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/ BUILDING DIALOGUE / DECEMBER 2016

Inside & Out(side)

ROTH SHEPPARD

oom & Board’s recently completed remodel and

renovation in Cherry Creek North took many

twists and turns along the road to its grand

opening in September. What began as a desire to ex-

pand the outdoor furniture display by moving it to

the roof ultimately turned into a new addition and

a stunning result.

“We did a study of the existing structure and found

that it would not support a rooftop showroom and

shoppers,” said Natalie Brown, Roth Sheppard Archi-

tects’ lead designer for the project. “Reinforcing the

structure would have been prohibitively expensive,

so we took a look at the adjacent property as an op-

tion.”

After Room & Board acquired the lot and building

to the south in 2012, a renovation of the structure

was considered. Unfortunately, it was not worth sal-

vaging the structure, so Roth Sheppard explored a

plethora of new design concepts for its client. Ini-

tial studies included a vertical multilevel automat-

ed parking structure, and a mixed-use development

with housing over the retail, but saving the existing

store (originally renovated by Roth Sheppard) quick-

ly became the priority.

With zoning changes on the horizon in Cherry

Creek North, the transition in scale from the older

Cherry Creek buildings to the new buildings on First

Avenue was important to respect along with neigh-

borhood context and the building’s overall scale.

Parking was also a major driver. Despite being a con-

tentious issue in Cherry Creek, everyone worked to-

gether to meet the needs of all parties involved.

Today, the new building, which floats above a

parking area, enhances the urban edge along Second

Avenue and Detroit Street. A display window that

doubles as an attractive parking screen, grounds the

building visually and engages pedestrians. The sec-

ond level contains nearly 8,000 square feet of retail

display, and an outdoor balcony that wraps the north

and west elevations. The third level is an expansive,

partially covered open roof deck with a 60-foot-long

reflecting pool and small pavilion where the top of

the grand stair and new elevator terminate.

Room & Board Enhances Urban Edge | Roth Sheppard

PROJECT TEAM

ARCHITECT:

Roth Sheppard Architects

GENERAL CONTRACTOR:

Hyder Construction

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER:

Monroe and Newell Engineers Inc.

CIVIL ENGINEER/LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT:

Point Consulting LLC

MEP ENGINEER:

MKK Consulting Engineers Inc.