The 4,995sf one-story retail shell is located in one of Houston’s main urban corridors. The building is designed to interrupt Houston’s speed: to create conversation with the pedestrian and slow the ongoing traffic. The north (front) side’s rhythmic large glass panels actively engage the passerby with a rigor of repetition that connects the building to sidewalk and street. The roof overhang with exposed APBs and cedar soffit slip into the interior of the shell and gesture an offering of cover and protection.