THE SITE OF THE NARROW, A COLLABORATIVE MIXED-USE FACILITY, IS LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF KATIE AVENUE AND MARYLAND PARKWAY WITHIN THE INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT OF LAS VEGAS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ESTABLISH A CONVERGENT POINT FOR THIS DIVERSE, WALKABLE, NEIGHBORHOOD. BY SPLITTING THE SITE INTO TWO MAJOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE TOWERS, A CENTRAL PLAZA WAS ESTABLISHED, AND WITH THE BUILDINGS HEIGHT, WOULD CREATE A SELF SHADING CONDITION BENEFICIAL FOR THE DESERT CLIMATE. THE BUILDINGS PROGRAM CONSISTS OF COMMERCIAL ON GROUND PLANE TO CREATE COMMUNITY “THIRD SPACE”, OFFICE SPACE IN THE PUBLIC TOWER, RESIDENTIAL SPACE IN THE PRIVATE TOWER, AND LINKED TOGETHER THROUGH EDUCATION FACILITIES AND RESTAURANT IN THE SKY OVERLOOKING THE ICONIC VEGAS STRIP. THE FAÇADE OF THE BUILDING CONSISTS OF A CLIMATE BASED PERFORATED METAL SKIN THAT IS MEANT TO READ AS A PIECE OF PAPER CRAWLING DOWN THE BUILDING CAPTURING THE COLOR OF THE MOJAVE DESERT.