Mixed-use Development for Denver's Theater District

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MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT for

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Princess Theater, 1909-1951

Tabor Grand, 1881-1964

Empress Theater, 1907-1969

Isis Theater, 1913-1954

Orpheum Theater, 1903-1967

Paris Theater, 1913-?

Strand Theater, 1914-?

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Theater Row, Curtis Street, 1913

OUTSIDE PRECEDENTS:

Curtis Street in Denver, from Fourteenth to Nineteenth Street, was known as the “Great White Way” in the early part of the Eighteenth Century. Dozens of theaters stood on both sides of the street, each having its own unique flamboyant architectural style. In a reverential attempt to preserve and respect heritage and history, many aspects of the old theaters were incorporated into the new theater and supporting development. The corner of Fifteenth and Champa owes the influence of its tower to the famed Tabor Grand Theater. The new theater takes cues from various old designs that used an apse as a centerpiece for the front facade.

The Museum of Contemporary Art (MACRO) in Rome deals with the incorporation of new into old in an interesting way. The old walls of the previous occupant (a brewing company) were insightfully connected via glass curtain wall at the corner and running over the top of the existing walls. This method was used in the Denver project where the old materials of the plaza are met and cut into by a glass wall from the tower above. A colonnade in Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic, was the inspiration for the main entrance to the plaza from Champa street. High, fixed glass doors and a groin-vaulted canopy provide acoustics for performances.

MACRO, Rome, 2004

Cast Iron Colonnade, Mariánské Lázně, 1889

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SITE PLAN

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PLAZA INTERIOR

THEATER FACADE & CANOPY, CURTIS STREET

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College of Architecture & Planning

100’

RESIDENTIAL 280,700 sf RESIDENTIAL LOBBY

OFFICES 204,000 sf RETAIL 6,400 sf

BLOCK ELEVATIONS - CHAMPA STREET (TOP) & CURTIS STREET (BOTTOM)

ANCHOR STORE & GROCERY 9,300 sf

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PEDESTRIAN / CIRCULATION ANCHOR STORE

SERVICE / MECHANICAL 5,400 sf PUBLIC AREA 11,000 sf

SECTION A - OFFICE LOBBY, COVERED COURTYARD, THEATER

THEATER & GALLERY 13,000 sf

SECTION B - CURTIS STREET, COVERED COURTYARD

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ART GALLERY

CHAMPA STREET

RESIDENTIAL & OFFICE TOWER MASTER PLANS

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STREET LEVEL MASTER & PUBLIC SPACE PLAN

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SECTION C - RETAIL, PLAZA, METROPOLIS THEATER 8’

SECTION D - CHAMPA STREET, PLAZA, RESIDENTIAL LOBBY 8’

USE DIAGRAM - CHAMPA STREET

USE DIAGRAM - CURTIS STREET


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