Candy Shop Green Co-Working Space

Talk about a serious transformation! VaST, a Colorado-based a+d firm, purchased an old porn shop earlier this year — the building was located close to Boulder — and completely gutted the place. Now, you wouldn’t even know it used to have super skeezy viewing booths. VaST took all that out and set a new standard in using green materials, particularly salvaged and unique materials. Located at 1720 15th Street in Boulder, Candy Shop is the right kind of place for a budding green professional or socially aware independent looking for some co-working space. Plus, they’ve just added solar panels to supply a portion of the building’s energy … check out the particulars of the renovation:

They added windows to bring in natural light
REconstruction harvested lumber from existing interior walls
Metal scrap from the interior gutting went to recycling
Reclaimed gym floor from Gunnison CC was installed
The ducts were flushed and cleaned
IKEA cabinets were added to the kitchen
FORBO flooring was installed in bathrooms
Alpen fiberglass windows were installed in reclaimed barn wood trim
Reclaimed oak floors were installed in the kitchen
FLOR carpeting with 65% recycled content placed on second floor
A TREX bench and railing was added to the front porch
HAKATAI recycled glass tile was installed in shower
A SOLAR GLASS front door was installed
Conference room window was made with beetle kill pine

And there’s a ton more. Make sure to check out VaST’s blog of the construction progress. It’s all on one page, just like we do it here, so you should enjoy it …