I’ve discovered a slightly different rendering of the 55-story Great Gulf tower planned for the corner of 14th and Lawrence. The rendering comes from the project’s website (www.greatgulfdenver.com) but I thought I’d post it here anyway. The design looks about the same, but the coloring is better (less brown).

I think this tower would make a great addition to the Denver skyline… particularly in its location. We need to balance out the skyline with some taller buildings to the north. Right now most of our taller towers are clustered in the upper end of Downtown. Also, as I’ve said in this space before, tall modern towers near LoDo are a good thing, despite what some LoDo folks might think. The best way we can honor the architecture and scale of our beloved Lower Downtown historic district is to surround it with architecture very different in terms of scale and design. There should be no doubt as to where LoDo begins and ends. LoDo’s pedestrian scale and architectural charm should be unmistakably recognizable, and the best way to do that is to surround the district with tall modern structures, such as the Great Gulf tower and Buzz Geller’s proposed 30-story condo tower at Speer and Larimer.