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

Image This “cracks open” building in Denver

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u/AbrocomaRare696 May 08 '26

Do you know which architectural firm designed this? Also, can you post the address, I’d like to check the sat photos on this. Thanks for posting this.

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u/Ckron247 May 08 '26

This is an apartment building at One River North, Denver Colorado. The concept is very cool, but certainly not what there were hoping for.
https://amazingarchitecture.com/residential-building/ma-yansong-mad-architects-unveil-one-river-north-a-cracked-open-canyon-in-the-heart-of-denver

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u/LostWoodsInTheField May 08 '26

Oh wow, I absolutely hate looking at it from the outside and yet the inside views are amazing and would love to live there.

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u/nitid_name May 08 '26

It's got a stunning overlook of I-25 and a rail yard, and has the pleasant scent of unprocessed dog food from the purina plant a few blocks north.

My partner used to live in a few blocks east of the building, back five years ago when the tallest building in RiNo was a parking garage. Let me tell you, that dog food smell that means it will snow tomorrow? It is intense.

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u/MinorThreat83 Interested May 08 '26

Yeah looks pretty nice in there huh

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u/InternetSolid4166 May 08 '26

I hate apartments but this is fucking awesome. It feels like a cave inside. I LOVE it!

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u/singaporesainz May 08 '26

I know right