1481 South Gaylord, Denver, Colorado

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1481 South Gaylord, Denver, Colorado

1481, South Gaylord Street, Denver, CO, United States

Firm

Nathan Jenkins Studio, LLC

Type

Commercial › Office

YEAR

2010

BUDGET

$100K - 500K

Located in the almost exclusively residential neighborhood of Wash Park in Denver, Colorado this once Masonic temple was converted into a light-filled and functional photography studio. The new building uses the original footprint but with the addition of two modern entries and openings on the north facade. With the intent being to minimize the construction waste and disposal of building materials, a substantial portion of the original building materials were salvaged and sold on Craigslist. Left with a hallow box of approximately 18′ x 86′, the first move was to bring the natural light back into what had become a dark and bad spirited place. A series of three 10′ x 10′ openings was introduced to the north side and several simple lines were drawn to contemporize the otherwise vanilla painted concrete block exterior. The northeast corner was lifted to exaggerate the natural perspective as viewed from the street and the once asphalt lot adjacent to the building will be left for landscape and a private park. A kitchen, bathroom and storage space was conglomerated to the building's west in order to preserve the completely open studio volume for shooting and a flexible work space. A black-out curtain and railing system were designed to help control the natural lighting when needed.