DENVER | One River North | FT | 16 FLOORS

[Atlas]

Another wild project that should be starting soon.

Denver is about to get a stunning new landmark. And though One River North is unlike any building Colorado has ever seen before, you sure can see Colorado in the building.

That’s exactly what Ma Yansong and his team at MAD Architects, the renowned global design studio, had in mind. The team drew inspiration from Colorado’s mountainous terrain when they conceived the revolutionary residential project that will live at the intersections of Blake and 40th Streets in Denver’s RiNo neighborhood. Their design strategy is radical: Create a 16-story tower that looks as though it’s been cracked open to reveal a vibrant, green world hidden within. That 10-level rift will embrace a plant-filled fantasy landscape complete with water features and a hiking trail-inspired passageway. It’s a large-scale example of biophilic design—merging natural materials with the built environment to allow people to connect more closely with nature.

[Altoic]

MAD Architects’ One River North cracks open to provide a terraced landscape
https://www.archpaper.com/2022/09/ma...ced-landscape/

A copse of 13 tower cranes signals the massive building boom underway in Denver’s River North neighborhood (RiNo), but only one of these projects has a crevasse running across its facade. The fissure is purposeful, intended to hold a landscaped canyon emerging from the reflective glass facade of One River North. The design aims to connect people and nature, but the ultimate proof will arrive when this 16-story, concrete-frame tower is completed in late 2023. As of mid-August, construction crews are placing concrete for level 10, and the project is expected to top out by the end of the year.

Designed by Beijing-based MAD Architects and Denver’s Davis Partnership, when complete, One River North will offer 187 for-lease apartments and 13,352 square feet of open-air environments. It will likely quickly become a Denver architectural icon.

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[rds70]

The building canyon starting to take shape - April 30, 2023:

[sentinel]

This building is wild, I love the cutaway interior.

[SouthCentralPA]

First time seeing this, that is amazingly unique!