To: Honorable Mayor and Members of Town Council
From: Bill Detweiler, Director of Development Services
Community Design Award Team Members
Title 2017 Design Award Program (Presentations)
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Executive Summary
On May 1, 2018, Town Council approved the Design Award Nominations as presented by the Design Award Team and Town staff. On May 15, 2018, the Design Award Team members will present the winning projects to Council and ask that the Mayor present each winner with a plaque, which includes a signed proclamation by the Mayor and a photo of the project.
The Design Award Winners include:
o Category #1: Large Commercial
24 Hour Fitness
The design team found the 24 Hour Fitness façade incorporates design elements consistent with the Promenade “Mountain to Prairie” architectural and landscape material theme in a highly visible location on the Santa Fe corridor. The variety of building materials, building orientation and site location provides visitors and passersby with a strong architectural introduction to the Promenade project. This business is highly visible from many areas of the site and provides a standard for future large scale commercial projects in our community.
o Category #2: Small Commercial
Brooklyn Veterinary Clinic
The design team found the building consists of architectural details and materials that create interest and provide an entrance theme to the Meadows commercial center. The building incorporates exterior and interior design elements to orient visitors towards Prairie Hawk while providing a buffer for the clinic and animal holding areas adjacent to the railroad tracks and open space. The building sets the standard for future veterinary structures and building orientation on a difficult and highly visible site.
o Category #3: Community Character
Festival Park
The design team found Festival Park enhances community interest in the downtown experience. Site orientation, a variety of passive and active play areas, use of native materials, and use of paving and seating areas to guide visitors through the site results in a park recognized as the central hub for residents and visitors of our community. A majority of parks in Castle Rock provide a regional or suburban park experience. Festival Park provides a transition from suburban to urban development and a centerpiece for downtown. The site, similar to the changing seasons, will continue to acclimate as landscape material matures and park usage grows.
o Category #4: Town Identity
Promenade Gabions & Landscaping
The design team found the roundabout and artistic gabions, combined and a variety of landscape material in Promenade rights-of-way roundabouts, provides relief and enhances the visitor experience. The uniqueness and visibility of gabions in the public way introduces an element to emphasize the design themes currently under construction in Promenade. These improvements provide guidance to future large scale developments in Castle Rock.
o Category #5: Adaptive Reuse
The Urban
The design team found The Urban excels in creating interest to an existing structure without removing the underlying character of the façade or site. Landscape and signage improvements, along with minor upgrades to the building façade, refreshes and adds excitement to an existing facility in downtown. The project is highly visible from Perry and Third Streets and provides a guiding light to future investors on how making minor adjustments to existing structures augments the downtown experience.
o Category #6: Public Facility
Renaissance Secondary School
The design team found the Renaissance Secondary School represents a forward thinking attitude towards youth education and building design. Site orientation, use of outdoor space and building materials allows the school to blend in with its surrounding variety of land uses.