Great Divide Brewery and Roadhouse - Lone Tree

Great Divide Brewery and Roadhouse - Lone Tree

Location
Lone Tree, CO USA
Year
2024
Photos
Fernando Gomes
Client
Vibe Concepts
Project Size
10,000 s.f.
Project Team
Principal in Charge
Adam Steinbach
Interior Designer
Chelsea Fish
Architectural Designer
Austyn Chesser
Mechanical and Plumbing Engineering
MEC Engineering
Electrical Engineering
D Keller Electrical Design
General Contractor
Jordy Construction
Metal Fabrication
Industrial Arts

Occupying nearly 10,000 square feet, the new Great Divide Lone Tree is designed as a social hub within the recently developed Lone Tree campus. Positioned strategically at the southwest corner, the space is filled with natural light and offers expansive views across the complex and toward the Rocky Mountain Front Range. The interior design draws heavily from the regional landscape, incorporating elements like river rock gabion walls and rammed earth plaster walls, which echo the stratified layers of the nearby red rock formations.

A centerpiece of the space, the bar is crowned by a 4,000-pound curved and twisted corten steel ceiling. This sculptural element serves as both an architectural anchor and an art piece, seemingly floating above the bar despite its significant weight. Its thin, undisturbed surface is lit from below, casting a warm orange glow that enhances its presence as an interpretive object.

In contrast to the natural textures and tones of rock and rammed earth, an illuminated translucent wall introduces a modern, urban aesthetic. This gridded structure, housing the restrooms and lavatories, becomes a screen for a shadow play created by occupants, adding dynamic visual interest.

At the restaurant's south end, two large operable doors open to an enclosed patio outfitted with vertical sliding guillotine-style doors. This innovative enclosure provides a warm, protected environment during winter months while allowing the space to fully open to the outdoors when desired, offering patrons a seamless indoor-outdoor experience.

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