The Public Works

Battery621 Wins the CBCA “Workspace Award”

We are proud to announce that The Public Works’ headquarters, Battery621, is the recipient of the 2012 Colorado Business Committee for the Arts (CBCA) Workspace Award! Battery621’s receipt of the Workspace Award was announced at the 25th annual CBCA Business for the Arts Awards luncheon, which was attended by over 700 business, cultural and civic leaders.

The Workspace Award “pays tribute to an exceptional work environment that…

Read morePosted on Thursday, March 8th, 2012

Ian is 30!

So Ian turned 30 last week. We did what any normal crew would do, and we surprised him with a celebration at Battery621. Grilled meat, beer, cake, and trailball were on the menu for the nights festivities. Oh, and to top if off, there was a gift. Not just any ol’ gift either.

Read morePosted on Saturday, April 23rd, 2011

Spyder Product Photography

We’ve spent the last 2 months cranking in our brand new studio at Battery621, shooting all of next year’s Spyder product and we’re about to wrap. It’s been amazing having our own space to work in and customize to our workflow.

We’re shooting the D700 tethered to an iMac through Lightroom3 and lighting with Profoto and Pocket Wizards. We’ve been working the hell out of our stylist Amber Martin, digi-tech Jordan Loyd, and assistant Jack Boyd…

Read morePosted on Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

Battery621 Hosts Spyder Sales Meeting

Battery621 has opened it’s doors to 200+ Spyder employees from around the world. On Saturday night Spyder hosted a huge opening party introducing the new showroom, the new product lines, and the athletes that represent them. After the months of work it was pretty amazing to watch the space transform into a venue for a global sales meeting, a fashion show, and then into a full on dance party.

The week kicked off with intro videos filmed by Chris and Colin from Warren Miller on our Chile…

Read morePosted on Friday, November 12th, 2010

Battery621 Update: Almost There!

We have WiFi!! This is an obvious landmark and within hours of establishing a digital connection to the world members of our team and Wink Inc. started sending 1′s and 0′s and officially conducting business at Battery621. While it might not be the thriving, high tech center of creativity and commerce that it will be in a month it’s an exciting start.

621 Kalamath has been cranking for the past couple of weeks. We’ve watched the clock turn from PM to AM more than a few times while…

Read morePosted on Saturday, October 23rd, 2010

Battery 621 update

Things are moving quickly at Battery 621. Some of our tenants and partners have already begun moving their things into the building and working on their spaces.

We’re cranking along building out Spyder’s global showroom and the change feels monumental every time you walk in the building. It still feels like the deadline is approaching rapidly but we’re confident we’re going to hit the mark.

The electrical is finished throughout the building so we’ve been pulling some late…

Read morePosted on Tuesday, October 5th, 2010

621 Kalamath Officially Purchased

After years of planning, a couple of deposited checks with a whole bunch of zeros, and a whirlwind of paper signing, we officially own 621 Kalamath.

It won’t be long until we break ground. Stay tuned for documentation of the build process here.

Read morePosted on Thursday, May 13th, 2010

Project 621

The Building
Location – 621 Kalamath St, Denver, Colorado

The current building has two levels of 15,000 square feet each and we plan to add a 1000 square foot building and 2000 sq ft deck to the roof. The entire floor-plan is designed to maximize space usage and flexibility. It will function as a premier place of business during the day and flex into a very unique event space after hours. The building has sat vacant for 5 years and we are about to take that prominent corner of Denver…

Read morePosted on Wednesday, April 28th, 2010