MILE HIGH HARLEY DAVIDSON

The new canopy of folded steel turns this typical low rise retail building into a local icon, defining a new public plaza for events, creating graphic patterns of shadow on the ground and building, and increasing visibility to draw in new visitors.

A large part of the brief was turning this nondescript retail building into an iconic new home befitting the brand. Sort Studio collaborated with re:architecture and Studio NYL to design a new canopy over a new public plaza to increase visibility and recognition from afar. A woven mesh of steel laid over a dynamic folded structural form defines the canopy, casting shadows on the building and plaza that change with the light.

location // PARKER, CO

year // 2017

client // MILE HIGH HARLEY DAVIDSON

status // COMPLETED

category // RETAIL

structural engineering // STUDIO NYL

design // SORT // STUDIO with re:architecture

photos // JAMES FLORIO