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QUICK LEFT 
Quick Left, software development company, needed a design solution to accommodate their new location and growing business, the main stipulation being health and...
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CACTUS COMMUNICATIONS 
This 1905 mercantile building was once the terminus of the Grand Moffat Railway. Cactus, a Denver native ad agency acquired the structure in a most inefficient...
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NATURAL SYSTEMS DOMINATION 
Domination implies taking over. If we had it our way, natural systems would dominate entirely. Natural systems operate in perfect efficiency. Humans are both part...
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TAXI 
Built to house biotech company, 3i, the Taxi project was one of optimal resourcing. The entire building and communication systems were modernized, using 100%...
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HOUSE OF REED 
Todd Reed designs, fabricates, sells and distributes a line of jewelry out of their central office in Boulder, CO. One of the main goals in creating a new home for...
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MCNICHOLS BUILDING: BIENNIAL OF THE AMERICAS 
We have opened this 100 year old civic icon to the sun and the people of Denver once more in preparation for the Biennial of the Americas event that was held in...
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QUIVAS 
The sun is infinite. The sun informed all of our architectural and building decisions on this new family home. We utilized computer-generated energy modeling as a...
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WHEELS OF HOPE 
Wheels of Hope was an installation done during the 2008 Democratic National Convention, in Denver, CO; a time of palpable, widespread HOPE during the concurrent...
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"GOOD" BUILDING 
We opened this 1960's, unoccupied storage building to the sun. The sun lights the interior, providing winter heating and making electricity on-site. tres birds...
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21+ 
The intention of this structure is to provide a sustainable dwelling/ work space for North Americans. The structure's materiality and energy engineering result in a...
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WORKSHOP 
Tres Birds Workshop is free of hierarchy. North daylight diffuses upon all workstations contributing to the happiness of workers. Segmented steel boxes organize...
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4TH BIN: ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTOR 
Both the body and head of this waste collector is made of 100% post consumer electronics recycled plastics technology (PCERP). It is made of what it collects. The...
conceptual 
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RADIO CONTROLLED 
Our charge is to convert old exhibit material into display framework, given two weeks time, the summer heat, and a six pack of ale. Architectural LAB of Denver...
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2241 
Remodel and addition for a 1923 arts & crafts home in a challenging landmark zone- the historic Mapleton Hill District. The original home consisted of a rustic...
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DRAGONS 
The challenge: an open floor plan, demanding some level of sound mitigation. After researching sound attenuation, the decision is made to go cellular. The process...
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BURTON: CHICAGO FLAGSHIP RETAIL STORE 
This 1800's, downtown Chicago stone townhouse was transformed into a genuine Team Rider house for legendary snowboard brand, Burton. The entry, made up of stacked...
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FREEHILL STUDIO 
This photography studio becomes what the camera is: a light box. Methods of controlling light are built into the studio. With its strategic positioning on the site,...
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FREEHILL GARAGE 
The client retreats to the Garage to work on his racing cars. As a professional photographer, he also uses the space as a staging area for his studio. For privacy,...
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BURTON: VAIL FLAGSHIP RETAIL STORE 
Second Burton store to descend upon Vail, this one in Arrabelle of Vail Square. Boasting a large demo fleet, it fulfills any rider’s winter escape. Design focuses...
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BURTON: IRVINE SHOWROOM 
This realignment of large showroom space into smaller scale product display areas, through installation of pine burn wood frames, define spaces and provide for...
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FLEET FEET 
Renovation of former furniture store into Boulder’s coolest running and triathlon store. Shoes mounted on adjustable steel poles both conserve space in the narrow...
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BURTON: LOS ANGELES FLAGSHIP RETAIL STORE 
This haven of action sports, catering to the surf, snow and skate enthusiast is a familar West Coast destination. The 11,500 s.f., post-tensioned concrete shell was...
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TAPROOT 
The person who lived here decades ago was both a bootlegger and herbalist. He had built much of the house and random out-buildings with his own two hands. His...
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MARINE 
A small 1910 brick house in a dense residential neighborhood takes on a 1700 sq. ft. addition to modernize its program and function. Staying true to its...
residential 
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INSERT LIGHT 
The addition and remodel on a 1954 north Boulder home is phase one of the project. There are two intentions: bring daylight into the core of the home with the...
residential 
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ALPINE 
Modest 1954 ranch house in a prime mixed-density residential neighborhood looks to add flow and quality over just square footage. Client desires both fun...
residential 
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CONTRABANDS AND FREEDMEN'S CEMETARY MEMORIAL  
Your journey of this proposed site is one of moving through SHADOW and then into LIGHT as you walk the grounds. A brick path loops through the property as a...
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BOULDER CYCLE SPORT 
For this popular neighborhood bike store, minimal moves are made. Long steel troffer is suspended overhead punctuated with rays of light. Brackets on cinder block...
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BURTON: OSAKA FLAGSHIP RETAIL STORE 
Bluebird sky abstracted image wraps 427 square meter of second floor ceiling - a graphic collaboration between tres birds workshop and Kristian Kluver. Check the...
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CRISPIN PORTER + BOGUSKY 
Premier ad agency requests innovative custom space dividers, conference room tables, and showcase stage: FLAGS designed for the ‘factory’ act as adjustable...
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RECLAIM IT 
We intend to use materials that are proximal to the job site and destined to be buried in a landfill or lay waste. We believe that utilizing discarded materials is...
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BURTON: BIG DREAMS SHOWROOM 
Conversion of turn-of-the-century warehouse into Northern California Burton Snowboards showroom. Conveyor track is installed and customized to move snowboards along...
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TENSION 
Tension between interior and exterior holds us. We take an area of space and construct a skin around it. We utilize thresholds, crossings, the imperceptible...
conceptual 
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DAMIANO SHOWROOM 
Tactical rehabilitation of 1950s modular concrete tilt-up industrial structure. Main structure has good bones so the interior is gutted, trusses are exposed, space...
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ATMOSPHERE 
As the Clients describe it, 'atmosphere' is the idea and act of "rising". Vignettes are created for this boutique of fine furnishings and goods. Like a stage...
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