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SHOWCASE
PROJECT OF THE WEEK • ARCHITECTURE
O ccupying two buildings – one in downtown Denver, and one in the Tech Center
– SYKES was finding it difficult to work well while growing so quickly. Consoli-
dating its North American regional headquarters in Denver was the first step in
maximizing efficiency. RNL worked with SYKES to redefine its program standards by
reducing private offices, evaluating workstation sizes, and setting the company up for
better collaboration. SYKES is the innovation leader in customer call care because it has
revolutionized how and when people go to work. One of the many goals SYKES wanted
to achieve in this project was creating a place where people wanted to work. With a
rising competition of remote positions, the company wanted a space that would make
its employees want to come into the office. Pushing daylight into the space with glass
walls and low workstation panels created open, bright workspaces, and a large com-
munal break room drives employees, who are spread across two floors, to one location
to interact and socialize.
PROJECT OF THE WEEK • INTERIOR DESIGN
PROJECT OF THE WEEK • INTERIOR DESIGN
K ieding chose subtle upgrades and a smattering of bright colors to comple-
ment the brick and timber offices of Denver-based MVG Development, lo-
cated in the Ballpark Historic District. The 5,000-square-foot owner-occu-
pied structure sits among blocks of original warehouses and small factories recast
as office buildings and mixed-use developments. The remodel was all about using
those existing floor-to-ceiling assets while punching in elements of color and tex-
ture, furnishings, and state-of-the-art office equipment. Glass was used whenever
possible to create privacy for perimeter management offices and conference areas
without obscuring natural light, existing brick and outer windows with views of
Coors Field. The primarily open layout includes workstations and an open-entrance
break area with standing-height counter space and light seating. Splashes of or-
ange, teal and dark blue offset the preserved neutral pallet throughout the space.
C arlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) has hired BOX Studios to provide ongoing de-
sign services for its offices in Colorado and in global offices worldwide. BOX
Studios has designed more than 50 office spaces for CWT over the last 14
years. As part of each CWT project, we incorporate environmental branding into
each design. The unique challenges of this Toronto project were finding the best
way to manifest the brand while reflecting the unique geography and culture for
this regional office.
Our team combined elements of Toronto’s metropolitan culture and the office’s
location (next to the Toronto Pearson International Airport) within branded elements
that communicate CWT’s identity and culture. Because of a few unique technical el-
ements that helped solve these design challenges, this project won the ASID Crystal
Award and was chosen as the Colorado Facility Awards of Excellence (COFAX) win-
ner for Leading Edge Elements.
PROJECT OF THE WEEK • CONSTRUCTION
C alcon Constructors recently broke ground on 2300 Welton, the largest afford-
able housing development under construction in Denver
Located on the corner of Park Avenue West and Welton Street, this transit-
oriented development in Five Points is one block from a light-rail stop and across
the street from a refurbished park. The 223-unit project includes a four-story build-
ing with 195 units and a smaller three-story building with 28 units. Other amenities
include a fitness center, three courtyards and two levels of underground parking
with 205 spaces. The floor plans include studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom
apartments.
Designed by Humphries Poli Architects and developed by Century Real Estate
Advisors and PacifiCap Properties Group, this 260,000-sf project is scheduled for
completion in September 2016.
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