denver mod office building with butterfly roof

denver, photos — November 25, 2008

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This butterfly roof office building is most likely from the 1950s. The perspective of this building looks completely different when looked from the front or back. From the front, the rear of the building does not seem very high.

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In this second shot you can see that the eave actually narrows as it heads toward the rib of the two roof sections, adding to the drama of the soaring height of the rear of this building.

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2 comments

  1. I think this is actually fairly new construction. It is in Uptown correct?

    Comment by 0mueller0 — January 4, 2009 @ 9:57 am
  2. Actually, this building at 2190 E 17th Av (currently home to Root Rosenman Architects) was built in 1955.

    Comment by 5280mod — January 7, 2009 @ 12:51 am

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