One of the first ground-up locations for the Parr Lumber Company in nearly 20 years, Parr Damascus utilizes interesting and sustainable materials to modify a pre-engineered building, establishing a one-stop-shop for lumber and other construction materials. Located just off a busy main street in downtown Damascus, we were challenged to activate the site by embracing its unconventional aspects. Thinking about the flow of staff, customers, and products into the site from the road, we worked around a grading challenge, adding a ramp to connect the main road with the spacious shipment lot 20 feet below it and reinforcing the buildings to mitigate damage from the high volume of truck traffic. The reinforced structures surround a drainage field, protecting it from being disturbed and leveraging its greenery as a central viewpoint. As a one-stop-shop, Parr Damascus is part retail storefront, part office space and part industrial warehouse – all under one roof – with an adjacent warehouse for the storage of surplus inventory. A clear division between the back-of-house storage areas and the public-facing retail side was essential for the space, and a balance between the two portions was struck through secured fencing and clear wayfinding. For the main building containing the retail showroom and the next-door warehouse, all conditions and elements were planned for. We included an awning above the loading area to keep materials dry as customers load their cars after making purchases, and a nearby cutting area allows materials to be cut to an easily transportable size. A wing wall soffit along the roofline waterfalls down the side of the structure, becoming an eye-catching sidewall branded with Parr’s signature blue.