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PROJECT OF THE WEEK • INTERIOR DESIGN
Kieding remodels Stanford Place III
lobby in Denver Tech Center
PROJECT OF THE WEEK • CONSTRUCTION
GE Johnson completes Cherry Creek’s
Moxy hotel, designed by JNS
I n October, GE Johnson Construction Co. completed the Moxy Hotel in Cherry
Creek North. The 170-room Marriott International Moxy brand hotel is the first
for Denver and is known for its affordable rooms while offering a variety of
amenities such as speedy WiFi and 50-inch TVs.
Spread across 10 levels (two below ground) and 93,000 square feet, the hotel is a
high-end destination for travelers in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The first
floor features an inside/outside bar for the courtyard that has a beautiful and elegant
beer garden-style canopy with fireplaces and grills. The second floor offers both meet-
ing rooms and a fitness room, catering to the various needs of travelers of all sorts. This
$29 million project was completed in 16 months; designed by Johnson Nathan Strohe,
it was developed by Josephine Development Partners.
PROJECT OF THE WEEK • INTERIOR DESIGN
Elsy Studios remodels interior of historic
Dodge Brothers Showroom building
S tanford Place III is a 17-story Class A building constructed in 1986. Located
in the heart of the Denver Tech Center, the building is home to many financial
organizations and other professional services companies.
The main lobby is accessible from two entrances, one in which a guard station
had previously been located. Building owner and property manager SteelWave would
eliminate the guard station, but sought a way to tie in the small but high-profile space
with the whole of the lobby remodel.
The first concern was to add a dominant light feature to offset and illuminate the low
ceiling portion of the space. A knife-edge, cove light system, and drywall trim and wrap
gave the space a more inviting and expansive appearance. The design of the lighting
element matched angled, directional installations in other sections of the lobby.
Natural woods for seating and a custom live-edge shelf gave the space a rustic feel
with a progressive design twist. Different carpet styles mimicked the angle of the ceil-
ing element above. The overall muted, neutral palette matched the conservative nature
of the buildings and its primary tenants who use the space for waiting, phone calls and
ad hoc meetings.
E lsy Studios, a Denver-based full-service commercial interior design firm, re-
cently completed design work for a 12,130-square-foot workspace for Solidifi,
a Real Matters Company, in the historic Dodge Brothers Showroom building,
commonly referred to as the “Ballet Building,” located on the corner of Lincoln and 13th
streets.
Designed in 1919, the building features perimeter windows that maximize the avail-
ability of natural light within the space. While the exterior of the building has remained
relatively untouched, the interior has undergone a significant remodel in order to meet
the needs of modern businesses like Solidifi.
Elsy transformed Solidifi’s space using dynamic, multileveled lighting to create invit-
ing, functional open spaces as well as more intimate, private areas. The high, open
ceilings showcase the existing historical concrete structure with sleek, low-profile light
fixtures and a clean, unobtrusive approach to running data cable cables, electrical con-
duit and fire systems.
PROJECT OF THE WEEK • CONSTRUCTION
Scheiner Commercial Group Inc. completes
construction on 2 Lululemon stores
S cheiner Commercial Group Inc., along with Menemsha Architecture, complet-
ed two projects for Lululemon, simultaneously. Both opened on Nov. 21. One
was a relocation from the sidewalks of Cherry Creek North into the Cherry
Creek Mall. The other was a brand-new location located in Highlands Square.
The newest location in Denver’s Highlands Square has kept the look local. They used
contributions from local Denver artists for the interior and kept the Victorian-style origi-
nal brick façade, re-using existing design elements. The new Cherry Creek Mall location
is 5,500 square feet, much larger than its previous address. The extra space allows
more room for the men’s offerings, which takes up approximately 1,000 sf. It also has
a local feel, featuring local athletes and landscapes with state-of-the-art light boxes.