TAXI
Provided: Architecture + General Contracting
Location: Denver, CO
Completed: June 2011
Built to house biotech company, 3i, the Taxi project was one of optimal resourcing. The entire building and communication systems were modernized, using 100% reclaimed materials. Starting with a 5000 sf old diesel repair garage, sitting idle for over ten years, tres birds workshop dramatically altered the heating and cooling capabilities of the building by inventing and installing a thermal exterior wall system, made from 21,000 recycled PET plastic water bottles. A 2100 sf mezzanine was added to the space made entirely of reclaimed pallet rack uprights and maple railroad boxcar floor boards. Reclaimed hockey glass from nearby professional sports arena, The Pepsi Center, was used for construction of sliding office walls. All materials used were implemented first for their inherent structural qualities, aesthetics being complimentary. In respect to the microscope manufacturing and biological work of 3i, tres birds workshop provided a ‘cellular’ retrofit reflecting brand identity and the nature of work back into the space. In addition to the bottle wall, which takes on the look of a large mass of cells, large circular discs and pallet racks make up a security closet to house microscopes. The resultant space has increased the efficiency of the design, manufacturing, and sales of live cell observation microscopes.
Clent Feedback
Colin Monks / CEO / 3i
“Our production, communication, and sales efficiency has improved dramatically since moving into the tres birds designed and built project. The project was very well thought out and the customization that tres birds brought to the project has made us into healthier machine.”
Photography: Brooks Freehill / Mike Moore
Location: Denver, CO
Completed: June 2011
Built to house biotech company, 3i, the Taxi project was one of optimal resourcing. The entire building and communication systems were modernized, using 100% reclaimed materials. Starting with a 5000 sf old diesel repair garage, sitting idle for over ten years, tres birds workshop dramatically altered the heating and cooling capabilities of the building by inventing and installing a thermal exterior wall system, made from 21,000 recycled PET plastic water bottles. A 2100 sf mezzanine was added to the space made entirely of reclaimed pallet rack uprights and maple railroad boxcar floor boards. Reclaimed hockey glass from nearby professional sports arena, The Pepsi Center, was used for construction of sliding office walls. All materials used were implemented first for their inherent structural qualities, aesthetics being complimentary. In respect to the microscope manufacturing and biological work of 3i, tres birds workshop provided a ‘cellular’ retrofit reflecting brand identity and the nature of work back into the space. In addition to the bottle wall, which takes on the look of a large mass of cells, large circular discs and pallet racks make up a security closet to house microscopes. The resultant space has increased the efficiency of the design, manufacturing, and sales of live cell observation microscopes.
Clent Feedback
Colin Monks / CEO / 3i
“Our production, communication, and sales efficiency has improved dramatically since moving into the tres birds designed and built project. The project was very well thought out and the customization that tres birds brought to the project has made us into healthier machine.”
Photography: Brooks Freehill / Mike Moore
