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Collection by Michael Moore

tres birds workshop commercial

The natural world runs on highly sophisticated and efficient systems that create balance and order. We seek to mimic this efficiency and view each project as a total system to be approached in an integrated and holistic manner, using cross-disciplines: art, science (biology, ecology), anthropology, architecture and construction management.

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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.
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.
The building’s entrance is surrounded by a large patio that offers ample opportunity for time outdoors.
Alpine Modern is a Boulder-based company born from a passion for modern design, the mountains, architecture, and community.
Alpine Modern is a Boulder-based company born from a passion for modern design, the mountains, architecture, and community.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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 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.
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.