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M ountain towns provide a
unique social and cultural
setting that differs greatly
from those of a big city,
especially when it comes
to a workplace. Designing office
projects to meet the standards and
challenges of small mountain towns
is a delicate process of balancing
guidelines and restrictions, supply
and demand, and keeping up with
current and future trends.
The intimate setting of mountain
towns creates a sizable challenge
of balancing design guidelines with
restrictions. Towns often have more
stringent codes for buildings due
to many factors, such as climate
and weather, height restrictions
and limited space. As designers, we
work to create a strong brand iden-
tity while facing not only physical
code restrictions, but also design
restrictions within the town. Often,
there are visual guidelines that
communities will put in place to
keep the town feeling uniform –
specifically to keep the mountain
town charm appeal prevalent for
visiting guests. Keeping the visual
appeal of the mountain town also
is challenging when you want to
elude a commercial look in an
area dominated by residential use.
Because mountain towns are popu-
lar tourist destinations, maintaining
that charming allure while meeting
these strict guidelines and restric-
tions makes building and designing
office projects a challenge.
Additionally, many mountain
towns have limited buildable space
to utilize. Finding
a usable location
that will continue
to attract tenants
and consumers
over time is one of
the most impor-
tant factors to con-
sider when looking
for a site to build a
new office project.
Having adequate
space for the
right-sized project
in the best area
helps to create a
viable rental model
for tenants. There are numerous
ways to create a usable space that
will continue to draw tenants,
one of which includes incorporat-
ing unique features that appeal to
a wide variety of employees. For
example, having outdoor space,
kitchens, proximity to transit and
places to park, and, largely, adja-
cency to outdoor recreation such as
skiing, biking or hiking are all favor-
able amenities since many indi-
viduals move to mountain towns
to enjoy these types of activities.
Building new office projects is about
more than just creating a usable
space for today; it is about looking
to the future and creating a space
that will continue to be practical
and desirable through time.
Once the proper location and
basic needs of future tenants are
met, the next focus for designing an
office project in a mountain town
is to incorporate current trends in
design elements. A trend that never
fails to bring the mountain town
charm into a space is using modern
materials with classic form. This
often translates to using natural
materials with timeless style that
will continuously attract visitors.
When many of us think of moun-
tain towns, we think of the use of
wood and stone – the essence of a
log cabin in the mountains. In this
sense, materiality is a trend that
is here to stay. To draw in current
tenants, however, one of the most
prominent trends is representing a
company’s style in the lobby area.
The lobby is an area that the com-
pany can show their unique values
and hobbies through design and
artwork. It is the first impression
people will have of the company
when they walk into the space, so
it is important to allow flexibility
for the tenants to best express their
company’s personality.
Mountain towns are a magical
place, and there’s no reason the
office projects within the towns
shouldn’t have the same charm.
Although there always are chal-
lenges in any type of design project,
there is no reason to fear them;
there is so much potential for suc-
cess by tackling the challenges
head on and using the obstacles as
an advantage to design an eclectic
space that will appeal to current
and future generations. s
Brandt
Vanderbosch
Principal and
founder, Vertical
Arts Architecture,
Steamboat Springs
David Patterson Photography
The lobby in Steamboat’s newest and largest office building, the 26,000-square-foot, four-
story Deer Park Office Building features a blend of modern and rustic elements combining
reclaimed wood, patina steel, slate flooring and Telluride stone.