Earlier this month, I posted some high-resolution images of the Detention Center component of the new Denver Justice Center, now under construction on Blocks 011-W and 012-W in Downtown Denver’s Civic Center district. Today I’m happy to post a whole slew of additional images–this time of the Courthouse building and the overall site plan for the complex. These images are courtesy of klipp (thanks, Angela!). The design team for the Courthouse is klipp, RicciGreene Associates, and Harold Massop Associates Architects. The design team for the site plan consists of those same firms plus studioINSITE. Make sure you click and expand/zoom on these images to view them that at their maximum size. Here we go:
First, the overall site plan. To get you oriented, West is “up” with Colfax Avenue on the right, Delaware Street at the bottom, 14th Avenue on the left, Fox Street at the top, and Elati Street in the center. The Courthouse is at the top, the Detention Center at the bottom, and the Parking Garage/Post Office at the bottom-left. The Hardscape Plan is the image on the left and on the right is the Landscape Plan.
Here are a few additional site plans showing the proposed Lighting (left) and Furnishings (right):
Finally, here are some different perspectives of the model of the Courthouse. This is the view from the north side of Colfax looking southwest. Of note is one new element the architects recently added: the vertical slit in the façade section above the main entrance that is angled in line with the Downtown grid. This illuminated design element will serve as a visual anchor and terminus to the view looking down Tremont from Upper Downtown.
Here’s the perspective looking northwest from 14th and Elati:
The perspective looking northeast from 14th and Fox:
Finally, here are straight-on views of the Elati (top) and Fox (bottom) street elevations:
The Parking Garage/Post Office component is already complete. Construction on the rest of the complex should be finished by late 2009/early 2010.
