Steam on the Platte, the Ramble Hotel and the Punch Bowl Social in Stapleton are among the 17 eclectic projects that are being honored as winners of the 2018 Mayor’s Design Awards.
Mayor Michael B. Hancock on Thursday night honored the projects for excellence in architecture, design and placemaking. About 200 people attended the award event at the Chambers Grant Salon of the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver Performing Arts Complex.
Members of the selection committee who chose the winners include:
- Architect Tim Boers, principal of Boulder Associates;
- Brad Evans, who just unsuccessfully ran for the RTD board and is best known for his Denver Fugly site on Facebook;
- Brianna Borin, senior vice president of People Resources at Snooze;
- John Olson, director of Preservation Programs, Historic Denver Inc.;
- And Peter Park, director and owner of Peter J. Park LLC, a city planning and design consulting practice and the former planning director for the City of Denver.
“The field of winners this year is the most diverse ever selected,” Hancock said.
Judges included Mayor Michael B. Hancock on Thursday night honored the projects for excellence in architecture, design and placemaking. About 200 people attended the event.
“The list is the perfect showcase of what we can do as a city when we design with the intent of lifting up our community,” Hancock added.
Since 2005, the awards have been presented to Denver homeowners, business owners, nonprofits, artists and others for their creative contributions to the public realm through innovative design. Winners can range from community placemaking projects to adaptive reuse of historic structures to single-family residences to major mixed-use downtown buildings.
Each brings something special to Denver’s unique visual fabric and speaks to a collective commitment to building healthy, sustainable communities.
Project honored include*:
Winner: Steam on the Platte
Category: Back to the Future
Owner: Urban Ventures LLC and Zuni Corridor LLC, Tim White & Dour Decker
Architect: tres birds workshop
Builder: White Construction Group
2200 California
Winner: 2200 California
Category: Back to the Future
Owner: 550 Spyder LLC
Architect: Arrow B Architecture – Shane Martin, Ally Frueauf
Builder: Spectrum General Contractors Inc. – John Lanphier
Punch Bowl Social – Stapleton
Winner: Punch Bowl Social – Stapleton
3120 N. Uinta St.
Category: Neighborhood Gem
Owner: Robert Thompson
Architect: OZ Architecture and Megan Freckelton, Frank Mataipule, Punch Bowl Social
Builder: R&M General Contractors LLC
Ramble Hotel
Winner: The Ramble Hotel
2450 Larimer St.
Category: Distinctive Denver
Owners: Gravitas Development Group
Architect: Johnson Nathan Strohe.
Interior Designer: Avenue Interior Designer
Builder: Sprung Construction
The art alley at the Dairy Block.
Winner: The Art Alley at Dairy Block
Address: 1800 Wazee St.
Category: Art All Around
Owners: McWhinney, Sage Hospitality and Grand American Inc.
Art Curation: NINE dot ARTS
Architect: Shears Adkins Rockmore
Builder: Saunders Construction
The Circa Building
Winner: The Circa Building
1615 Platte St.
Category: Sustainable Style
Owners: Unico Properties
Architect: Open Studio Architecture
Builder: Swinerton Builders
The Wheatley
Winner: The Wheatley
530 25th St.
Category: Density by Design
Owner: 2460 Welton St. LLC
Developer: Palisade Partners
Architect: Craine Architecture
Builder: Confluence Builders
Colorado Health Foundation Building.
Winner: Colorado Health Foundation Building
1780 Pennsylvania St.
Category: Building Well Living Well
Owner: Colorado Health Foundation
Architect: Davis Partnership Architects
Builder: Saunders Construction
Rainbow crosswalk
Winner: Rainbow Crosswalk
Broadway and Irvington Place
Category: Neighborhood Gem
Owner: Buffalo Exchange Colorado
River North Stormwater Outfall
Winner: River North Storm Water Outfall
Address: Arkins Court, between 31st and 35th streets
Category: Landscapes in Focus
Owner: City and county of Denver and Urban Drainage and Flood Control District
Architect: Stream Landscape Architecture
Engineer: Muller Engineering Co.
Builder: Concrete Express
Learning landscape garden
Winner: Reimagining Learning Landscapes: Garden Place Academy Research Station and Community Garden
Address: 4425 Lincoln St.
Category: Active Spaces
Owner: Denver Public Schools
Designers: Jesse Van Horne, Eric Crotty, Lois Brink
Builders: The Big SandBox, the Globeville Community, Parents of Garden Place Academy parents, Kiewit, Colorado Designscapes
Backyard on Blake
Winner: Backyard on Blake
3070 Blake St.
Category: Active Spaces
Owner: Mainspring
Designer: Ivy Street Design
Builder: Sprocket D
The Bosler House
Winner: The Bosler House
3209 W. Fairview Place
Category: This Is Home
Owners: Steven and Janise Davis
Architect: Jessica Reske, Restoration Architect, Form + Works Design Group
Builder: Steven Davis
Black and White House
Winner: Black and White House at Sloan’s Lake
4200 W. 23rd Ave.
Category: This Is Home
Owners: Erin Little and Marc Perusse
Architect: Davis Urban Architecture & Design
Builder: Brown Construction
Denver Botanic Gardens
Winner: Denver Botanic Gardens Ticket Centers
Address: 1007 York St.
Category: Distinctive Denver
Owner: Denver Botanic Gardens
Architect and builder: University of Colorado – Boulder Program in Environmental Design
Molly Brown House
Winner: Molly Brown House Museum Renovation
Address: 1340 Pennsylvania St.
Category: Distinctive Denver
Owner: Historic Denver Inc.
Architect: Anderson Mason Dale, Hoehn Architects
Builder: Spectrum General Contractors, Buildings Restoration Specialties, Watkins Stained Glass
Winner: Thomas Jefferson High School Bus Shetler
Address: East Hampden Avenue and South Ivanhoe Street
Category: Art All Around
Project coordinators: Council District 4, Thomas Jefferson Parent Teacher Organization
Artists: TJHS students and staff, community members.
*Photos of winning project courtesy of Denver Community Planning and Development.
