Composite Technology Has New Headquarters

Greenfield Architects has completed the interior design of Composite Technology Development's new 18,000-sq-ft headquarters in Lafayette.

The fast-growing, high-tech company develops custom composite components for aerospace, government and commercial applications. CTD selected Etkin Johnson's Lafayette Corporate Campus for its one-story, flex space that will accommodate anticipated staff growth and expanded laboratory needs.

Etkin Johnson Group is the project developer. Andrew Freeman Property Advisors Inc. of Boulder represented CTD with the lease and project management. Project team members included Lynn Wisecarver Interior Design & Space Planning, ABS Consultants and Quinlan Construction Inc.

Wenk Receives ASLA Award

The American Society of Landscape Architects recently named Denver-based Wenk Associates Inc. as the recipient of an ASLA 2003 Professional Award.

"A Vision for the Menomonee River Valley," a plan for redevelopment and revitalization, received an ASLA 2003 Analysis & Planning Merit Award. ASLA Professional Awards recognize the best in landscape architecture projects.

The Menomonee Valley was once a key industrial hub in the center of Milwaukee that employed 50,000 workers. The two-and-a-half mile-long, 750-acre study area encompasses abandoned rail yards, derelict industrial buildings and outmoded infrastructure that lines the channelized and degraded river.

The purpose of two closely linked studies was to create a plan for redevelopment and economic revitalization that incorporates sites for new industrial, commercial, office and residential development to create 7,000 new jobs while providing major new parks and trails for the city.

Taylor Kohrs Expands into Wyoming Market

Taylor Kohrs, one of Colorado's leading general contractors and part of the Taylor Construction Group, has announced its expansion into the Wyoming market with the start of construction on the new Laramie Recreation Center. This is the first project for Taylor Kohrs in Wyoming and signals the company's efforts to bring its expertise to other parts of the Rocky Mountain region.

The Laramie Recreation Center is being designed by Denver-based Ohlson Lavoie. Upon completion, the center will total 50,000 sq ft with all the amenities of a modern recreation center.

Davis George Architects Formed

After several years in Denver working for David Owen Tryba Architects and Burkettdesign, Matthew Davis, AIA, and Stephen George, AIA, have formed Davis George Architects Inc.

Davis and George have more than 25 years of combined experience in all aspects of the architectural profession and considerable hands-on construction experience in a range of project types.

The principals' combined project experience base includes ground-up and tenant finish commercial office buildings, cultural facilities, multi-family residential, single-family residential, schools and public architecture, restaurant/retail, financial/banking and institutional facilities. This represents nearly 4.2 million sq ft of space over the past 13 years while working for firms in Colorado, Indiana and Alaska.

The firm's contact information is:
Davis George Architects Inc.
3222 Tejon Street
Denver, Colorado 80211
Phone: 303-458-5700
Fax: 303-458-5701
E-mail: davis@davisgeorge.com or george@davisgeorge.com

M+O+A Announces New Projects

M+O+A Architectural Partnership has been awarded two new projects.

o M+O+A was selected to master plan and design a new campus for the Denver Seminary, an internationally recognized post-graduate theological seminary that has outgrown its current campus in Denver.

The new educational campus in Littleton will initially include a chapel, classrooms, administration, library, student services, counseling center and student housing in a complex of seven buildings, with planned expansion to a total of 10 buildings. The educational component of the project is planned on 10 acres, and 90 units of student housing will be built on an additional five acres immediately adjacent to the educational campus.

o Denver Public Schools selected M+O+A to design its new K-8 school, serving the Stapleton community. The school capacity is targeted for 750 students and will include early childhood education. Programmed at approximately 100,000 sq ft over two floors, the school will be designed for an "urban" context and incorporate sustainable design and energy conservation strategies, including extensive daylighting; sustainable construction materials, assemblies and processes; and a geothermal heat pump system to provide heating and cooling at much higher efficiency than other systems.

Weitz Breaks Ground on Denver Police Station

The Weitz Co. has broken ground on Denver's new $6.8 million police station in Park Hill.

Architects for the 39,000-sq-ft, two-story station are Reseutek Design Group LLC.
Officially known as the District 2 police substation, the new building will be completed next spring. Located at 3921 Holly Street, the station will have 29,000 sq ft on the first floor and 10,000 sq ft on the second floor.

Arlo Braun Designs Affordable Housing Project at Stapleton

Arlo Braun & Associates has designed the Roslyn Court workforce housing project at Stapleton. Located on Roslyn Street between 26th and 28th Avenues, the project is being developed by T.P. Development.

The 80 affordable, for-sale housing units include one-, two- and three-bedroom condominiums and carriage houses. The architectural styles range from Craftsman and Victorian to Four Square and Colonial. According to Kevin Yoshida, AIA, Arlo Braun's director of design, Roslyn Court offers a variety of housing choices and price ranges, meeting the needs of a distinct niche in Denver's housing market.

Stantec Announces New Project

Stantec has been selected to provide engineering design services for the enlargement of Black Lake No. 1 near Vail.

The project will increase the useable storage from 227 acre ft to 352 acre ft. The increase is necessary to provide additional water storage for winter releases to Black Gore Creek, allowing increased withdrawal of water for municipal use. Coordination with the Colorado State Engineers Office and the U.S. Forest Service will be necessary for approval of construction.

The project is a continuation of services provided to the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District by Stantec on projects at Black Lake No. 1, including the original design of the zoned-earth dam, an emergency preparedness plan and the design of Piezometers needed to measure ground water levels within the dam.

JVA Awarded New Contract

JVA Inc. is providing structural engineering services on Phase Two of the Environmental Health and Safety Waste Processing Facility for the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center at the Fitzsimons campus.

The design team, led by Luis O. Acosta Architects, completed phase one of the project this May. The initial 12,000-sq-ft, two-story facility is scheduled for completion in early summer 2004. Phase two construction of the 6,000-sq-ft addition is slated for completion in June 2005.