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Complexity
and
Collaboration
A Rubik’s Cube
of complex design
and engineering
feats packages
big building in
small site for
DIA’s new
Westin Hotel
and Transit
Center
A
s a youngster, Brad Tomecek’s
design aspirations ran to forts,
treehouses or any other imag-
ined edifice he could make real
by drawing or building.
His materials and tools have
since evolved and include an affinity for
shipping containers, modular boxes, 3-D
modeling, 12-foot rolls of canary tracing
paper, Sharpies, chipboard, basswood, cor-
rugated cardboard and sophisticated de-
sign software. His imagination and creative
perspective continue to expand, fueled by
an enduring fascination with the artistic
transformation of space and the power of
collective thought.
“Even as a kid, the notion that I could en-
vision and realize an object, space or place
was fascinating to me. Now the idea that
we take unique client needs, with very dif-
ferent real-world requirements, and brain-
storm together through what sometimes
feels like organized chaos to create a specific
solution is what keeps me interested in this
profession,” explains Tomecek, who estab-
lished the award-winning Tomecek Studio
Architecture in 2013, after working for top
firms in Denver and his native Florida. His
experience spans both residential and com-
mercial design – with a commercial focus to
date on restaurants, a performing arts ven-
ue, an architecture and signage project for
a master-planned community, and the re-
design of small and corporate office spaces.
Tomecek is a dedicated believer in archi-
tecture’s ability to impact the quality of life
for those who use it. He is a lover of place,
which architecture achieves by giving space
a reason to exist beyond its physical nature.
WORDS:
Stephanie Darling
Brad Tomecek:
Exploring
Space
Denver architect Brad
Tomecek, AIA, LEED
BC+D, rethinks the
art of building with
every project. His
zest for alternative
technologies has
created striking
spaces and
helped earn
his firm a 2015
Honor Award
for Innovativ
Pr ctice from
AIA Colorado.
