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DECEMBER 2017 \ BUILDING DIALOGUE \

/ Sense of Place: Riverview at 1700 Platte /

inally built as one. Because of the lower height of the south

wing, Riverview’s rooftop patio also will enjoy views of Mile

High stadium and south Denver. Within the glass link, a liv-

ing green wall engulfing an entire street-facing wall seeks to

transmit the river’s presence from one side of the building to

the other.

Where the glass link centers the building to the west, along

the glass face an elevated courtyard basking in city views

and morning light instead dichotomizes the two halves. The

courtyard deftly interrupts the voluminous expanse of glass

and is joined by a rooftop patio and five east-facing balconies

to provide an abundance of external access. As part of the

site’s redevelopment, the team worked with the city to add

an elevated section of the South Platte River Trail behind the

building, while also including lock-up spaces for up to 200

bicycles.

From the center section of the building, the Riverview’s

line-drive view of Union Station will remain perpetually un-

obscured, framed by high-rise offices built over the last few

years. Internally, the courtyard allowed designers to develop

large, efficient and varied office floor plates that will be at-

tractive to a wide range of tenants. In addition to proving an

amenity for the offices, the courtyard also introduces daylight

into the south wall of the north building. A rain garden built

into the courtyard will provide a visible demonstration of ac-

tive sustainability in a LEED-certified building. The property’s

green roofs will work with the garden to detain, filter and

condition rainwater to the environmental standard required

for direct release into the river below, effectively eliminating

OPENING ART:

From the east, Riverview at 1700 Platte

will be unmistakable and hopefully only

the newest of many great places that

celebrate the South Platte.

TOP LEFT:

Riverview’s precast concrete structure

uses a thinner than normal precast rib

slab and carefully designed flat beams

to maximize ceiling heights and provide

a deliberately textured concrete ceiling

surface.

BOTTOM LEFT:

From the building’s center point, views

of Denver’s Union Station will remain

forever unobstructed.

LEFT:

Riverview's courtyard deftly interrupts the

voluminous expanse of glass.

PROJECT TEAM

DEVELOPER:

Trammell Crow Co.

GENERAL CONTRACTOR:

Saunders Construction

ARCHITECT:

Tryba Architects

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER:

Martin/Martin

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER:

Thornton Tomasetti

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT:

Brightview Landscape Development