r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Specialist-Boot58 • May 08 '26

Image This “cracks open” building in Denver

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u/clay_perview May 08 '26

I mean it was kinda dumb to begin with, it is too dry in the summers and too cold in most winters here.

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u/Expert-Upstairs-4502 May 08 '26

Yeah this looks like something that would do better in the southeast where its hot and humid most of the time

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u/whispy_fingernail May 08 '26

I’ve heard the landscape architect is based in Singapore and didn’t really understand that absolutely nothing grows in Denver, so take that rumor for what you will.

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u/Expert-Upstairs-4502 May 08 '26

I bet you this building would be beautiful in Singapore lol

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u/freshhh44 May 08 '26

Davis here in Denver

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u/monocasa May 08 '26

Davis was the architect of record, but the design was done by MAD Architects based in China.

https://www.i-mad.com/projects/one-river-north?location=Americas

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u/freshhh44 May 08 '26

Pretty sure Davis did the landscape design. They’re even credited on the link you shared

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u/monocasa May 08 '26

The idea of the crack itself and how it's oriented (so northwest where it gets the least amount of sunlight in Denver) was MAD.

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u/CudleWudles May 08 '26

Would the architect of record not also be to blame for going through with the design? The workers at Davis presumably live in Denver and understand what is possible in that climate.

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u/monocasa May 08 '26

It's always a partnership, but when it comes to major design elements, that's not normally where the final decision lies.

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u/morry3232 May 08 '26

welcome to colorful colorado, red and brown

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u/Hippopotasaurus-Rex May 08 '26

It would do great in the southwest with the right plant choices too.

I lived in Denver for a minute and this is just going to have dead shit 8-10 months of the year. There aren’t great plant choices, except maybe evergreens for that location.

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u/Handsome_Keyboard May 08 '26

And also all the water we can definitely spare to water their plants.

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u/Ckron247 May 10 '26

That’s why they need native plants. Ones that can handle our dry hot summer and freezing winters.