Thanks to Vicki H., here are some photos of a few infill projects underway in Downtown Denver.First, there’s the Denver Justice Center:South/east side (left) and east/north side of the Detention Facility:
East/north side (left) and west (right) side of the Courthouse:
Hmmm… I think I’ll reserve judgement on this project until it’s finished.
In Capitol Hill, the 1127 Sherman project is mostly done and seems to fit nicely on its small infill site:
Finally, Westfield Development’s 1800 Larimer tower, the future home for Xcel Energy’s Denver offices, is coming along quickly. The elevator shaft is already up to about the 10th floor:
Steven Holl, we would have loved your building. But Denver has an aversion to great architecture.
The architecture isn't earth shattering by any means, but Holl is about as over-rated as they get. Ego driven sliced up blocks and odd shapes pearched precariously on top of one another is great for museums, but sometimes the world needs functional office buildings. That being said, I still think Klipp could have pushed the envelope a little more. I'm with Ken, I'll hold back until I see the final product and the inside of the court house.
i'm not sure how we can judge the architecture from these pictures…
It has more to do with politics that Klipp took over as architect, unfortunately. I would love to see Holl's work here, but now we have this brutal stone monolith. Yes it is a jail, but does it have to look like one?
There is a lack of detailing, scale and articulation to make this building very unpleasant experientially both by foot and by car. It is something that plagues the Denver Public Library as well.
The mottled and streaked enormous stone slabs of the facade is mildly interesting, but I don't know if this is intentional or if it will be later cleaned up and sealed to a more consistant appearance.