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Klipp Goes Zen with High Point Design/Summit Brick Buys Mayne Block & Stone/SHE Wins Grand Award in Creative Design
Created by Denver’s klipp, the design for the $185-million High Point Conference Resort near Denver International Airport is meant to reflect the natural plateaus and outcroppings of the high plains. The notion of ‘Zen’ simplicity and modernity is the theme for the interiors.
$185M High Point Conference Resort Designed to Be a ‘Zen’ Experience
The design for the $185-million High Point Conference Resort near Denver International Airport was released this spring by Denver’s klipp. The architecture of the hotel and conference center was created to reflect the natural plateaus and outcroppings of the high plains. The 12-story modern stucco, stone and glass structure includes a 10-story guest room tower oriented so that each guest room and suite has a panoramic view of downtown Denver and the Rocky Mountains.
The notion of ‘Zen’ simplicity and modernity is the theme for the interiors, with horizontal expressions and pixilated window patterns reinforcing the theme.
M.A. Mortenson will build the resort on a turnkey basis. Ground will be broken in the fall, with completion expected in mid-2009.
M+O+A Relocates, Unveils New Name
M+O+A Architectural Partnership relocated earlier this year and unveiled a new brand mark and simpler name: MOA Architecture.
The identity change is meant to represent a significant milestone in the Denver firm’s 25-year history and signify its commitment to continued growth and a focus on sustainable design.
MOA’s new staff-designed sustainable office space is in the Colorado Business Bank building at 821 17th St., Suite 400. It doubles the size of the firm’s former space.
ACS Celebrates Anniversary by Creating Endowment at CSU
Loveland-based Alliance Construction Solutions has established an endowment to Colorado State University and the College of Applied Human Sciences in honor of the firm’s 25th anniversary.
The endowment will provide scholarships for students pursuing a degree in construction management. The award criterion was established to promote diversity, achievement and ambition.
Action Catastrophe Changes Name to Action Steamatic
Action Catastrophe Inc., a Denver-based company specializing in large-scale commercial, industrial and residential fire, water and mold damage restoration, has changed its name to Action Steamatic.
The company is a locally owned franchise of the national property damage restoration company, Blackman Mooring Steamatic.
New World Millworks Relocates to $6M Castle Rock Plant
New World Millworks moved last month into its $6-million, 100,000-sq-ft manufacturing facility in Castle Rock. A grand opening will take place on June 8.
The facility was built so that the company could keep up with current demand and future business growth. It will feature more space than the current headquarters in Sedalia and new equipment that will help increase productivity by improving work flow.
The new plant will feature fully integrated computer design programs with 3-D modeling and integrated machining codes.
Lowell Whiteman School Picks Ewers for Its Master Plan
Ewers Architecture was selected by the Lowell Whiteman School in Steamboat Springs to design its master plan and subsequent building projects.
Ewers was chosen for the project because of its experience designing schools such as Telluride Mountain School and Compass Montessori in Golden and its knowledge of sustainable building technologies, said Walt Daub, head of the school.
The school’s new master plan will unify the campus architecture and provide new and upgraded spaces for education, recreation and living. Construction of the new spaces is expected to occur over the next decade to allow the school to expand to 125 students.
GE Johnson Celebrates Major Safety Milestone in 2006
GE Johnson Construction Co. in Colorado Springs hit a major safety milestone in 2006—the company achieved a total of 1,030,883 hours without a lost-time incident.
It is the first time the company has reached this mark in its 40-year history.
Pueblo’s Summit Brick Acquires Mayne Block & Stone
Pueblo-based Summit Brick Co. has acquired Mayne Block and Stone Co. in Gypsum, which was founded in 1948 as Dotsero Block and purchased by the Mayne family in 1990.
Gerry Mayne will continue to serve as manager while Beth Naill will continue to coordinate sales and marketing.
Mayne Block & Stone produces a wide variety of concrete products, including retaining wall block, residential block and commercial block. The company is also offering all of Summit Brick Co.’s products.
Fentress Bradburn to Plan, Design Museum Renovation
Denver’s Fentress Bradburn Architects Ltd. will serve as the architect-of-record for Phase I of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s renovation and expansion.
The project will include evaluation of site concerns about existing infrastructure and utilities and future needs; assessing design elements and selection of building materials; conducting preliminary code reviews; developing conceptual floor plans and building elevation; and preparing cost estimates and rough construction schedules for fundraising purposes.
SEH Wins Grand Award in Creative Design Competition
Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc., which has six offices throughout Colorado and Wyoming, has received a MarComm Creative Gold Award for its client newsletter, SEH In Sight. The newsletter was among 5,000-plus entries in the international competition, which honors creative excellence in marketing and communications.
SEH developed the eight-page, full-color, newsletter to communicate industry trends, client news and company information to clients. Launched in winter 2005, it is distributed three times a year and reaches nearly 4,000 of the firm’s clients. It’s also available at www.sehinc.com.
MHC to Provide Building Products Models in Google 3D Warehouse
Three-dimensional models of building products for architects and engineers in the Google 3D Warehouse are now available in an organized Sweets3D Collection from McGraw-Hill Construction.
The initiative allows architects to integrate specific building products early in the conceptual design process, making it easier to convey the full vision of the project to clients.
The Sweets3D Collection launched in March with models from Assa Abloy Door Security Solutions, CENTRIA Architectural Systems, DuPont Building Innovations, Nystrom, PPG Industries, Sloan Valve Co., ThyssenKrupp Elevator and Whirlpool.
To view the collection, go to sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse.
FCI Expands into Wyoming with New Office, Projects
FCI Constructors Inc. has opened a new office at 1023 E. Lincolnway in Cheyenne to serve its clients throughout Wyoming.
The firm has two projects now under construction in Cheyenne and one in preconstruction. Another one is in the preconstruction phase in Laramie. The four projects total more than $75 million. FCI’s Colorado offices are in Longmont, Durango and Grand Junction. It also has an office in Phoenix.
Vail Architecture Firm Unveils New Name
Vail-based architecture firm Gwathmey Pratt Schultz Architects PC has changed its name to Gwathmey Pratt Schultz Lindall Architects P.C.
The firm’s updated corporate identity also coincides with the launch of a new Web site at www.gpslarchitects.com.
The firm’s name changed to recognize Scott Lindall’s role as principal. He joins Ned Gwathmey, Henry Pratt and Sidney Schultz.
FCI Wins LCCC Health Sciences Building in Cheyenne
FCI Constructors Inc. of Longmont was named construction manager/general contractor for the Health Sciences Center and associated central plant building on the Laramie County Community College campus in Cheyenne.
By Architectural Means of Cheyenne is the architect for the $11.9-million project, which is still in the in preconstruction phase, with construction scheduled to start this summer.
The project will consist of a 37,500-sq-ft, three-story learning facility and a 4,400-sq-ft central plant building that will serve the new health sciences building and future additions.
Himmelman Donates Time for Lakewood Hospice
Himmelman Construction is working with Mount Evans Hospice on its new $700,000 administration building. The Lakewood-based general contractor is donating its time and services to the job. The company’s staff also held a fundraiser on behalf of the center last summer.
Based in Evergreen, Mount Evans Hospice provides in-home medical care to mountain-area residents who are recuperating from, living with a chronic illness or facing end-of-life issues.
Marsh & Associates Changes Name to MAI Design Group
Englewood-based Marsh & Associates Inc. has changed its name to MAI Design Group.
Founded by architect Mike Marsh, the firm has grown from a core group of six to more than 50 architects, interior designers, project managers and other staff. It focuses exclusively on the design of country clubs, resorts and boutique hotels.
Besides its Denver-area headquarters, the MAI Design Group has offices in Orlando; Newport Beach, Calif.; and Boerne, Texas.
Xcel Will Power CU-Boulder’s 2007 Solar Decathlon Team
Xcel Energy will be the primary sponsor of the 2007 University of Colorado Solar Decathlon team, thanks to its $200,000 contribution toward the zero-energy solar home being designed and built by CU-Boulder students.
Following the competition, Xcel will use the home for public education purposes and continuing solar research at a location still to be determined.
CU, which won the first-place trophy in both the 2002 and 2005 competitions, will go after its third championship this fall. Its team is designing a 700-sq-ft “competition module,” with 1,400 sq ft of supplemental space, to create a three-bedroom, three-bath home.
Twenty university teams from the United States, Canada and Europe will take their homes to Washington, D.C., to create a solar village Oct. 12-20 on the National Mall. The bi-annual contest is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and coordinated by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden.
$1B Ever Vail Will Be One of First LEED Neighborhoods
Vail Resorts Inc. will build one of the most ambitious green development projects in the North American resort industry to date, the Broomfield-based company announced in March.
Ever Vail is a $1-billion project that will transform the 9.5-acre site now known as West LionsHead into a multi-use resort village. It will include a hotel, residences, offices, retail shops and restaurants, mountain operations facilities, a public parking garage, new gondola and related skier portal and a public park.
Ever Vail will be the largest LEED-certified project for resort use in North America and one of the first proposed projects for consideration in LEED’s new Neighborhood Development certification program. So far, no other projects are registered in that category.
The project will also include a gondola to serve as the fifth base portal to Vail Mountain, a public park and a new public parking structure. |
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