Light, Air, and Art: The Creative Pulse of Denver’s Steel House
Developed by Beacon Capital Partners and designed by Morris Adjmi Architects, Steel House redefines what a workplace can be — a space where design, wellness, and culture converge. Known for their contextual, human-centered approach, they created a building that celebrates light, structure, and material honesty. Within that framework, CoCollect was brought in to curate an art program that extends those same values through form, color, and story.
At the heart of the collection is a commanding commission by artist Kenny Nguyen, a Vietnamese-American artist whose practice explores transformation, materiality, and the fluidity of identity. Nguyen is known for his innovative use of deconstructed silk canvases, which he stretches, twists, and suspends into sculptural forms. Each piece begins as traditional silk — a symbol of delicacy and labor — and is then stripped, painted, and layered into textured, three-dimensional compositions that blur the line between painting and sculpture.
For Steel House, Nguyen created a site-specific work that captures the building’s spirit of innovation and light. The installation unfurls colorfully — suspended and seemingly perpetually in motion. It’s both organic and architectural, mirroring the building’s biophilic design while honoring its industrial roots. His use of silk as a medium reflects a quiet resilience, transforming fragility into strength — a metaphor for progress, adaptation, and the human side of modern work.
The collection hosts additional esteemed artists like Matt Kleberg, whose oil-stick portals echo its structural grids while adding warmth and movement; Antonio Ballester Moreno introduces nature’s geometry through sun- and seed-inspired forms that evoke balance and growth; and William Miller’s “Ruined Polaroids” capture beauty in imperfection, transforming chance into quiet reflection. Together, these works bring Steel House to life.
Photographs courtesy of Beacon Capital and Morris Adjmi Architecture.
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