Connecting People and Place

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Cover: Google Boulder Campus, photo by James Ray Spahn.

First edition, 2024.

Previously published under the title ‘Transforming Urban Places’

This book is dedicated to the remarkable individuals who have shaped and supported our practice since its founding in 1988. To our clients, we extend our deepest gratitude for your loyalty and leadership in creating inspiring, enduring places that transform our communities. Your vision has helped revitalize and reinterpret our civic landmarks and set a standard for excellence. To our staff, past and present, we thank you for your unwavering commitment to the civic art of architecture and urban design. Your passion and dedication continue to bring to life timeless, contemporary designs that honor nature, people, and place, ensuring a lasting legacy.

Sincerely,

David Tryba, FAIA Founder and Principal Tryba Architects

Divine Nature Made the Country Human Art

Built the Cities

MARCUS TERENTIUS VARRO

ROMAN SCHOLAR 116 – 27 BC

Denver Union Station’s formerly unoccupied attic space undergoing transformation into guest rooms.

Introduction

Restoring Community by David Tryba, FAIA

A New Sense of Place by Kathleen Fogler, AIA

University of Colorado Anschutz Innovation Community

CoorsTek Headquarters at Clayworks

Fox Park

Vickery Village

Denver International Airport (DEN) 50-Year Vision

Denver Union Station & The Crawford Hotel

Mercantile Square

Clayton Lane at Cherry Creek North

Google Boulder Campus

GoSpotCheck Headquarters

Timber 225 at Cherry Creek North

Paradigm River North

Boston Consulting Group Offices

BPX Energy Headquarters at 1700 Platte Street

Cigna Regional Headquarters at Colorado Center

Tryba Architects Studio, Denver

Parc Mosaic Apartment Homes

The Fremont Residences

NOVEL Uptown

The Draper

Park Towne Place Museum District Residences

Lake Residence

Western Residence & Gallery

Reconnecting the Denver Art Museum by David Tryba, FAIA

Denver Botanic Gardens Master Development Plan

History Colorado Center

Fine Arts Center at Colorado College

Western Stock Show Association Legacy Building

Rocky Mountain PBS Buell Public Media Center

GSA César E. Chávez Memorial Building

Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building

Connecting People and Place

Throughout history, our built environment has been influenced by nature and context, whether through the use of local materials, integration with natural topography, or responsiveness to history and culture. Timeless, iconic places each have their own unique identities, yet share the characteristic of connectivity to the surrounding natural world.

Across multiple scales, the work of Tryba Architects integrates sustainable and site-responsive design connected to nature. Our principle-based design approach is deeply rooted in stewardship of the built and natural environments to create spaces that foster well-being and enrich the human experience. Highly diverse in form, typology and scale, our work is united by craft, elegance, rigor and civic impact.

As part of the Vickery Village Master Plan, new green gathering spaces are layered atop the neighborhood’s industrial foundations to overlook Pattern Alley and the Fort Worth skyline. (Tryba Architects)

Restoring Community LAYERS

OF THE AUTHENTIC CONTEMPORARY CITY

David Tryba, FAIA Founder and Principal, Tryba Architects

New attitudes and technologies continue to transform the way we work, learn, shop, and socialize. Shifting toward a virtual world has disconnected us in unexpected ways, revealing the basic human need for genuine, real-life interactions and experiences. In an increasingly virtual and segmented society, how can cities re-emerge as places of human connection?

A broader perspective through history shows the most resilient cities have evolved with new technologies and societal changes while enhancing connections to nature and building on cultural and physical assets. As we navigate today’s uncertainties, there is reason to be hopeful if we examine how successful cities have understood and leveraged unique layers of authenticity to attract people and to inspire an enduring sense of community and belonging.

RECOMMITTING TO LOCAL MATERIALS AND CHARACTER

For thousands of years, cities have been shaped by geology, geography, climate, and numerous cultural factors. Rooted in necessity, regional adaptations over time have given places their distinguishing character. Local materials fashioned into red-tile roofs and stone facades of Florence and Milan are case studies in physically cohesive urbanity. Centuries ago, cities in Japan achieved their unique character by constructing with local timber and building in balance with nature to create a ‘garden city.’ Established 2,000 years

ago, London and Paris have evolved into vital, contemporary cities that retain their context and preserve their unique identity.

As the world’s population continues to expand, the demand on materials, energy and resources is ever greater, driving the need to build more quickly and efficiently. Across the globe, cities continue being constructed based on the ‘blank slate’/clear-cutting approach that emerged in the mid-twentieth century, leading to homogeneity and the disappearance of local materials and culture while predominately introducing new buildings devoid of regional identity. Because nature and history are preconditions of self-identification, cities can distinguish themselves by adopting an architectural identity based on authentic place rather than imported from elsewhere. A rich and cohesive conversation among buildings using contextual materials can foster in their inhabitants a sense of civic pride and create urban places that are truly world-class.

REUSING, REGENERATING, RECONNECTING

Watershed moments in history push people to think in new ways. The years following World War II were, for most Americans, a time of unbridled optimism as an eagerness to shed associations with the Depression and War brought forth an attitude of ‘out with the old, in with the new.’ In cities, this mindset was expressed through interstate highways, boundless suburban growth, and massive

Local Buff Sandstone sourced for several of Tryba’s works in Colorado establishes an architecture profoundly connected to place. (Tryba Architects)

urban renewal initiatives across the country that erased physical and cultural history in the process. A half-century of this experiment has revealed that not only is ‘starting over’ detrimental to the environment, but that wholesale destruction of cities and systems diminishes the human connection to place and to each other.

Denver, 1930 and 1968. The Daniels & Fisher Tower stands as an isolated reminder of the city’s past following the destruction of 27 blocks, eliminating the old to make way for the new.

Offering an alternative approach, in 1978 Christopher Alexander and colleagues published their inspiring classic A Pattern Language, noting that cities “cannot be ‘designed’ or ‘built’ in one fell swoop,” but emerge organically and contextually over time. Rather than building in isolation, authentic places are shaped by their surroundings, leading to coherency and wholeness.

Adaptive reuse and repositioning can contribute to preserving and achieving this cohesiveness. Integrating new uses and structures into existing infrastructure utilizes the resources, energy and craftsmanship of prior generations while contributing to the financial feasibility of a project. Preservation and adaptive reuse across scales can create active centers of community life, providing economic vitality and an inspiring context for new places and designs. The opposite of freezing places in time, urban repositioning reuses whole systems—not individual relics— that provide a starting point for constructing relevant, contemporary places that respond to context and strengthen community.

DENARGO MARKET

Tryba Architects is leading a new vision for the 13-acre site once occupied by the 1930s Denargo Market in Denver’s emerging riverfront revitalization. (Tryba Architects)

GOOGLE BOULDER CAMPUS

Nature is at the heart of Google’s new 300,000 SF Boulder campus, a highly crafted response to its local context offering uplifting, restorative and healthy environments inside and out.

(Tryba Architects)

DESIGNING TO A HUMAN SCALE

The postwar quest to build ‘bigger and better’ and erase anything considered obsolete has since become deeply ingrained in American life. Office towers featuring concrete plazas and sky bridges loom over streets that channel traffic to interstate highways and widelyspaced suburban homes—all contributing to the demise of the human-scaled pedestrian character of downtowns.

There are numerous ways to reintroduce human scale into our cities and make them comfortable and uplifting once again. Understanding a site’s context can help guide decisions on proportion, rhythm, and movement through space. Our interactions with architecture are sensory and tactile, so people are most drawn to places designed to make them feel comfortable and in control of their environment.

Isolation brought by automobile culture still characterizes many urban areas, but a new paradigm is emerging that envisions streetscapes that are more vibrant than ever before. Transforming auto-oriented roads into fully-amenitized, multi-modal streetscapes can produce attractive and walkable outdoor gathering spaces. Interweaving access and inclusivity, transportation, and the ability to live in proximity to work/school, culture, and nature creates incredible opportunities for faceto-face connection. Designing with a human scale underscores the importance not only of buildings, but of the spaces between them to form a rich and diverse urban mosaic.

REPOSITIONING CULTURAL ASSETS

A May 2020 survey from the Knight Foundation asked respondents what makes them choose to stay in a city. Cultural amenities where overwhelmingly selected due to their ability to “boost various indicators of attachment, from higher feelings of satisfaction and personal fit with the city, to behaviors such as greater investment of time and resources in the community.” Civic and cultural spaces help define who we are as a community and contribute significantly to a lively and meaningful public realm.

While our homes and workplaces are necessities for living, it is our cultural assets that allow us to thrive. Cultural variations in language, food, music and art enrich our lives with new ideas and perspectives. As architects of museums, botanical gardens, and other civic spaces, our responsibility is to support cultural stewardship and to create places that are welcoming and inclusive, providing memorable shared experiences that reinforce the fabric of their communities.

RECONNECTING TO NATURE

The natural landscape is the single most defining characteristic of a city. Designing places that are responsive to their specific environment leads to differentiation and authenticity. Local topography, hydrology, climate, sun and shade invite customized design responses. Architecture and infrastructure agnostic to specific place leads to generic commonalities and divorces people from their natural environment.

Fundamental to our practice is designing buildings in collaboration with nature. Access to fresh air, natural light, and visual connectedness to the natural world are key to human wellbeing. Gardens, courtyards green

roofs and parks stitched into dense urban environments where people live and work reinforce connections to the natural world. Landscapes that elevate human experience inspire stewardship of the environment and reverence for the living world surrounding us.

The dichotomy of the City being in opposition to Wilderness must be inverted to recognize cities are part of a larger ecology. Landscapes that include functionality, such as the use of native plant material and rainwater filtration, point the way toward a more sustainable urban ecology of place. As Sir David Attenborough reminds us, we must re-learn to cherish the natural world, because we are a part of it and we depend on it.

CONCLUSION

Architecture is primarily a service to humanity. With the strength of leadership at our firm we have, like never before, the ability to gauge and manage risks, to see into the future of housing, the workplace and buildings shaping culture and the future of the public realm. The most successful cities are continually changing while embodying timeless qualities intrinsically linked to geography, culture, tradition and memory. Further, they can foster interpersonal

connection, a basic and fundamental human need dating back to ancient times when people formed clans and tribes. As digital technology beckons us toward a virtual world, it becomes ever more important to restore inviting and inclusive real-life communities.

Layers of authenticity provide the blueprint for building contemporary urban environments that integrate context and character shaped by a rich diversity of people, places, ideas, experiences, and perspectives. Whether designing a single room or an entire neighborhood, we can leverage the timeless lessons of authentic places to build enduring, human-scaled, contextual communities where people connect and thrive.

WESTERN STOCK SHOW ASSOCIATION

LEGACY BUILDING

Tryba Architects’ design for the Western Stock Show Association Legacy Building, which will feature exhibits and event spaces, is a contemporary expression of Western heritage.

(Tryba Architects)

Authenticity is realized through the full integration of diverse uses and multi-modal circulation into the natural environment.

(Tryba Architects) Add ‘circulator’ at DEN

‘Pump up’... more abstract and geometrically present

Program

Urban Center

Mixed-Use

Retail & Food/Beverage

Residential

Industrial Vacant

Circulation & Parkways

The structure of green spaces form primary circulation through the city.

RTD Lightrail Lines

RTD Bus Route

Parkways

Interstate Street Grid

DEN Runways

Landscape & Waterways

Denver city parks are located on hilltops to capture view to the Rocky Mountains.

Parks

Lakes

Streams

Parkways

1 Denver Streetgrid & Boundary

The urban framework of Denver responds to the topographic landscape and waterways.

The S. Platte River informed the layout of the street grid and is a corridor of industrial use.

Urban Design and Mixed Use

URBAN DESIGN AND MIXED USE

Unlocking Value through Placemaking

Successful places balance natural resources, transportation, landscape and economy while fostering sustainable growth.

Developed in collaboration with a broad range of public and private stakeholders and community partners, our elegantly practical and cohesive master plans are desgined to unlock the inherent potential of each site.

Our goal in each project is to create transformational design that enriches the human connection to place.

A New Sense of Place SUBURBAN INTENSIFICATION

Kathleen Fogler, AIA Principal, Tryba Architects

VICKERY

Aerial view of Fort Worth, Texas and the Vickery Village master plan development.

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO ANSCHUTZ INNOVATION COMMUNITY

The 184-acre master plan builds on historic view corridors and integrates existing trees and topography. (Tryba Architects)

The suburbs have long represented a series of contrasting relationships and desires. Familiar descriptive phrases include: “I love the space and affordability, but I wish I could walk to more places.” “I would like to have additional amenities, but don’t want to give up affordability, easy access to parking and no traffic.” “We want a more inclusive community, but we have limited room for growth and density.”

While over the last decade significant effort has focused on the revitalization of the downtown urban and industrial core, the demand for suburban intensification has been equally strong. This trend is counter to much recent urban theory which has largely focused on the rise of the downtown and has often dismissed the suburbs as a place of sprawl and anonymity. As a result, a false rivalry has arisen that pits the urban against the suburban. As a practice, we view suburban intensification as a significant opportunity for innovative regional urbanization and city building. A strong, vital and resilient city relies on the complex interactions between a dense and vibrant downtown and the housing, recreation and employment opportunities offered by the suburbs.

DEVELOPMENT IN NATURE

The global pandemic accelerated demands to merge urban and suburban qualities of life, furthering our desire to be connected to nature, reinforcing the necessity of social

interactions and proving shared public and civic experiences are vital to our culture and sense of identity. Simultaneously, trends toward remote workplace, just-in-time delivery and experience-driven retail have rapidly changed the economic structure and footprint of our commercial landscape. As a result we have arrived at a unique moment where the economy, technology, social desires and public health and safety are converging, galvanizing the demand for civic urban placemaking in areas outside the downtown core.

While it’s easy to dismiss the possibility for change in the suburbs, it’s important to consider where we are in the broad picture of growth and development. Two hundred years ago, downtowns were transient with limited civic infrastructure, often set up as industrial settlements along rivers and railroads. By the turn of the century, parks and parkways had become the foundation of civic urbanism and represented a desire to “Beautify the City” and improve the quality of life and public health. Central Park, Boston Common and Washington Park are enduring places of civic infrastructure and have created lasting value for their communities.

A critical new focus for city builders is refining and evolving suburban locations to offer an improved sense of place and identity while enhancing connectivity and providing a clear focus on social, environmental and economic sustainability.

American cities are comprised of mid- to low-density suburban neighborhoods that hold a high percentage of the residential population and an increasing percentage of the employment base. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 32 percent of U.S. employment is in the suburbs of large metropolitan areas—that is, in the mediumand lower-density counties of metropolitan areas that contain at least 1 million people. Around 32 percent of the population also lives in the suburbs of these metros. Nationwide, 52 percent of the population identifies their homes as suburban.

Developers across the Front Range understand that while Denver’s downtown has thrived, the largest regional employment center is still Southeast Denver. According to the organization Denver South, the region is home to nine Fortune 1,000 headquarters and six Fortune 500 companies and has an employment base of nearly 240,000 workers representing over 14 percent of total Metro Denver employment, compared to the 145,000 people working in Downtown Denver

in 2019. As a result, we continue to see tremendous growth and demand for suburban intensification in not only the Denver Tech Center, Centennial, RidgeGate, Lone Tree, but also throughout the emerging Denver-Boulder technology corridor, and around the CU Anschutz Innovation Campus.

As people demand both space and urban amenities, the suburbs are poised for accelerated transformation from an underutilized, haphazard landscape to a unique, expansive format for civic suburban infill and intensification that is not beholden to a traditional downtown skyline or rigid Euclidian street grid. The structure of suburban fabric is more fluid, curvaceous and often aligned to natural topography. If American urbanism was an exploration of standardization and order, most suburban contexts are formed of winding curves, sweeping roads and buildings that are isolated objects in the landscape. Properties function more individually than with a collective accountability to a broader urban structure. How can we incorporate the best of urban principles into

THE DISTRICT

A 36-acre urban node defined by high-quality, active pedestrian streets, diverse amenities, inviting open spaces and stunning mountain views.

(Tryba Architects)

the suburbs, bringing connectivity, order and legibility to these places? What are our best tools for design? How do we test market parameters and embrace new market demands?

As a practice, our suburban development drivers continue to be the fundamental principles of connecting people and place, integrating nature and open space and responding with careful and focused intent to market economics. Our work is providing stronger multi-modal access and connectivity within the suburbs and across our growing metropolitan regions; building well-connected open spaces for the community; creating authentic walkable mixed-use places; and embracing public-private partnerships to propel public improvement and civic infrastructure.

MIXED-USE CLUSTERS

It will take time for the suburbs to sustain larger swaths of mixed-use development, however, starting with smaller mixed-use clusters will allow for new patterns of growth

and provide options for a more walkable and convenient quality of life. The pandemic has undoubtedly accelerated this transition, and the suburbs—with an excess of space devoted to parking, large format retail and commercial logistics—will increasingly have space for infill in close proximity to well-established suburban neighborhoods, school districts, parks and open space.

The suburbs’ competitive advantage is not to mimic the urban core, but to maintain personal space and connection to the environment, while also providing more convenient, better connected and denser hubs—where retail, office and residential converge around meaningful public spaces and well organized streets, open spaces and trail networks.

CIRCULATION THROUGH LANDSCAPE

Landscape is often the most underutilized and poorly considered aspect of the suburban commercial landscape, and yet it provides the greatest opportunity for placemaking. The most memorable urban and suburban parks

VICKERY VILLAGE

Pattern Alley stitches together the historic industrial heart of Vickery Village to create authentic new development opportunities for community gathering, hospitality, retail and creative office.

(Tryba Architects)

4 Mixed Use Innovation Campus Infill

Increase density with a new diversity of uses to create a vibrant central neighborhood

THE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PARK

3 Enhanced Wisconsin Open Space Network

Integrate existing open spaces, topography, meadows, and views with an extensive new commitment to landscape

7.4 acre mixed-use suburban infill development integrating existing topography and landscape with office buildings and walkable streets. New infill development includes 200 residential units, 30,000 sf retail and a 120,000 sf lab building. (Tryba Architects)

2 Enhanced Connectivity

Develop a regional mobility hub that connects to the existing campus street grid and trail network

1 Existing University Research Park Natural Topography and Landscape

MADISON, WISCONSIN

BELLEVIEW STATION

3.2 acre mixed-use cluster creates a new mixed-use center within the 40-acre Belleview Station master-planned development in South Denver. (Tryba Architects)

have contextual specificity, whether they are organized around a river (Clear Creek in Golden and Confluence Park in Denver) or located to emphasize views (Washington and Cheesman Parks in Denver). Historically, Capitol buildings were located on high ground to signify the importance of government. The organization of key elements—circulation, open space and program—to work in concert with the environment creates order and meaning, establishing the structure for a unique sense of place tied to landscape.

PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS

As economic and social forces drive fundamental change in the suburban landscape, the role of City officials in listening and guiding communities towards growth and facilitating partnerships between public and private sectors is essential for all types of development.

A collaborative ethos is inherent in projects related to educational and research institutions whose missions are often based on cross disciplinary innovation and building strong

partnerships. Similar principles must be embraced for traditional mixed-use and residential developments to enable thoughtful design and execution, guide collaboration with the community and ensure development reaches its highest potential.

We are eager to continue shaping civic suburban environments and to propel a new generation of urbanism that reflects the environmental, social and economic values necessary in our world today. The potential is unlimited—over the next decade we imagine the suburbs as the site for an explosion of innovation and a model for new typologies of urban form: generous private and public spaces for recreation and gathering, strong connections to the landscape, sustainable and efficient infrastructure, easy access, affordability and opportunities for shared civic experiences. We are energized by the possibilities and honored to participate in this critical moment with our clients and development partners.

Fitzsimons Innovation Community at CU Anschutz

A fully-integrated campus community designed for collaboration and innovation

Integrating new vertical construction with existing topography creates a multifaceted urban environment connected to the Western landscape.

BEFORE

Deeply rooted to place, the plan is designed to connect with the existing Western landscape.

Tryba is currently leading the planning, design and successful implementation of a vibrant mixed-use Campus Center and innovation community at the heart of the world-class University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado. The Campus Center includes new and redeveloped lab office, residential, retail, and The Benson Hotel and Faculty Club—all connected by dynamic public open spaces.

The projects are part of a larger multi-phase strategic vision plan led by Tryba in coordination with the Fitzsimons Redevelopment Authority, the City of Aurora and the University of Colorado. The plan for the 184acre Fitzsimons Innovation Community at the Anschutz Medical Campus unites the city’s diverse edges into an integrated urban neighborhood, complete with a diversity of living options, compelling retail and lifestyle amenities, trail networks, and a regional mobility hub.

CLIENT

City of Aurora

Fitzsimons

Redevelopment Authority

Aimco

SIZE

184 acres

SCOPE OF WORK

Urban Design

Master Planning

Architecture

Interior Design

Experiential Design

Transforming a former golf course, the master plan builds on its character by integrating existing trees and topography and using the urban skyline to frame panoramic views.

UVALDA EXPANSION

MONTVIEWBLVD

MEDICINE

BUILDING

HEALTH SCIENCES

LIBRARY OF PHARMACY

BUILDING

500

ACADEMIC QUAD

ART WALK

CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

RESEARCH

UCHEALTH

CHILDREN'S GARDEN

COLFAXAVE

Existing Patient Care

Existing Commercial Innovation

Existing Housing, Hotels & Amenity

Education & Research

Among the nation’s largest and most ambitious Innovation Districts

DOWNTOWN DENVER

BIOSCIENCE 3 2019

BIOSCIENCE 5 2022

SCHOOL OF PHARMACY 2010

BIOSCIENCE 1 2000

BIOSCIENCE 2 2015

HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY 2007

CENTRAL GREEN 2022

Central Green introduces restorative nature to the vibrant and forward-thinking Fitzsimons Innovation Community at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus.

CENTRAL GREEN

The Central Green is a signature outdoor space designed for a variety of events and activities ranging from food trucks, movie nights, yoga or spin classes, holiday festivities and other local events. The activities bring life to the Central Green, designating it as an outdoor destination for the CU Anschutz Medical Community.

Central Green offers an outdoor ‘living room’ for the campus, equipped to host a variety of events, large and small, year-round.

Bioscience 4 is a dynamic new lab/office space fully integrated with a world-class medical destination.

BIOSCIENCE 4

A key component of the 184-acre Fitzsimons Innovation Community at CU Anschutz, Bioscience 4 is a new, next-generation lab space for innovative life sciences research. The 230,000 SF, 7-story lab building is Phase I of an eventual 760,000 SF multi-phase bioscience lab development directly connected to the medical campus.

CLIENT

Aimco

SIZE

230,650 SF

SCOPE OF WORK

Lead Design Architect and Architect of Record

State-of-the-art research laboratories integrate connections to the outdoors to enhance employee health and wellness.

PART OF A GROWING BIOSCIENCE CAMPUS

Bioscience 4 is designed as part of the 125-acre Fitzsimons Innovation Community, integrating the new structure with

Bioscience 4 provides modern office amenities connected to a system of outdoor spaces and walkable campus connections.

The Benson Hotel and Faculty Club is the heart of the campus, offering a central location for networking and collaboration.

COMMERCE AND AMENITY

EDUCATION, PATIENT CARE, RESEARCH

THE BENSON HOTEL AND FACULTY CLUB

The Benson Hotel and Faculty Club is the center of hospitality at the nationally-recognized University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and is designed to accommodate the needs of the hospitals and CU by offering high-quality meeting facilities, full-service lodging and a center of social activity.

CLIENT Aimco

SIZE

102,000 SF 106 keys

SCOPE OF WORK

Lead Design

Architect and

Architect of Record

Interior Design

A new market, retail, Central Green and faculty club/ hotel actively support the CU Anschutz Medical and Innovation Campus by providing a central location for faculty, staff and visitors to network and connect.

The canopied entrance welcomes guests with classic elegance while introducing the axial ‘crossroads’ plan of the hotel.

The hotel supports the full spectrum of activities on campus through dedicated spaces for collaboration and innovation, connection and leisure, celebration and recognition—a venue for promoting campus achievements, showcasing and honoring awardwinning faculty, and carrying forward a longstanding tradition of excellence in research, education and patient care.

The lobby marks the intersection of the pioneering aspiration and innovation that defines the campus.

The high-style design of the Lobby Bar, with jewel tones and Deco influences, offers relaxation and relief from the intensity of the innovation campus.

The Faculty Club and Terrace are places for collaboration, connection and celebration.

The restaurant and bar are places to convene with colleagues to celebrate today’s success and collaborate on tomorrow’s innovations. The hotel’s location at the epicenter of the worldclass health innovation community also offers guests of the hotel access to a range of neighborhood amenities including the adjacent Central Green, restaurant plaza and fitness center.

CoorsTek Headquarters at Clayworks Golden, CO

A reimagined mixed-use district connected to the Colorado outdoors

Redevelopment of the former CoorsTek industrial site presents a significant opportunity to enhance the core of Golden with a catalytic mixed-use district of significant scale and quality. With a focus on sustainability, Clayworks will comprise both newbuild and adaptive reuse components.

The site will be structured around a high-quality public realm and designed to connect strongly to nature and the Golden context, while reflecting the civic legacy and values of the Coors family and their cluster of companies.

Clay kilns and other industrial features evoke the site's history.

CoorsTek's new global headquarters will be an anchor tenant within the mixed-use district.

Building upon the site’s unique industrial character and history, the project establishes a dynamic new destination that complements Golden’s active outdoor lifestyle.

CLIENT CoorsTek

SIZE

12.4 acres / 180,000 SF

SCOPE OF WORK

Master Planning (Clayworks); Lead Design Architect and Architect of Record (CoorsTek Headquarters)

GOLDEN FREEWAY

WASHINGTON AVENUE

Environmental sustainability, biophilic design, and connections to trails promote health and wellness.

Clayworks integrates multi-modal connectivity with spaces for innovation and discovery.

The new CoorsTek headquarters is thoughtfully integrated with the Golden landscape and incorporates a high level of sustainability measures.

The project integrates new structures with adaptive reuse of historic fabric, retaining a cultural memory of place for residents and employees and providing measurable benefits in embodied energy.

COORSTEK CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS

CoorsTek’s global headquarters, currently located a few miles away, will return to the site with a new office building that features an iconic 65-foot tower reminiscent of the company’s former “Silo” industrial building. The new headquarters will integrate the adaptive reuse of portions of historic buildings dating back to the early 1900s that will create an authentic connection to the heritage of innovation and industry on the site.

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Fox Park

Denver, CO

A new urban hilltop community integrating open space, culture and commerce

Iconic entry to Fox Park along Fox Street and 44th Avenue invites pedestrians and cyclists into a network of trails and open spaces, and welcomes drivers to below-grade parking.

FRAMEWORK FOR A VIBRANT COMMUNITY

Fox Park is a new 41-acre urban landscape providing a diversity of experiences that fully immerse this new cityscape with nature.

A NEW CONNECTED URBAN HILLTOP PARK

Positioned at the intersection of I-25 and I-70, Fox Park will be a new gateway to the city and Rocky Mountain Region. A quarter mile from 41st and Fox Station, Fox Park is one stop away from Denver Union Station and the entire regional transportation network. Fourteen acres of interconnected parks and open space integrate culture, community and innovation to create unparalleled opportunities for growth.

CLIENT

Vita Fox Park

Development Team

SIZE

41 acres

SCOPE OF WORK

Master Planning

Entitlements

Architecture

Experiential Design

World Trade Center Complex

Virgin Hotel

COMPLETE MULTI-LEVEL INTEGRATION

Terraced into the hillside, a vertically integrated public realm consolidates parking and service below grade. This infrastructure reveals the ecology of Fox Park—water, energy and waste—making it legible to people of all ages.

Existing four-story Press Room vacant of newspaper printing equipment and activity. BEFORE

An open marketplace featuring craft maker retail, collaborative workspaces and office.

A NEW COMMUNITY CENTER

A cohesive urban landscape will bring together next-generation workspaces, a boutique hotel, retail and residential spaces and urban agriculture, creating a diverse community fueled by transformative industrial reclamation. At its heart, a vibrant new center will provide space for community learning, health and fitness, arts and entertainment, innovation and fabrication.

Fort Worth, TX

Vickery Village

A flexible framework for transformative urban infill

BROADWAY PARK

HEMPHILLST

SJENNINGSAVE

COLLEGEAVE JARVISST

Vickery Village is central to the story of Fort Worth, where generations of men and women have built enduring communities around iconic global industry.

Located at the intersection of the city’s core highway and passenger rail infrastructure, Vickery Village is seamlessly connected to Downtown, the Near Southside’s Medical District, and neighboring Villages—a dynamic epicenter of economic growth.

SCOPE

West Vickery Trademark

BEFORE

PATTERN ALLEY

Pattern Alley stitches together the historic industrial heart of Vickery Village to create authentic new development opportunities for community gathering, hospitality, retail and creative office.

The 1924 Williamson-Dickie Bldg. will be reimagined as an active new district hub.

BROADWAY PARK

A new centerpiece of the community, Broadway Park is a place for Fort Worth to gather and celebrate. Enduring landmarks anchor new multi-use public spaces for family life, marketplace, events and relaxation.

The plan transforms an urban heat island into a green oasis.

WILLIAMSON GREEN

Students, residents, visitors and employees alike can enjoy new and enhanced park space designed to bring people together in connection with the natural environment.

The vision for North America’s largest airport

Colorado’s biggest economic engine, DEN is the jewel of the U.S. Aviation Network—the largest and most efficient airport in the country with a 53-square mile footprint, twelve runways and 9,000 acres of developable land. The 50-Year Vision and Framework Plan focuses on growth, economic development and establishing the airport as a premier multimodal hub—a center for international travel and commerce, innovation and culture.

Jackson Gap

A thoughtful balance of development and landscape preserves open space, creates value and results in a connected, sustainable and engaging place.

SCOPE

Nodal development at strategic locations integrates landscape and infrastructure, optimizes existing and future utility infrastructure and creates a sustainable approach to development. By focusing on developing in a manner that is innovative, efficient and resilient, the Vision and Framework Plan concentrates growth and limits sprawl while connecting local communities with each other and the world.

Denver, CO

Restored station becomes the West’s premier transit hub

One hundred years after the original Grand Opening, a revitalized, restored and reinvigorated Denver Union Station reopened its doors, solidifying its position as the region’s premier multi-modal transit hub.

The design team was charged with fitting a hotel, including upgraded systems, fixtures, retail and restaurants into the historic train depot. The depot’s Great Hall is both the hotel lobby and the central station for the multi-modal transit hub, integrating light and commuter rail, Amtrak, regional and local bus, taxi, bikes and pedestrians.

The grand central space had fallen into disuse. Long, blank perimeter walls did little to activate the space and flat fluorescent lighting panels overhead lent a perfunctory feel.

The new Great Hall is at once grand and comfortable. A variety of seating groups are surrounded by new storefronts offering an array of destination shopping and dining options.

THE GREAT HALL—”DENVER’S LIVING ROOM”

Inspiration for the 12,000-square-foot Great Hall’s design came from the building’s rich history as well as a vision for creating “Denver’s Living Room”— a space that welcomes travelers, visitors and hotel guests at all hours, 365 days a year. Soaring ceilings are accented by monumental lighting fixtures and brightened by a soft white color scheme.

The Great Hall serves as the hotel lobby and the central station for the region’s multi-modal transit hub.

CLIENT

Union Station Alliance

SIZE

153,000 SF

112 keys

SCOPE OF WORK

Lead Design Architect and Architect of Record

Master Planning

Historic Preservation

Interior Design

Experiential Design

Entitlements

BEFORE

The Station's revitalization and restoration included upgrading systems and fixtures and incorporating retail and restaurants into an historic train depot.

Vacant double-height mezzanine above the Great Hall.

The Cooper Lounge is a revenue-generating destination on the mezzanine.

Dark and drab interiors had not changed since the 1960s.

New retail storefronts bring light, activity and a new architectural integrity to the Great Hall.

The existing building was carefully restored to enhance its key historic features.

The timeless, contemporary, and elegant guest rooms are inspired by the building’s Victorian era beginning.

The Pullman guest rooms on the new Mezzanine Level evoke train travel in its heyday with a subtle nod to Art Deco.

The Station’s century-old structure contributes to the unique character of thirty-two guest rooms in the formerly unoccupied attic space.

Luxurious bathrooms are fully integrated with the historic structure.

The Loft rooms in the former attic feature exposed wood timbers, vaulted ceilings, modern art and luxuriously appointed bathrooms. The addition of the mezzanine and reconfiguration of the attic is key to the financial viability of the Crawford Hotel.

Square Denver, CO

Transformation of six historic warehouses on a single block sparks redevelopment in LoDo

A new mixed-use neighborhood center along the 16th Street Mall between Wazee and Wynkoop Streets, Mercantile Square contributes to the continuing development of Denver’s Historic Lower Downtown District. The six masonry buildings that comprise Mercantile Square date from the late 1800s and turn of the century, encompass 250,000 square feet and serve as a town center for the neighborhood. The restoration and adaptive reuse of the buildings ties the area’s varied historic past with the needs of the present.

CLIENTS

Coughlin & Company

Joyce Meskis

John Hickenlooper

SIZE

264,000 SF

98 residential units

74 below-grade parking spaces

SCOPE OF WORK

Lead Design Architect and Architect of Record

Historic Preservation

Interior Design

Entitlements

Experiential Design

Community Roof Deck on Connecting Bridge over Alley

Activated Alley with Wine Shop, Cafe, Outdoor Seating

Deteriorating facade and limited street-level activity.

BEFORE AFTER

Residential lofts, street-level retail with outdoor seating, and below-grade parking entrance.

Lined with activated retail and spanned by a pedestrian footbridge, a twenty-four foot wide pedestrian alley serves as a gateway to the development. This urban revitalization project was the first multi-building mixed use adaptive redevelopment in Lower Downtown—the catalyst for reinvestment in and preservation of today’s revitalized historic district.

Underutilized and neglected alley.

Activated pedestrian alley with new street-level retail.

Clayton Lane

Denver, CO

Superblock transformed into Denver’s preeminent live-work-play neighborhood

Tryba Architects partnered with Nichols Partnership to redevelop 9.5 acres into Clayton Lane, Denver’s premier mixed-use development. Clayton Lane was the last large parcel to be developed in landconstrained Cherry Creek North. The development’s transformation from suburban to an active, vibrant live-work-play neighborhood sets the standard for mixed-use urban infill.

Reintroducing the street grid was catalytic to this human-scaled development in Denver’s iconic

Cherry Creek North. Active retail facades, broad, detailed sidewalks and street furniture invite shoppers and strollers to enjoy Clayton Lane.

CLIENT Nichols Partnership

SIZE

9.5 acres

500,000 SF

SCOPE OF WORK

Lead Design Architect and Architect of Record Master Planning Entitlements

Broad sidewalks and street furniture invite shoppers and strollers to enjoy Clayton Lane.

CHERRY LANE

CLIENT BMC Investments

SIZE

9 acres

406 residential units

SCOPE OF WORK

Lead Design Architect and Architect of Record Urban Design

CHERRY LANE

Cherry Lane expands on the success of the original Clayton Lane redevelopment completed in 2004, the city’s first sophisticated, high-density mixed use development. The next phase of the project includes introduction of multi-family residential and pedestrian-oriented retail made possible by the redevelopment of a vacant former Sears store.

BEFORE

A new network of retail and restaurant spaces will enhance the distinctive character of the Cherry Creek North neighborhood with a focus on quality and craft, health and wellness, and connections to the outdoors.

The existing alley will be transformed from its current state as an informal service space.

The open-air ‘Paseo’ is a new pedestrian retail lane that contributes to the walkability and enjoyment of the district.

The ‘Paseo’ interweaves restaurants and retail with unique outdoor dining and gathering spaces.

Workplace

The Future of Workplace

From new office environments to creative repositioning projects, highly integrated and innovative workplaces are vital to the success of every company—critical to creating and fostering culture and growing vibrant regional economies.

Drawing from contextual and environmental influences, we partner with world-class corporate clients to design flexible, healthy and sustainable workplaces that attract and support human capital by creating meaningful connections to nature and place, enhancing productivity and strengthening health and wellbeing.

Google Boulder Campus

Tech campus at the foot of the Rockies built for innovation and connected to nature

CENTERED AROUND A LANDSCAPED OFFICE COMMONS AND TREELINED WATERWAY

30TH STREET

PEARLSTREET

Three of the four 100,000 SF buildings that compose Google’s new headquarters are complete, creating space and flexibility to expand Boulder’s 300 employees to 1,000. Leveraging the site’s amenities, the landscaped urban campus ties the existing tree-lined waterway with views to the Front Range to become a special place where creative and collaborative work can occur in a healthy and natural setting.

CLIENT Google Forum Real Estate

SIZE

330,000 SF 620 below-grade parking spaces

SCOPE OF WORK

Lead Design Architect and Architect of Record

Master Planning

Entitlements

Interior Design

Stepped terraces extend from water level to roof providing a variety of places to explore and engage with the surrounding landscape.

View toward main entrance from across central courtyard, an active green space at the center of the campus.

The campus respects Boulder’s context and contributes to the energy, activity, sustainability and aspirations of the evolving mixed-use neighborhood. Ease of access and strong connections to multi-modal regional transit, large-scale mixed-use developments and network of recreational trails enables Google’s future workforce to take advantage of the campus’s adjacencies.

Terraces are stepped back at the fourth floor, providing access to fresh air for cafeteria and rooftop campus amenity uses.

The arrival lobby doubles as a pre-function space and flows seamlessly into adjacent conferencing and social spaces.

The project integrates the core and shell with architectural interiors to create an enlivened interior. A Colorado palette of materials emphasizes the company's premier location and position in the region. The concept of biosystems is brought forth from Phase I and enhanced with a network of trails in the layout of the Phase II building.

Landscaping creates a sense of enclosure inside and out.

Interspersed social gathering spaces take cues from Colorado’s geography. The Black Canyon of the Gunnison is reinterpreted here with a relief map and palette of materials.

Interconnecting bridges facilitate effortless circulation around the campus.

This global tech company's growth continues to expand into the second building of Phase II on the Pearl Street campus. The Phase II building is connected to the campus of the Phase I building, integral waterways, and views of the Flatirons.

The 4th Level Café was positioned to capture Boulder’s best views both inside and out, as it connects to an expansive exterior terrace. The interiors use Douglas Fir wood to assist in creating shade along the floor-to-ceiling glass curtain wall, providing better levels of comfort for the users.

The Silver LEED certified campus includes a rooftop PV system, exercises daylight harvesting, and utilizes LED lighting throughout, compost, recycling and trash systems and sustainable landscaping.

The exterior terrace is organized into distinct outdoor rooms to provide a variety of options for gathering.

The large exterior terrace on the 4th level is directly connected to the Café, allowing users to choose between indoor and outdoor seating at any time during the year.

Terraces are stepped back at the fourth floor, providing access to fresh air for cafeteria and rooftop campus amenity uses.

GoSpotCheck Headquarters

Denver, CO

New addition to the historic Rocky Mountain Seed Building completes street wall in LoDo

The proportions and detailing of

demonstrate the formal relationship

the new facade

between the historic Rocky Mountain Seed Building on the left and the new 1500 Market Street office building on the right.

CLIENT Seed Acquisitions, LLC

SIZE

16,000 SF

SCOPE OF WORK

Lead Design Architect and Architect of Record

Interior Design

Entitlements

The GoSpotCheck Headquarters at 1500 Market is a three-story plus top-floor mezzanine addition to the historic Rocky Mountain Seed Building at 1520 Market. The new structure is built on top of an existing below-ground, 24-vehicle parking structure. The architectural design was crafted with intense commitment to the scale and proportion of the surrounding landmark district.

Exposed recycled industrial glulam “heavy timber” and structural steel hybrid system

Standard residential off-the-shelf wood windows

Prefabricated steel facade custom designed by architect

FULLY INTEGRATED HYBRID TIMBER AND STEEL STRUCTURE

Double-pane glass

Aluminum cladding

Ground level flexible co-working and event space offers direct visual connection to surrounding street life and landscape on Market Street.

The industrial contemporary, comfortable and casual aesthetic is characterized by natural light, transparency and warmth, reflecting the company’s startup culture.

Light floods the open concept work areas on the second and third floors, while a mezzanine and balcony on the fourth floor and a flexible co-working and event space on the ground level provide direct visual connection to nature and the streetscape.

The central stair increases circulation between upper and lower levels and brings light to open floor plans.

The building serves as a lantern, marking an important gateway into the neighborhood.

Timber 225

Denver, CO

Cherry Creek North’s first mass timber office building

Timber 225 offers environmentally conscious, forward-thinking companies a unique opportunity to position their brand.

HIGH PERFORMANCE UNITIZED CURTAIN WALL SYSTEM

FLOOR TO CEILING GLASS

CLERESTORY TRANSMITS

REFLECTED LIGHT DEEP INTO FLOORPLATES

UNRESTRICTED VIEWS

30" SEMI-TRANSPARENT PRIVACY GLAZING

SCOPE OF WORK

Lead Design Architect and Architect of Record, Entitlements

Tryba Architects is designing the first mass timber project in Cherry Creek North. The exterior is characterized by an articulated curtain wall that will serve as a lantern for the vibrant neighborhood. Thoughtfully-designed outdoor spaces will introduce a lively amenity, enhancing the experience of the site. The innovative mass timber construction brings a new level of craft and sustainability, creating a best-in-class office environment with a highly contextual response to the surrounding structures.

GLULAM BEAMS

GLULAM COLUMNS

Integrating sustainability with modern design, Timber 225 offers tenants three levels of below-grade parking, noise reduction between floors, floor to ceiling glazing with an abundance of natural light, and an outdoor roof deck amenity ideal for work or relaxation.

The new structure is a contextual response to the existing Cherry Cricket restaurant building and surrounding neighborhood.

Paradigm River North Denver, CO

New headquarters connected to nature and designed to inspire innovation, collaboration and culture

Paradigm River North is a new, eight-story Class AA office development with ground-floor retail at 3400 Walnut Street in the heart of Denver’s vibrant River North (RiNo) Art District. Bay windows and oversized factory-style windows are informed by the surrounding context of the neighborhood and provide plentiful natural daylight, mountain and skyline views and generous connections to the outdoors.

CLIENT Jordon Perlmutter & Co., The Rockefeller Group

SIZE

200,000 SF

SCOPE OF WORK

Lead Design Architect and Architect of Record

Interior Design

Branding

Experiential Design

Paradigm River North’s brick facade and factory-style windows respond to the industrial heritage of the RiNo Arts District.

Floor-to-ceiling windows offer abundant natural daylight and expansive views of downtown and the Rocky Mountains.

Upon entry, visitors and employees encounter a dramatic yet welcoming double-height lobby.

“Paradigm” refers to the shift toward a nextgeneration workspace providing thoughtful amenities connected to nature. A variety of flexible work and collaboration spaces offer opportunities for meetings, breaks, or quiet focus. On-site bicycle storage, locker room with showers and state-of-theart fitness center encourage health and wellness.

Tranquil spaces for collaboration and relaxation are designed to bring the outdoors in.

Greenery enhances the building’s many unique gathering spaces.

Open-air access to nature is provided on every floor, with a variety of terraces, outdoor living rooms, green courtyards, balconies and garden promenades. Abundant plant life enhances the interior, bringing an outdoor experience indoors throughout the year.

Courtyards and terraces encourage community and outdoor relaxation.

Energized by the vibrant mixed-use RiNo Arts District, Paradigm River North combines quality and craft, contextual design, and connections to nature to provide an exciting and forward-thinking workplace environment. The LEED-Gold, sustainable design promotes health and wellness. Integrated Smart technology includes building access via smartphone along with a variety of sensors and automation features to optimize user efficiency and comfort. A curated art program enhances common spaces and contributes to the building’s sense of hospitality.

WalnutStreet

The four-sided building composition ensures every tenant enjoys dynamic views and access to outdoor rooms.

Mountain and city views enhance the building’s outdoor amenity spaces.

Large windows and welcoming entry activate the streetscape.

Boston Consulting Group Offices

Austin, TX; Detroit, MI; Chicago, IL; Denver, CO

Transformed workplaces bring nature indoors and encourage social interaction

Lake Lounge is a quiet, contemplative area designed to provide a moment of reflection without distraction while enjoying views of the Chicago skyline and Lake Michigan.

CLIENT

Boston Consulting Group

SIZE

96,500 SF total across four offices

SCOPE OF WORK

Interior Design

Interior Architecture

Experiential Design

Signage Design

Art Consulting

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has engaged Tryba Architects to re-imagine their headquarters in Chicago and Austin and create entirely new offices in Denver and Detroit. Our principled design approach captures the essence of each individual city while fostering a greater sense of community and connectivity in each new workplace.

At BCG Chicago, nature was brought indoors and spaces were created for both quiet reflection and social interaction. The open and transparent plan invites collaboration and flexibility while meeting demanding privacy requirements.

River Lounge at BCG Chicago provides space for social interactions and informal collaborations.

BCG’s work lounge café was positioned to flow directly off the reception allowing for staff and guests to gather in comfortable lounge-style seating in a community space.

BCG’s new Denver office is on the 38th floor of downtown's newest high-rise structure. The comfortable, sophisticated and collaborative workplace integrates local Colorado materials and a commissioned art program throughout the office.

PRINCIPLE-DRIVEN DESIGN APPROACH

Wellness & Integrated Nature

Diverse Program Aligned with Site and Environmental Forces

Fully Coordinated Structure & Circulation

Site & Enclosure

The goal of creating high-value collaborative spaces while reducing individual space needs was achieved by balancing social spaces with heads down work zones and meeting rooms, with seamless technology.

Local materials and artworks enrich the office and create a unique, authentic experience for consultants and guests.

The design ensures ample access to daylight, panoramic views of the city and improved access to amenities for all employees, resulting in an increased sense of connection between people, nature and the urban environment.

Custom workstations designed for BCG’s new office culture of mobile desking work within the building’s structural modulation to fully leverage views.

An art piece by local artist Alyson Khan anchors the axis of the East/West corridor, guiding circulation throughout the Denver office.

Semi-enclosed library spaces, curated with local books and objects, provide additional work setting options.

The custom floor plan and design captures the spirit of downtown Detroit and creates a sophisticated, collaborative workplace for BCG.

Boston Consulting Group has opened a new Detroit office in the re-enlivened heart of the city's downtown corridor, The District Detroit.

Building on the success of the BCG Denver and Chicago offices, the global consulting group and Tryba team partnered again to re-imagine the future of their workspace in Detroit. The 27,000 SF office occupies the entire second level of a new four-story office building adjacent to Little Caesars Arena.

Our principled design approach captures the essence of the city while fostering a sense of community and connectivity in the office. Floor-to-ceiling glass, an abundance of natural light and advanced air circulation and filtration systems contribute to a healthy and collaborative office environment. The new workplace meets BCG's corporate standards while creating a unique experience that reflects the culture of the local office.

The project was delivered in close collaboration with the building's developer to ensure all of BCG's office requirements were incorporated during the construction of the base building.

The Garden Room was strategically situated to borrow from the courtyard landscape next door, bringing the outdoor environment in and creating a quiet spot for respite.

The design team worked closely with BCG to refine the selections for workstations, architectural walls and meeting room furniture. The results provided a predictable, high level standard of technology integration in line with BCG standards, while having a distinctly Detroit look and feel.

Each of BCG’s offices are thoughtfully designed to reflect the culture and spirit of their city. BCG Austin features a curated wall of books and artifacts that evoke the uniqueness of Austin.

Murals bring ‘street art’ into the workplace, including a whimsical wall featuring employees’ own pets.

BCG once again turned to Tryba Architects to reimagine the company’s Austin, TX location. The project expands BCG Austin’s existing offices with additional space to house the company’s rapidly growing Austin team, along with strategic planning for additional future growth.

The design scheme draws on themes from the existing space while reinterpreting colors and textures in fresh and exciting new ways, creating a seamless transition while simultaneously establishing unique workspace identities that aid in wayfinding and create a variety of distinctive work environments.

New mixed-use, next-generation workplace activates riverfront BPX Energy Headquarters at 1700 Platte Denver, CO

Riverview at 1700 Platte establishes a campus identity with two wings linked by a wide glazed bridge framing a central courtyard. The U-shape maximizes views to the River and downtown skyline, defines an active pedestrian zone along Platte Street and creates a series of sheltered south-facing outdoor spaces.

The building has two primary addresses—one on the River, the other on Platte Street. Conceived of as an industrial office loft with generous ceiling heights and simple, robust materials representing values of permanence and quality, the building reflects and extends the rich historic industrial character of Platte Street.

CLIENT Trammell Crow Company

SIZE

206,000 SF

344 parking spaces

SCOPE OF WORK

Lead Design Architect and Architect of Record

Interior Design

Landscape Design

Experiential Design

Double-height glazed lobby

Living green wall

Vertical circulation within the glazed link

Courtyard rain gardens

Public stair

Cycle facilities

COMPLETE MULTI-LEVEL INTEGRATION WITH THE RIVERFRONT

SOUTH PLATTE RIVER

PLATTE STREET

A two-story glazed lantern is held between the two brick wings on Platte Street, forming a distinctive entrance that celebrates the termination of the axis of 17th Street while bringing nature inside with a high-performance living green wall.

The generous double-height interior courtyard lobby is connected to nature, inside and out.

The elevated courtyard frames views along the 17th Street axis to Riverfront Park and Union Station beyond. Views from one wing of the building to the other foster a sense of connection and community within the campus.

Elevating the courtyard allows parking to be incorporated at the ground floor while activating the park with community uses including fitness areas, a bike shop and storage, and a large corporate “living room” with views to the river and city beyond.

The movement of water is visibly celebrated in the courtyard through a green infrastructure system with rain gardens that filter water collected on the roofs and terraces.

Throughout the campus, a series of stepped building forms, terraces, pathways, courtyards, stairs and balconies rise from the river’s edge, providing a variety of opportunities to interact with nature.

Cigna Regional Headquarters

Denver, CO

Urban infill brings new life to transit-oriented development

Cigna Regional Headquarters brings new Class AA office space to a new urban hub, featuring collaborative work environments.

CLIENTS

Lincoln Property Company

ASB Real Estate Investments

SIZE

650,800 SF

767 structured parking spaces

SCOPE OF WORK

Lead Design Architect and Architect of Record

Master Planning

Interior Design

Experiential Design

Entitlements

Colorado Center is Denver’s premiere Transit Oriented Development, featuring an RTD Light Rail Station, FasTracks, CarShare and a bike/pedestrian bridge across I-25, providing convenient access to downtown as well as the Tech Center.

Following the Tryba Architects Master Plan, the development features an iconic new office tower, a pedestrian-oriented Main Street and a 12,220 SF food hall on the 13-acre office, retail and entertainment complex.

Cigna Regional Headquarters’ main lobby is visible from main street through a floor-to-ceiling glazed wall.

Comfortable seating and community tables were designed with a hospitality mindset.

Cigna Regional Headquarters includes 8,000 SF of ground-level retail including a restaurant and café, five levels of structured parking and 203,000 SF of Class AA offices on eight floors with panoramic views. The 16th level offers a rooftop terrace and enclosed event venue.

The materiality of the building respects the context of the established buildings while elevating the campus as a whole with a new level of transparency and connections to its surroundings.

The indoor and outdoor flexible rooftop amenity features an operable glass wall system, catered kitchen and unparalleled views of the Rocky Mountains. The fire pit anchors the outdoor patio that flows from the enclosed space, drawing people outdoors and connecting the workplace with nature.

Aerial view of the 5,300 SF all-season roof terrace.

The roof terrace functions as a revenue-generating event space.

Tryba Architects Studio

Denver, CO

Seamless workplace expansion of a classical landmark

The scale and materiality of the Beaux Arts ballroom facade defines the arrival experience.

The arrival sequence leads to a double-height lobby with an exhibit of urban models.

CLIENT

Historic Fisher LLC

SIZE

30,500 SF

SCOPE OF WORK

Lead Design Architect and Architect of Record

Historic Preservation

Landscape Architecture

Interior Design

David and Stephanie Tryba purchased the 1896 William G. Fisher Mansion and adjacent garden-level ballroom in 1997. The elegant sandstone structure, designed by celebrated architect Frank E. Edbrooke, had not served as a residence for decades and the property was in grave disrepair. Following two years of intricate renovation and restoration, the historic mansion became the family’s new home while the new addition, an adaptive reuse of the ballroom, created the 10,500 SF, four-story architectural studio.

The four-level studio is connected vertically with openings for natural light, expressed structure and a celebrated connecting stair.

The project juxtaposed classic Beaux Arts design with contemporary elements, repositioning the structure to accommodate the needs of a growing design firm. The Fisher Mansion dramatically illustrates one of the firm’s core skills: the blending of old and new in successful compositions in a way that respects and enhances historic fabric while exploring progressive strategies to promote the reuse and evolution of historic urban structures.

Clear circulation is punctuated with art, light and views to the surrounding urban setting.

Generous glazing provides direct visual access to the studio garden and urban skyline beyond.

A series of positive outdoor rooms are seamlessly integrated with views to the garden and urban skyline beyond.

The garden and patio provides a healthy space for impromptu meetings as well as formal events. A meeting and collaboration space on the main floor seamlessly flows to the outdoors while generous windows bring ample natural light to the second and third floors. An outdoor stair connects the upper levels of the studio with the garden below, further integrating the entire workplace with nature and the surrounding urban landscape.

The new studio facade introduces a contemporary language of transparency within an historic setting.

Residential

Coming Home

Distinctive, elegant and functional places for living are woven into the urban fabric, fully integrated into daily life and cornerstones of a community.

Collaborating with residential and institutional developers, we create thoughtfully choreographed spaces, balancing public and private areas, supporting contemporary lifestyles and elevating the experience of “home.”

Integrated art programs and gallery spaces reflect the cultural fabric of the neighborhoods and individuals’ unique collections.

Boulder, CO

Parc Mosaic

Creating an active, sustainable community with a strong connection to the landscape

A COMMUNITY BUILT AROUND

4 Shared community terraces

3 Residential village of diverse unit types and shared amenities

2 Fully-integrated open space network

1 Existing landscape and parking for 295 cars below grade

A community organized to maximize connection to nature and the Colorado lifestyle.

CLIENT Aimco

SIZE

7.05 acres

226 apartments

295 below-grade parking spaces

SCOPE OF WORK

Lead Design Architect and Architect of Record

Urban Design

Interior Design

Entitlements

Parc Mosaic Apartment Homes capitalizes on Boulder’s location at the intersection of the mountains and plains to create an active, sustainable community with a strong connection to the landscape.

In addition to the 226 apartments in a variety of sizes and configurations, ten “outdoor rooms” throughout the property—each with a different ethos and amenity—extend the living space for residents.

An innovative operable wall element allows the indoor/outdoor salt water pool to be enjoyed year-round.

VERTICAL INTEGRATION OF TRANSPORTATION, FITNESS AMENITIES AND OPEN SPACE

295 below-grade parking spaces

Zen Garden

Yoga Studio

Great Lawn

Bike storage

Residential village of diverse unit types

Climbing Wall

Community Rooftop Terrace

Indoor/Outdoor Pool

Dog Wash Grand Concourse

A Zen Garden allows natural light into the belowgrade 295-car parking structure, enhancing safety and the resident experience.

Residents and guests can access the neighborhood buildings from the parking garage, elevated connecting bridges and private terrace walk-up entries.

Located underneath active green space, the below-grade parking structure accommodates 295 cars while reducing the heat island effect of on-grade surface parking.

Expansive glazing provides ample light for the indoor climbing wall in the fitness center and serves as a central light well into the parking reservoir below grade.

The Fremont

CU Anschutz Medical Campus, CO

Vibrant residential experience at the heart of a world-class medical innovation community

Elevated garden courtyard with views of the CU Anschutz Research Quad beyond

View along 21st Street—the building is a convergence of traditional and contemporary architecture.

CLIENT Aimco

SIZE

2.0 acres

253 units

225 parking spaces

360,600 SF

SCOPE OF WORK

Lead Design Architect and Architect of Record

Interior Design

Experiential Design

Named after one of the American West’s great explorers, The Fremont Residences is a 253-unit apartment community both grounded in history and focused on the future. The Fremont is made up of five distinct districts within the building.

Each district presents a unique facade with quality materials and thoughtful detailing, adding to the richness of the street experience. The buildings boast an array of distinctive unit options including twolevel townhomes, walk-up row homes and premier residences with a variety of private balcony options.

Open exchange between the buildings is accomplished with shared amenities including covered and secured parking, fitness and gathering spaces, as well as the luxurious elevated courtyard and pool terrace.

As the first in a new phase of residential development on the campus, The Fremont— combined with the current development of the Benson Hotel and Faculty Club—will create a dynamic and active community at the CU Anschutz Innovation Community and serve as a catalyst for future residential and researchfocused development.

In the building’s comfortable Uber artwork by local artists reflects the Frémont, 19th-century explorer and namesake of the residential

The building entries are marked integrated signage that connects to the history for Fremont’s expeditions.

Uber Waiting Room, the journey of John of the Rocky Mountains residential community.

Elegant and functional living spaces ranging in size and configuration from studios to 3-bedroom townhomes are thoughtfully designed to elevate the way people experience their home, the community and the outdoors.

TOWNHOME

A Living

B Kitchen

C Master Bedroom

D Master Bathroom

E Walk-In Closet

F Washer / Dryer

G Dining

H Bedroom

I Bathroom

J Pantry

K Closet

L Fireplace

M Office / Bonus Room

N Half Bath

O Storage

P Private Terrace

Q Roof Deck

The Fremont is defined by a full array of thoughtful unit offerings including fireplaces, private entries, gardens and roof terraces, allowing residents to craft their living space and experience a more unique sense of home.

Novel Uptown

Denver, CO

Sophisticated Uptown living influenced by local culture

Novel Uptown seamlessly integrates with its surroundings while adding a bold and contemporary presence.

Novel Uptown is a new multifamily residential community celebrating the cultural confluence that defines the vibrant Colfax neighborhood in Denver. The design responds to the character of the neighborhood, incorporating influences of music, art and community, and interweaving colors and textures inspired by the adjacent historic architecture. Local stone and brick are interwoven with artistic green tile, creating an authentic experience that is timelessly sophisticated yet boldly contemporary.

CLIENT Crescent Communities

SIZE

340,000 SF 261 apartments

SCOPE OF WORK

Lead Design Architect and Architect of Record Entitlements

Ground-floor retail and wide sidewalks contribute to the community.

The Draper Loveland, CO

Distinctive Urban Living on a Historic Main Street

A stepped massing strategy enfolds the existing historic buildings at the heart of the site on Fourth Street. Terraces provide opportunities for connection to the outdoors and animate the streetscape.

Designed to embrace and enliven a historic downtown Main Street, The Draper strikes a balance between preservation and transformation. Distinctive residences, activated retail and office create a dynamic, uniquely curated block with Rocky Mountain views.

The residential experience enhances and celebrates the historic urban setting, connecting residents to the outdoors and the city and building a vibrant sense of community and place. Meaningful art experiences and encounters with nature are abundant.

CLIENT

Tribe Development Company

SIZE

108,674 GSF

96 units

SCOPE OF WORK

Lead Design Architect and Architect of Record

Historic Preservation

Interior Design

Branding

Experiential Design

The introduction of a new public realm includes activation of an alley, the creation of a new lane and a small courtyard space linking the two. Defined by a strong sense of craft, materiality and discovery, the new open space network reflects the historic pattern of development in downtown Loveland, enhances permeability and connectivity and fosters retail activation.

Park Towne Place

Philadelphia, PA

Artful transformation of a historic mid-century community

The Site and Tower Lobbies feature Park Towne’s permanent art collection in addition to rotating exhibits organized through partnership with a curated collections group.

Park Towne Place Museum District Residences are once again among the premier multi-family communities in Center City Philadelphia. Composed of four 18-story towers arranged around a Great Lawn, the property is the first mid-century modern multi-family community in Pennsylvania to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Integration of a diverse art program was central to the successful redevelopment of Park Towne Place. Art was installed in three categories: a permanent collection, a rotating collection through partnerships with local institutions and distinct sets of art themes in resident corridors that focus on American and Philadelphia artists.

CLIENT Aimco

SIZE

948 apartments

600 below grade parking spaces

SCOPE OF WORK

Lead Design Architect

Historic Preservation

Interior Design

Branding

Experiential Design

Entitlements

Commissioned large-scale site sculptures reconnect Park Towne Place with the cultural fabric of the Museum District.

Preservation, design intervention, and significant reprogramming have transformed the residential campus into a vibrant community. Major interventions included restoration of the building envelope, new openings and circulation paths, complete restoration of the 600-space underground parking structure, re-imagined amenities including a 20,000 SF retail center with a food market, and fully renovated and reconfigured living spaces reoriented toward city and river views.

DURING

The new central stair and skylight, seen here during construction, link amenities with below grade parking.

The insertion of a new central stair and skylight increases circulation between the upper and lower levels and brings new light to a previously dark space at the center of the below-grade parking structure.

The Oar Pub, a contemporary clubhouse with design details inspired by Philadelphia’s Boathouse Row, activates the center of the amenity building and serves as one of the new social hubs of the complex.

gathering spaces.

Capitalizing on the unique proximity to some of the country’s most prestigious cultural institutions such as the Philadelphia Museum of Art and The Barnes Foundation, the campus has been reconnected to the Parkway Museums District through its robust art program.

The Towne Center includes a demonstration kitchen and a variety of

Lake Residence

Denver, CO

Courtyard residence places landscape and art at its heart

The entry and arrival experience is designed as a choreographed processional sequence that engages the surrounding landscape and establishes the lake as the focal point.

Entry through the custom-carved cherrywood front door provides a glimpse of the courtyard beyond.

The Lake Residence was designed in relationship to the lake and views with an equal focus on the courtyard as an extension of the home. The thoughtfully-crafted processional sequence influences how the owners and guests interact with the interior spaces and the surrounding landscape.

LIVING DINING KITCHEN

OFFICE

ENTRY

GUEST BEDROOM

COURTYARD GARDEN

GARAGE

OUTDOOR PAVILION

FOUNTAIN

ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT

View from the front door through the main corridor to the lake.

CLIENT Private SIZE

7,750 SF

880 SF A.D.U.

SCOPE OF WORK

Lead Design Architect and Architect of Record

Entitlements

Interior Design

Connections to nature and access to natural light are provided throughout the residence. Masonry and blackened steel are interwoven with softer elements of wood, glass and weathered steel, creating a juxtaposition of transparency and solidity.

The warmth of wood ceilings contrasts with the refined, industrial nature of concrete polished floors in the main living space.

A residence with metaphorical and literal connection to the four elements: earth, water, fire and air.

Western Residence

Home and gallery connected to a distinctly Western landscape

Kitchen workspaces are organized in relationship to interior and exterior views.

CLIENT Private SIZE

14,300 SF

SCOPE OF WORK

Lead Design Architect and Architect of Record

Entitlements

Interior Design

Organized around a central courtyard, this custom residence and private gallery is profoundly connected to nature. The galleries are protected on the north side with minimal windows, while extensive glazing to the south offers natural vistas sheltered by a brise soleil. Floor-to-ceiling glass creates a sense of expansion and allows for metaphorical connection to the four elements: earth, water, sky and fire.

Clear delineations between the large-scale gathering spaces to the west and more intimately scaled private spaces to the east ensure opportunities for both social interaction and respite for the owners and their guests.

The kitchen flows to the east-facing patio, extending the morning routine outdoors.

The warmth and comfort of the hearth draws visitors into the library. Framed views to the encircling aspen groves through the windows create a calming sense of enclosure and security.

A residence inspired by Pueblo vernacular architecture and a response to the Western environment.

Civic and Cultural

CIVIC AND CULTURAL

Strengthening Regional and National Institutions

We partner with museums, botanic gardens and performing arts organizations to strengthen operational efficiency and transform visitor experience. Our work alongside national, state and local institutions has supported a new generation of sustainable civic buildings with improved security and public engagement.

Our collective goal—through strategic and innovative planning, design, public dialogue, and fundraising support—is to realize the ambitions of institutions and enhance their significance to the communities they serve.

Reconnecting the Denver Art Museum

THE PONTI BUILDING MASTER PLAN

David Tryba, FAIA Principal and Founder, Tryba Architects

Tryba Architects’ Master Plan envisioned the Denver Art Museum’s North Building as a beacon, serving as a cultural lantern in every direction. (Tryba Architects)

Over the course of its 75-year history, the Denver Art Museum has navigated the evolution and growth of changing ideas about its beloved collections, sense of place, patron requirements, message of learning, and how best to present and exchange information.

The museum’s collections, buildings, and unwavering mission to “enrich the lives of present and future generations” exemplify a long trajectory of pushing boundaries that have culminated in the creation of a world-class museum.

The physical manifestation of DAM’s achievements is embodied in its two architectural icons: The Ponti Building by Italian modernist Gio Ponti and the Frederick C. Hamilton Building by Daniel Libeskind. When the Ponti Building opened in 1971 and the Hamilton Building in 2006, each challenged us to think differently about how art is presented and viewed. Each transformed the museum and its reputation and in combination with the two museum plazas, the parking complex,

the museum’s administration building, and the Michael Graves-designed Denver Public Library, established an eclectic —if somewhat disjointed—cultural campus.

In recent years, it became evident that DAM’s present function and its future responsibility as a cultural institution required thoughtful, comprehensive re-consideration. The buildings, especially the Ponti Building, required restoration and upgrading with an approach that balanced respect and stewardship of the past with vision and relevance for the future. The museum directors and trustees saw the need to strengthen ties to the communities surrounding the museum and Denver’s historic Civic Center while further unifying the campus. To address the complexity of these considerations and develop a long-term vision for the site the museum initiated and engaged in a master planning process led by Tryba Architects.

PRINCIPLE-DRIVEN MASTER PLAN

Tryba partnered with the museum to conceive an innovative principle-driven plan to re-invigorate the now fifty-year-old Ponti Building, and to enhance its relationship to the Civic Center, cultural campus, and the surrounding city. The Master Plan emerged from foundational, overlapping principles: Stewardship; Visitor Experience; Access and Inclusivity; and Connectivity. These principles created the conceptual framework for a series of projects conceived to realign the physical conditions of the campus with its mission and values.

Each project was clearly articulated in response to the fundamental urban opportunities of this important site at the heart of the Civic Center. The reprogramming of the entire complex required a new response to the unique opportunities for visitor arrival and entry to the museum, a reimagining of the visitor experience circulating through the primary structures and exhibitions requiring a new response to the building enclosure. The principles and vision of the Master Plan facilitated assessment of project priorities and value and provided the basis of the museum’s successful $150 million capital campaign.

DENVER ART MUSEUM

The Master Plan is organized around three interrelated components of the building: The Plinth, The Towers and The Crown.

(Tryba Architects)

STEWARDSHIP

The foundation of the Master Plan was grounded in the responsibility of stewardship of Ponti’s beloved 50-year old icon and included restoration of its innovative exterior envelope and replacement and upgrade of obsolete building and life safety systems. Enhanced building performance and careful reconsideration of the service strategy, gallery configuration and materials were critical to the continued relevance of the building, and the ability to protect and display the museum collections while attracting new larger traveling exhibits.

Deep study and reflection of DAM’s history and legacy brought the future potential of the Ponti Building into clear focus. Unrealized components in Ponti’s design provided clues to his original desire to further enhance and activate the immediate surroundings while connecting more fully to the landscape of the West. Projects in the new Master Plan more fully articulated the path toward the realization of these latent concepts including an expanded network of active gardens and terraces surrounding the building and a crowning new rooftop pavilion establishing a connection to the city, the sky and the Rocky Mountains beyond.

VISITOR EXPERIENCE

The Ponti Building was an acknowledged forerunner in a movement to transform the museum from a temple-style container to a more accessible institution centered on viewer choice and access to collections. The radical concept of paired high-rise towers with small floor plates

was based on the idea that stacking the galleries and eliminating long hallways offered the best viewer experience and promoted choice. Ponti’s idea of effortless vertical circulation was limited by the technology of his day. The Master Plan prescribed the addition of new elevators and revised visitor flow to make movement through the building—both vertically and horizontally— more legible, open and elegant.

The hierarchy and clarity of entrances had become ambiguous as the museum’s campus grew over time. The Master Plan rebalanced the campus, establishing a strong sense of arrival and legible visual axes linking the buildings. The new Welcome Center was planned to integrate visitor services, event spaces, retail space reflecting DAM’s educational mission, and a café and restaurant connected to a new landscaped courtyard. Luminous and glowing at night, the Welcome Center was envisioned as a highly integrated and welcoming lantern to the Civic Center neighborhood.

ACCESS AND INCLUSIVITY

When completed in 1971, the Ponti building was dubbed “The Fortress.” Ponti’s design epitomized a fortified structure—complete with a drawbridge—safeguarding the treasures and artifacts within from a then eroding cityscape. The early 1970s was a time of complex social change; civil unrest roiled urban streets and plazas across the nation and Denver was no exception. Vacant lots, car repair shops, a union hall and bail bonds offices were typical of the immediate surrounding neighborhood to the

DENVER ART MUSEUM Conceptual view of the reinvented visitor arrival experience.

(Tryba Architects)

south, east and west. The design of the Ponti Building successfully walled out the immediate and uncomfortable context. Yet, from the beginning, this architectural proposition was at odds with the museum’s commitment to public engagement and connectivity.

The Master Plan envisioned the transformation of the building from a ‘fortress’ to a welcoming ‘beacon’ drawing people in and recognizing the re-emergence of downtown Denver as an inclusive center of diversity for creativity, commerce, and optimism. The plan redefined entry thresholds through careful planning and programming, removing barriers to entry and promoting a new openness and transparency that linked the building directly to the landscape of the Civic Center. Supporting the Museum’s educational mission was core to the plan. The internationally renowned Learning and Engagement program was reconsidered to be more visually and physically engaged throughout the arrival sequence, galleries and into the immediate neighborhood.

CONNECTIVITY

The Master Plan reinforced the museum’s myriad connections—physical, visual, metaphoric—to the visitor, the Cultural District, the city, region and global art audience. Urban

design, landscape, architecture and experiential design strategies were thoughtfully combined to advance the principles of the Master Plan. Throughout the museum, an exciting new porosity and flow was prescribed between all levels with new level changes, cascades of monumental stairs, bridges, terraces and overlooks that bring a heightened sense of legibility, exploration, discovery and adventure to visitors.

RE-IMAGINED AND READY FOR THE FUTURE

In its re-energized role as a hub of artistic and cultural diversity, creativity, and growth, the newly renamed Martin Building has been transformed to vastly improve the visitor experience, bring new clarity to the cultural campus and suggest to the museum world that an ‘object’ building can be fully integrated into the larger civic realm. The Denver Art Museum Ponti Building Master Plan process is an example of how—guided by stewardship and civic responsibility—50 years of investment can be leveraged into a greater, fully integrated whole, creating a new and highly memorable cultural experience, reflecting the mission of the institution, serving the public, supporting the staff, and inspiring the community.

DENVER ART MUSEUM

Conceptual view from the steps of the Colorado State Capitol.

(Tryba Architects)

Denver, CO

North America’s most visited public garden

Site

Entry

Structure

PRINCIPLE-BASED APPROACH

Structure Circulation

CLIENT

Denver Botanic Gardens

SIZE

180,000 SF

SCOPE OF WORK

Lead Design Architect and Architect of Record

Master Planning

Interior Design

Entitlements

Public Outreach

Tryba Architects led the 5-year, multi-volume Master Development Plan to guide the Redevelopment of the Denver Botanic Gardens’ 36-acre York Street Campus. The effort included a vision-based 50year Framework Plan, a thorough Program and Facility Assessment and Master Development Plan, addressing every element of the campus from program, architecture and horticulture to infrastructure.

The comprehensive planning process was the blueprint for the Gardens’ successful Denver bond initiative and private fundraising. Working with trustees, staff, funders and diverse stakeholders, the firm designed several new structures, repairs, renovations, infrastructure upgrades and horticultural enhancements.

MARNIE’S PAVILION AND GREENHOUSES

Marnie’s Pavilion is a two-story indoor garden featuring a rotating display of tropical plant collections from around the globe.

Before and After: Marnie’s Pavilion revitalized with new transparency and openness.

Tryba partnered with botanists and nationally renowned exhibit designers throughout the project.

BONFILS-STANTON VISITOR CENTER

The new entrance to America’s most visited Botanic Garden is an inspirational gateway that connects visitors with nature. The 5,000 SF entry pavilion defers to the Gardens’ mid-century aesthetic.

A specific response to Colorado's intense sun, facade detailing controls and modulates light.

Largest green roof in Colorado at 1.2 acres

PARKING STRUCTURE AND MORDECAI CHILDREN’S GARDEN

The 1.2-acre Mordecai Children’s Garden—the largest green roof in Colorado—is layered above a new 325-car structured parking facility. The threelevel garage is nestled into the landscape, clad in grating that supports vines and espaliered trees.

Two underground levels open to an atrium with a series of gardens, creating a natural and memorable arrival and departure for visitors.

The parking structure portal is part of the arrival sequence, seamlessly blending with the urban landscape.

History Colorado Center

Denver, CO

Contemporary new museum ignites imaginations and connection to history for all ages

The foundation for a new southern gateway to the historic Civic Center District, the History Colorado Center engages the public, visitors and employees in the active life of Denver’s cultural district and the exploration of 15 million historic artifacts.

The main entrance sets back from the sidewalk atop broad stone stairs, framed by a board-formed concrete lintel and weathered steel portal, conveying a monumental and engaging civic entrance.

The iconic building rejuvenates History Colorado’s mission: to engage the public in exploring Colorado’s history.

The scale, mass and fenestration of the half-block structure deliberately engage with the site’s physical and historic context, civic purpose and neighboring urban districts.

The extensive program of museum galleries and classrooms is wrapped around a vast four-story multi-purpose atrium, the Great Hall, which opens to the south to allow sunlight to fill the space.

Natural light and authentic materials connect Colorado’s geology to its history. Illuminated by the skylight above, visitors encounter monumental slabs of Colorado Loveland Buff sandstone, which complement the glass of the atrium.

CLIENT

State of Colorado, Colorado Historical Society

SIZE

189,000 SF

SCOPE OF WORK

Lead Design Architect & Architect of Record

Master Planning

Entitlements

Interior Design

FF&E

Exhibit Design

Visitors ascend through four levels of interactive exhibits on a monumental stair evocative of an exciting ‘ice climb.’

The Great Hall connects all levels and provides an impressive space for large civic assembly as well as deep contemplation on the implications of history.

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Exhibits are seamlessly integrated with the architecture through a collaborative work process with curators and exhibit designers. The Centennial State in 100 Objects exhibit tells the story of Colorado through a selection of artifacts that have profoundly shaped the state.

Swigert’s Apollo 13 flight suit, John Denver’s guitar

a 1976 Winter Olympics poster.

Digital media and physical artifacts combine to create a powerful encounter with the past while encouraging visitors to consider their role in contributing to the state’s future.

Fine Arts Center at Colorado College

Colorado Springs, CO

Profound juxtaposition of contemporary architecture against the eternal landscape

Proper attention to natural lighting—and protection—allows artwork to come alive in the galleries.

The original Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, designed in 1936 by celebrated New Mexico architect John Gaw Meem, is considered one of Colorado’s ten most significant buildings and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

The program for Tryba Architects’ expansion and renovation called for restoration to all public spaces and galleries and the addition of 66,000 SF of new permanent and temporary exhibition space, public meeting and event spaces, classrooms, artist studios, storage, and a restaurant and café. The building emerged as a carefully choreographed ballet of contrasts: between old and new; earth and sky; solid and void; concrete and glass; sun and shade.

CLIENT Fine Arts Center at Colorado College

SIZE

132,000 SF

SCOPE OF WORK

Lead Design Architect and Architect of Record

Historic Preservation

Interior Design

New 66,000 sf addition

1972 addition facades remain

Historic 1936

John Gaw Meem building

New central courtyard

STEWART FIELD

WASHBURN FIELD

RESIDENCE HALLS

EAST LAWN

Fine Arts Center at Colorado College establishes a gateway to the campus from the Central Business District to the south.

Cache La Poudre

View within the courtyard looking east toward the new entrance hall.

The central Courtyard has become a center for social life in Colorado Springs serving as an outdoor sculpture garden and event space.

The prominent feature of the addition is a glassenclosed corridor extending eastward along the southern edge of the interior courtyard, linking the extensive permanent collection galleries to new spaces dedicated to large traveling exhibitions, and terminating in a sculpture garden.

Natural light is the central theme, linking the structure with the adjacent landscape through the interplay of art and the natural environment.

Active galleries for artwork and educational programming.

Western Stock Show Association Legacy Building

Denver, CO

New headquarters engages the public and reflects the heritage of the west

Warm natural materials reflect a sense of western hospitality and welcome.

A rustic stone fireplace frames the entrance to the Gallery, which displays the permanent Western Art Collection.

Central to the $1 billion, 250-acre redevelopment of the National Western Center, the Legacy Building will be the Western Stock Show Association’s new world headquarters. Supporting both the National Western Stock Show and the adjacent CSU Spur innovation campus, the building engages the public, visitors, members and employees in the active life of the campus with year-round event spaces, agricultural exhibitions, art and heritage.

A grand, open interconnecting stair connects all floors of the building.

The boardroom overlooks the double height lobby below and has views out to the adjacent animal health facility and Grand Plaza.

Distinctive outdoor terraces are designed to offer views of the National Western Center grounds, the river and the Rocky Mountains beyond. The Club will be a unique space of Western hospitality with views into the Livestock Arena and to the Denver skyline to the south. The architectural language and materiality of the building reflects the culture and heritage of the West, serving as a home for all members of the National Western family.

SCOPE OF WORK

Lead Design Architect and Architect of Record

Entitlements

SIZE

Urban Design

Interior Design

Experiential Design

spread of construction progress

Logo of PBS?

Buell Public Media Center

Denver, CO

Realizing the future of public broadcasting

The design responds to the building’s location in a vibrant neighborhood, not only implementing the technical requirements of the programming, but turning it ‘inside out’ to truly engage the community.

The lobby functions as a ‘living room’ for employees and a welcoming point for the community.

Home to Rocky Mountain Public Media—parent of Rocky Mountain PBS and KUVO-FM Jazz radio—the building contains production and performance studios, a community media center, offices, a café and community conference space.

Connecting stair from the lobby and community spaces to offices and additional studio space on the second level.

A diverse program is centered around performance, technology and media while reflecting the architectural character of the emerging downtown community and expressing Rocky Mountain Public Media’s vision and culture in the urban context.

Civic and inviting, generous glazing at the street level reveals views into the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation

Performance Studio. Live studio spaces on the second floor offer views of the vibrant neighborhood, further celebrating a new cultural beacon at an important downtown intersection.

CLIENT

SIZE

153,000 SF

SCOPE OF WORK

Lead Design Architect and Architect of Record

Urban Design

Entitlements

Interior Design

Experiential Design

FF&E

The highly acoustic design keeps sound and vibrations outside of the space, contributing to an uninterrupted live performance and recording experience.

Civic and inviting, generous glazing at the street level reveals views into the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Performance Studio from the street.

The Masterpiece Studio is home to awardwinning, locally produced content. Flexible seating for up to 125 people will support screenings and panel discussions, local musical performances, and film and lecture series.

The contextual brick base represents Rocky Mountain Public Media’s grounding in its Colorado community, while the glass and metal panel overlay signifies the integration of new media and technology.

Located at the nexus of five distinct districts—Lower Downtown, the Central Business District, Five Points, RiNo and Upper Ballpark—the Buell Public Media Center is at the confluence of commerce, cultural heritage and media arts.

The design responds to the character of the neighborhood, incorporating a mix of urban uses and interweaving of adjacent textures and scale.

César E. Chávez Memorial Building

Denver, CO

Sustainability

Seven federal agencies, including the GSA, occupied the original “Colonnade Center” building for nearly 30 years before undertaking a major modernization. The design team transformed the tired and imposing office building into an inviting space that expresses the federal government’s commitment to sustainable building, improved public visibility and community interaction.

The parking garage is a seven-level, six-story, 296-stall, cast-in-place post-tensioned structure. An innovative, sculptural photovoltaics system covers the top level, producing 115-kW hours of electricity, offsetting energy consumption and reducing hot water grid energy by 30 percent.

Transforming the outdated and imposing federal office building into an inviting and secure place.

View of modernized building from across Speer Boulevard, Cherry Creek and Cherry Creek Bike and Pedestrian Trail.

BEFORE

Operationally and functionally obsolete, the 1984 GSA office building and adjacent concrete parking structure failed to reflect the revitalization occurring downtown.

A collaborative and innovative exterior design approach allowed the building to remain fully occupied throughout 16 months of construction. The security-hardened building envelope is designed for a 100-year lifespan. The outdoor plaza and garden, early childhood center and café offer comfort and livability to tenants, visitors and the neighborhood.

CLIENT

General Services Administration (GSA)

SIZE

179,000 SF

296 structured parking spaces

SCOPE OF WORK

Lead Design Architect and Architect of Record

Interior Design Entitlements

The outdoor plaza and garden, early childhood center and café engage tenants, visitors and adjacent mixed-use neighborhoods.

The new aluminum and glass curtain wall system reduces energy consumption by 32 percent, enhancing natural light and interior views. The project includes local recycled materials including steel, and terrazzo made from local beer bottles. BEFORE

Connections to the neighborhood are integrated into the building’s design, including repositioned public art and sculptures by Mexican artist Sebastián.

Designed to create a welcoming experience while meeting security requirements, the lobby incorporates local Colorado Yule marble in the columns and a glass grand stair connecting the ground and second floors.

Wellington E. Webb Municipal Building

Denver, CO

Connecting the urban fabric to historic Civic Center Park

The 12-story modernist tower addition sits on a base of limestone and granite and compliments the adjacent neoclassical structures in Denver’s Civic Center in scale and form.

The Wellington E. Webb Building links the civic structures to the south and the commercial developments to the north through careful application of scale, form, material and view corridors. The 12-story tower is connected by a four-story atrium, integrating the new structure with the existing MidCentury Modern Annex One.

The buildings are served by a four-story below grade parking garage with 572 spaces that spans both the atrium and plaza. The garage provides secure access from all sides and permanent de-watering systems.

Public art is visible throughout the building, as well as in its exterior park and plazas.

CLIENT City and County of Denver

SIZE

680,000 SF

572 below-grade

parking spaces

SCOPE OF WORK

Lead Design Architect and Architect of Record

Master Planning

Entitlements

Interior Design

Experiential Design

Public art is fully integrated throughout the site. A translucent glass curtain-wall brings in natural light and views, enhancing productivity and wellbeing in the workplace.

An inclusive meeting place for City Building, this design/build project united 45 City agencies. It was completed in phases and delivered under budget and two months ahead of schedule.

The building facilitates communication and engagement between the public and private sectors.

A grand staircase and four-story Atrium with an integrated art program offer visitors and the 2,000 city employees light-filled space appropriate for special events and informal meetings.

A monumental stone inscription inspires visitors and staff to reflect on the civic impact of the numerous daily interactions at the Wellington E. Webb Municipal Building.

Select Firm Awards

Tryba Architects’ work has been nationally recognized for transforming urban sites, buildings and interiors into fully integrated, vibrant and timeless places.

AIA National Awards

2023 AIA Architecture Award, GoSpotCheck Headquarters

AIA State & Regional Awards

2024 AIA Detroit Honor Award, BCG Detroit

2023 AIA Colorado Award of Merit, Speer Boulevard Vision

2023 AIA Colorado Award of Merit, 1900 Sixteenth Street Lobby

2021 AIA Western Mountain Region 25 Year Award, Mercantile Square

2021 AIA Colorado 25 Year Award, Mercantile Square

2021 AIA Colorado Award of Merit, Aimco Headquarters

2021 AIA Colorado Honorable Mention, BCG Denver

2020 AIA Colorado Award of Distinction, GoSpotCheck Headquarters

2016 AIA Colorado Award of Merit, DEN 50-Year Vision

2016 AIA Denver Honorable Mention, Denver Union Station & The Crawford Hotel

2015 AIA Colorado Award of Merit, Denver Union Station & The Crawford Hotel

2015 AIA Colorado Citation Award, History Colorado Center

2012 AIA Colorado Honor Award, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

2012 AIA Denver Honor Award, Denver Botanic Gardens Parking Structure & Mordecai Children’s Garden

2012 AIA Denver Merit Award, Denver Botanic Gardens Bonfils-Stanton Visitor Center

2007 AIA Colorado Honor Award, Clayton Lane

2007 AIA Colorado Honor Award, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

2007 AIA Denver Design Award, Clayton Lane

2007 AIA Denver Design Award, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

2005 AIA Colorado Merit Award, Our Lady of Loreto Catholic Parish

2003 AIA Western Mountain Region Honor Award, Wellington E. Webb Municipal Building

2003 AIA Colorado Merit Award, Wellington E. Webb Municipal Building

2003 AIA Denver Merit Award, Wellington E. Webb Municipal Building

2001 AIA Colorado Citation Award, 16th Street Center Parking Garage

2001 AIA Denver Merit Award, The Architect’s Studio at Fisher Mansion

1999 AIA Colorado Merit Award, Holy Family High School

1999 AIA Denver Citation Award, Holy Family High School

1998 AIA Western Mountain Region Merit Award, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center

1998 AIA Western Mountain Region Merit Award, Mercantile Square

1998 AIA Western Mountain Region Merit Award, P.S. 1 Charter School

1998 AIA Colorado Honor Award, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center

1998 AIA Denver Honor Award, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center

1998 AIA Denver Honor Award, Mercantile Square

1998 AIA Denver Honor Award, P.S. 1 Charter School

1997 AIA Colorado Citation Award, Brasserie Z

1997 AIA Colorado Honor Award for Excellence in Residential Architecture Design, Mayer Residence

1995 AIA Colorado Honor Award, Mayer Residence

1995 AIA Colorado Merit Award, Wasson Residence

1995 AIA Denver Citation Award for Recognition of Design Excellence, Sheldon Residence

1995 AIA Denver Distinction Award for Best Architectural Model, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center

1994 AIA Denver Honor Award, Stanley British Primary School

1991 AIA Western Mountain Region Citation Award, Regis Jesuit High School

1991 AIA Colorado Honor Award, Brown Residence & Pattern Studio

1989 AIA Denver Honor Award, Regis Jesuit High School

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‘highlights’ of awards, ULI Global highlighted

Global, National and Regional Awards

2024 IIDA Rocky Mountain Chapter Firm of the Year, Tryba Architects

2024 Architect’s Newspaper Best of Practice Award, Editor’s Pick, Tryba Architects

2023 Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Award Honorable Mention, BCG Detroit

2023 Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Award Honorable Mention, Parc Mosaic

2023 Chicago Athenaeum Green Good Design Award, Google Boulder Campus

2023 Chicago Athenaeum Green Good Design Award, Parc Mosaic

2023 ENR Mountain States Best Hospitality Project, The Benson Hotel & Faculty Club

2022 Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award, Fox Park

2022 Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award, Google Boulder Campus

2022 IIDA Rocky Mountain Chapter BEST Award, Google Boulder Campus

2022 World Architecture News Bronze Medal – Urban Design, Fox Park

by date (not down AIA vs others)

2021 Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Award, Buell Public Media Center

2021 Chicago Athenaeum Green Good Design Award, Fox Park

2021 Chicago Athenaeum Green Good Design Award, GoSpotCheck Headquarters

2021 ENR Mountain States Best Project – Cultural, Buell Public Media Center

2021 SEGD Global Design Awards Merit Award, The Glass Lab

2020 Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award, The Glass Lab

2020 IIDA Rocky Mountain Chapter BEST Award, BCG Denver

2019 Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award, GoSpotCheck Headquarters

2019 ULI Colorado Impact Awards Innovation Award, Google Boulder Campus

2019 ULI Colorado Impact Awards Infill Award, GoSpotCheck Headquarters

2019 Congress for the New Urbanism Best Built Project –Small Infill, GoSpotCheck Headquarters

2018 Design-Build Institute of America Rocky Mountain Region Office Building Award, Riverview

2018 IIDA Rocky Mountain Chapter BEST Awards, Firestone & Robertson Whiskey Ranch

2017 Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia Best Historic Preservation Project, Park Towne Place Museum District Residences

2017 General Building Contractor’s Association Best Historic Preservation Project, Park Towne Place Museum District Residences

2016 Colorado Preservation Inc. State Honor Award, Denver Union Station & The Crawford Hotel

2015 IIDA Rocky Mountain Chapter Best of the Best, Denver Union Station & The Crawford Hotel

2015 ULI Global Award of Excellence, Denver Union Station & The Crawford Hotel

2015 World Architecture News Transportation Award Finalist, Denver Union Station & The Crawford Hotel

2014 ENR Mountain States Best Overall Project, Denver Union Station & The Crawford Hotel

2012 ENR Mountain States Best of the Best Award, History Colorado Center

2005 ASID Colorado Chapter Educational/Institutional Award, Our Lady of Loreto Catholic Parish

2004 EPA Clean Air Act Excellence Award, Clayton Lane

2000 ASID Colorado Chapter Interior Design Award, Hotel Teatro

1999 ASID Colorado Chapter Interior Design Award, Brasserie Z

AIA Recognition and Achievements

2019 AIA Colorado Architect of the Year, William Moon, AIA

2013 AIA Colorado Architect of the Year, David Tryba, FAIA

2007 AIA Western Mountain Region Firm of the Year, Tryba Architects

2005 AIA Colorado Young Architect of the Year, Collin Kemberlin, AIA

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2004 AIA Denver Firm of the Year, Tryba Architects

2004 AIA College of Fellows, David Tryba, FAIA

2003 AIA Colorado Firm of the Year, Tryba Architects

1998 AIA Denver Young Architect of the Year, William Moon, AIA

1992 AIA Denver Young Architect of the Year, David Tryba, AIA

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Connecting People and Place | Tryba Architects

Connecting People and Place

Connecting People and Place

Divine Nature Made the Country Human Art

Built the Cities

CONTENTS

Connecting People and Place

Restoring Community LAYERS

OF THE AUTHENTIC CONTEMPORARY CITY

RECOMMITTING TO LOCAL MATERIALS AND CHARACTER

REUSING, REGENERATING, RECONNECTING

DESIGNING TO A HUMAN SCALE

REPOSITIONING CULTURAL ASSETS

RECONNECTING TO NATURE

CONCLUSION

Program

Circulation & Parkways

Landscape & Waterways

1 Denver Streetgrid & Boundary

Urban Design and Mixed Use

URBAN DESIGN AND MIXED USE

Unlocking Value through Placemaking

A New Sense of Place SUBURBAN INTENSIFICATION

DEVELOPMENT IN NATURE

MIXED-USE CLUSTERS

CIRCULATION THROUGH LANDSCAPE

PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS

Fitzsimons Innovation Community at CU Anschutz

BEFORE

MONTVIEWBLVD

ART WALK

CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

CHILDREN'S GARDEN

COLFAXAVE

CENTRAL GREEN

BIOSCIENCE 4

PART OF A GROWING BIOSCIENCE CAMPUS

THE BENSON HOTEL AND FACULTY CLUB

CoorsTek Headquarters at Clayworks Golden, CO

GOLDEN FREEWAY

WASHINGTON AVENUE

COORSTEK CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS

Fox Park

FRAMEWORK FOR A VIBRANT COMMUNITY

A NEW CONNECTED URBAN HILLTOP PARK

World Trade Center Complex

Virgin Hotel

COMPLETE MULTI-LEVEL INTEGRATION

A NEW COMMUNITY CENTER

BROADWAY PARK

HEMPHILLST

SJENNINGSAVE

COLLEGEAVE JARVISST

BEFORE

PATTERN ALLEY

BROADWAY PARK

WILLIAMSON GREEN

THE GREAT HALL—”DENVER’S LIVING ROOM”

BEFORE

Square Denver, CO

BEFORE AFTER

Clayton Lane

CHERRY LANE

CHERRY LANE

BEFORE

Workplace

The Future of Workplace

Google Boulder Campus

30TH STREET

PEARLSTREET

GoSpotCheck Headquarters

FULLY INTEGRATED HYBRID TIMBER AND STEEL STRUCTURE

Timber 225

Paradigm River North Denver, CO

Boston Consulting Group Offices

PRINCIPLE-DRIVEN DESIGN APPROACH

COMPLETE MULTI-LEVEL INTEGRATION WITH THE RIVERFRONT

Cigna Regional Headquarters

Tryba Architects Studio

Denver, CO