in bronze.
The backsplash in the coffee shop is made from variant hues of green glass tile, arranged in a herringbone pattern to resemble fir trees ascending the mountain peaks.
The central display table was designed from a fallen Boulder cottonwood tree, pieced together to highlight the raw edge, and perched atop a collection of triangular brass rod legs to create a floating effect.
For security during off-hours, tres birds designed a herringbone patterned bifolding door from that cantilevers up to reveal the coffee bar during open-hours.