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PROJECT TEAM
OWNER:
100 Saint Paul LLC
DEVELOPER:
The Pauls Corp.
GENERAL CONTRACTOR:
GE Johnson Construction Co.
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FIRM:
GE Johnson Construction Co.
ARCHITECT:
HKS Inc., Denver
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT:
Civitas
CIVIL, STRUCTURAL, MEP ENGINEERS:
Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc.
Structural Consultants Inc.
MTech Mechanical
M.E.P. Engineering
CURTAIN WALL:
J.R. Butler Inc.
PRECAST PANELS:
Rocky Mountain Prestress
ENERGY MODELING:
Group14 Engineering Inc.
Photo courtesy Fred Fuhrmeister, Time Frame Photography
The building’s structural steel frame was constructed over three floors of underground parking. On the highly constrained
site, it took GE Johnson 17 months from the start of construction to substantial completion. Keeping streets and sidewalks
open in the surrounding shopping district while construction progressed was critical to the success of the project.
integral to the neighborhood, while its expansive, 9,000-sf rooftop is planned
as a green amenity patio where tenants can enjoy a lushly planted terrace of
grasses and perennials or take-in Del Frisco’s al fresco dining deck.
The building’s stepped footprint and abundant natural light contribute to
the building’s high level of environmental efficiency and occupant comfort. In
fact, its energy consumption is expected to be 26 percent less than a baseline
building of similar size and use, according to HKS in-house sustainable design
coordinator, Elise LaPaglia, whose firm has 95 LEED certified projects to date and
another 98 that are registered. “We worked closely with GE Johnson’s sustain-
ability specialist, Stella Hodgkins, to achieve the project’s goals,” says LaPaglia,
who explains that it was helpful to have advocates on both the architecture
and construction side, along with a client who understood the importance of
sustainability.
Factors contributing to the project’s goal of a LEED Gold rating include
high-performance glazing, high-efficiency equipment calibrated for each sea-
son for thermal comfort, views to the outside fromnearly all interior spaces and
reduction in water usage by 40 percent from code required baseline. The green
roof deck, designed by local landscape architecture and urban design firm Civi-
tas, provides additional sustainable strategies for Denver’s climate. “We selected
hardy, native plant materials that will thrive in the solar conditions available
on the north side of the building,” explains Civitas principal Scott Jordan. The
firm’s work on the project extends to unique solutions to screening the on-site
parking lot, a streetscape design that complements the building and a newly
introduced sidewalk planter with built-in, storm-water treatment capabilities.
“This is a special urban environment,” notes HKS principal Mike Vela. “While
you don’t have the physical context of LoDo or the Tech Center, the area de-
mands an architecture that will stand the test of time.” Although Vela describes
the building design for 100 St. Paul as a “straightforward response” to the land-
mark location, there are distinct moments where the architecture clearly as-
serts itself. It’s these moments that set the bar high for Cherry Creek North and
establish a language of architecture that insists on a clear sense of place for the
distinctive neighborhood.
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