Project Reveal: Reclaimed Factory LoDo Loft with Chic Industrial Vibe
Project Reveal: Reclaimed Factory Loft with Chic Industrial Vibe
After months of thoughtful design, collaboration, and exploration, the LoDo loft is ready for prime time. This project celebrates the industrial roots of its historic Denver building and the personal lifestyle needs of its homeowners.
Located in a former 1909 candy factory, the loft presented a rare opportunity to blend character-rich architecture with intentional, modern living. What started as one large open space evolved into a tailored home with defined rooms, thoughtful acoustics, playful details, and materials that feel industrial, chic and deeply comfortable.
Design challenges that became opportunitieS
“Once we decided to remove the existing platform that the kitchen was on, we had to figure out how to get from the street level to the floor level of the loft. We were able to create a new raised entry with a coat closet that creates a new zone, and also provides a back wall for the kitchen,” explains interior design lead Ariel Roth.
“Another change that resulted in a positive is that the original kitchen counter material wasn’t available in the jumbo slab size we needed. The final slab selected has a more subtle concrete look that works better with the existing concrete floors.”
These pivots became a defining moment, anchoring the kitchen in a way that elegantly bridges old and new. And, providing a dedicated entry area.
Another exciting twist came from the clients’ request for an acoustic light fixture in the living room. “I’d never sourced a fixture like that, so that sent me down a rabbit hole, and I found the living room light, which feels perfect for the space, and provides ample lighting along with the acoustic properties required,” Roth says. That research led to a piece that not only solved a technical need but became a striking sculptural element in the space - proof that constraint can lead to beauty when curiosity leads the way. “The fixture lights down for direct illumination and up for indirect light,” Roth says.
Acoustic light fixture in living room
Kitchen with olive cabinetry
A Collaboration built on trust
At the heart of this project was a collaborative spirit between the design team and the clients - two brothers with clear ideas about how they wanted to use their home. “Because [the clients} trusted us, that allowed me to experiment with colors, and more playful details. We didn’t want the loft to be a stereotypical, cold, industrial space,” Roth explains.
The resulting layered palette mixes metal, wood, laminates and brass with soft furnishings like the sectional sofa and draperies. Multiple work spaces - including a guest room that converts to an office behind doors that can be open or closed (and vice versa) - make the loft a comfortable place to live, entertain, and work.
Powder room with fun graphic wallpaper.
One of two primary bathrooms.
Workspace carved under the stairs
In the end, the project provides the privacy, flexibility, and aesthetics the clients sought, creating a home they love in the midst of the urban environment.
Close-up the built-in bar
Guest space with bed open
Existing Floor Plan LoDo loft
New Floor Plan LoDo Loft
Original kitchen on a platform
Before living room