Once a key part of Buffalo’s industrial economy, the grain elevators along the Buffalo River now stand as remnants of a bygone era. When built, they were hailed as masterpieces of functional industrial design, yet over the decades, these massive concrete structures have largely languished on the city’s outskirts as the city faced economic decline. Vitality was designed to rekindle public engagement with this post-industrial landscape. The project responds to its surroundings by framing scenic views and providing a human-scale context for the massive silos. Structurally, it consists of three separate walls composed of vertical and horizontal slats, with louver substructures connected through friction-fit triangular wedges. The louvers offer sun shading and channel rainwater to the vegetation below, helping to restore life to this once-neglected site.