Once an essential cog in Buffalo's booming industrial economy, the grain elevators along the Buffalo River have sat as relics of an era gone by. These massive concrete forms were originally celebrated for their functionalistic innovations by the international architectural community, however, for the better part of the last century, they have languished on the city outskirts as Buffalo fell into economic decline. Vitality was built as an installation adjacent to the river with the aim of rejuvenating public engagement with this post-industrial site. Vitality responds to its site by framing picturesque views and creating a human-scale context for the colossal silos. Structurally, it is three separate walls made up of vertical and horizontal slats. Its louver substructures are given friction fit connections with triangular wedges. The louvers provide sun shading and direct the cascading rainwater to vegetation below, furthering the reintroduction of life to this once derelict space.