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TRYBA ARCHITECTS

Transforming Urban Places

Our firm specializes in the full integration of architecture, interior design, urban design, landscape architecture, historic preservation and planning. Throughout our 34-year history we have earned a national reputation for shaping and reshaping urban structures, interior spaces and systems into special places.

Our practice is driven by a commitment to our clients to collaborate in crafting detailed buildings and interiors intimately connected to function, people, nature and the urban environment. Central to our work is sustainable, enduring design that reinterprets the past to meet the demands of the present, while being mindful of our responsibility to the future.

Gates East Lionstone Mixed Use Garage

LOCATION Denver, Colorado

SIZE 680 Structured Parking Stalls

COMPLETED 2002

CLIENT The Lionstone Group

SCOPE OF WORK Architecture Master Planning

Tryba Architects was selected to develop Urban Design Standards and Guidelines for the Lionstone Redevelopment at the intersection of I-25 and Broadway. This 33-acre infill site was formerly the Gates Rubber Company, home of the Gates Corporation for over 85 years prior to their relocation to Lower Downtown Denver.

Lionstone has now completed the renovation and leased the 300,000 sf historic Gates complex. The 680 car mixed-use garage compliments the historic architecture and sets the bar high for future development.

Water for People occupies street-level office space in the mixed-use garage

Located at the heart of the Lionstone Redevelopment at the I-25 and Broadway RTD Transit Station

Active ground-level programming and architectural facades integrate parking into the surrounding urban environment.

1900 Sixteenth Street

LOCATION

Denver, Colorado

SIZE

1,096 Parking Stalls

COMPLETION 2009

CLIENT

MEPT Agent Bentall-Kennedy

SCOPE OF WORK Architect of Record Interior Design

The light filled two-story entrance to this 18-story tower is adjacent to the iconic Millennium Bridge, linking the Platte Valley to Lower Downtown.

The tower and 4-story, 1,096 space parking structure are Phase 1 of a larger mixed-use development to include a 7-story residential building on top of the parking structure. The design features a unique landscaped entrance plaza surrounded by ground floor retail and tenant amenities, including fine restaurants and cafes with al-fresco dining and banking.

The project requirements included meeting public district parking needs as well as the parking requirements of the tenants. The result blends below grade, above grade, and surface parking strategies in an efficient, fully integrated structure.

Pedestrian connection to parking garage across landscaped courtyard

Parking structure with architectural screen and ground-floor retail space

A view of the main entrance and interior landscaped courtyard

State of Colorado Judicial Parking Complex and the History Colorado Center

LOCATION

Denver, Colorado

SIZE 413 Structured Parking Stalls

COMPLETED 2012

CLIENT State of Colorado, Colorado Historical Society SCOPE OF WORK Architecture Master Planning Interior Design

A beacon 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 Colorado Judicial Center Parking Complex is a 413 space, five story parking garage with access to both Broadway and Lincoln streets. The top level is open to the sky. The lower four levels are above grade. A loading zone on the east side ground level off Lincoln provides access to both adjacent buildings’ loading docks.

Visitors encounter recycled and regional materials Detail of architectural garage screen

State of Colorado Judicial Parking Complex

16th Street Center Parking Garage

LOCATION

Denver, Colorado

SIZE

600 Structured Parking Stalls

CLIENT

Jones Lang LaSalle

SCOPE OF WORK Architect

of Record

International real estate developer Jones Lang LaSalle selected Tryba Architects to design a seven-story structure on one of the few remaining vacant parcels of Denver’s 16th Street Mall, between Curtis and Champa Streets. The $11.7 million 16th Street Center provided Denver five levels of parking stacked over 20,000 sf of street-level retail in a contemporary but contextually responsible building.

In relationship to an adjacent historic structures, the new building creates a gateway to the central section of the 16th Street Mall. As the only parking structure on the Mall, the 16th Street Center provides 600 parking spaces for workers during the day and serves patrons of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and other attractions in the evening.

Street-level retail contributes to the vibrancy of the 16th Street Pedestrian Mall

Mercantile Square

LOCATION

Denver, Colorado SIZE 74 Structured Parking Spaces

COMPLETED 1996

CLIENTS

Coughlin & Company

Joyce Meskis

John Hickenlooper

SCOPE OF WORK

Architect of Record Interior Design Historic Preservation Master Planning

Mercantile Square is a multi-block mixed use transformation of six historic masonry warehouses from the 1800s along the south end of the 16th Street Mall. In 1996 Tryba Architects completed the masterplan and design for the conversion of the obsolete warehouses into The Tattered Cover—one of Denver’s best-known bookstores—Dixon’s Restaurant, 98 affordable rental apartments and a boutique wine shop and 74 underground parking spaces

This urban revitalization project was the first multibuilding mixed use adaptive redevelopment in Lower Downtown—the catalyst for reinvestment in and preservation of today’s revitalized historic district.

The renovated buildings that comprise Mercantile Square sit atop underground parking

Google Boulder Campus

LOCATION

Boulder, Colorado SIZE 620 Structured Parking Stalls

COMPLETED 2017

CLIENT Forum Real Estate Group

SCOPE OF WORK Architecture Master Planning

Construction of Phase I—two of the three 100,000 sf buildings—for Google’s new Headquarters is underway, creating space to expand Boulder’s 300 employees to 1,000.

Central to the success of the concept is a fully structured below-grade parking garage with 620 spaces that acts as a platform for the office above. The parking design features large and efficient floor plates, reserving the maximum amount of area above for open workspaces and tenant amenities

Leveraging the site’s natural topography, mature landscape, waterway and dramatic views of the Flatirons, this urban campus seeks to become a special place where creative and collaborative work can occur in a natural setting.

The building’s innovative shape, high-performance envelope and open floorplans provide employees daylight and views, contributing to an environment that echoes Google’s culture. The completed campus will respect Boulder’s context and contribute to the energy, activity, sustainability and aspirations of the evolving mixed-use neighborhood.

PEARL PLACE CAMPUS

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 treelined 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.

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

César E. Chávez Memorial Building

LOCATION Denver, Colorado

SIZE 296 Structured Parking Stalls

COMPLETED 2002

CLIENT General Services Administration (GSA) SCOPE OF WORK Architecture Interior Design

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 new parking garage footprint is a square approximately 125’x125’. The parking garage is a seven level, six story, 296 stall, cast-in-place posttensioned structure. One entry and exit is maintained at the northwest corner off of Fox Street due to strict security requirements.

The top level is covered by an innovative, sculptural photovoltaics system supported by a unique tension rod structure. This PV system produces 115-kW hours of electricity, offsetting energy consumption and reducing hot water grid energy by 30-percent.

The outdoor plaza and garden, early childhood center and café offer comfort and livability to tenants, visitors and the neighborhood.

BEFORE

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

AFTER

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

Landscaping and repositioned public art welcome tenants, visitors and neighbors to the complex

Photovoltaic array atop the parking structure produces 115-kW hours of electricity, offsetting energy consumption and reducing hot water grid energy by 30-percent

Connections to the neighborhood are integrated into the building’s design including a new outdoor park with sculptures by Mexican artist, Sebastián

Parc Mosaic Apartment Homes

LOCATION

Boulder, Colorado

SIZE 7.05 acres 226 apartments 295 Below-Grade Parking Spaces

COMPLETED 2020

CLIENT Aimco

SCOPE OF WORK Architecture 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.

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.

VERTICAL INTEGRATION OF TRANSPORTATION, FITNESS AMENITIES AND OPEN SPACE

Residential village of diverse unit types

295 below-grade parking spaces

Zen Garden Yoga Studio

Great Lawn Bike storage

3-Level Fitness and Wellness Center

Climbing Wall Community Rooftop Terrace

The below-grade parking structure accommodates 295 cars and is underneath active green space, eliminating the heat island effect.

Park Towne Place Museum District Residences

COMPLETION

Phase 1: 2016

SIZE

600 Below Grade Parking Stalls

CLIENT Aimco

SCOPE OF WORK Architecture Historic Preservation Interior Design Branding Experiential Design

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 multifamily community in Pennsylvania to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Preservation, new design interventions, and enlivened programming have transformed the 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; reimagined amenities including a 20,000 SF retail center; and fully renovated and reconfigured living spaces oriented toward city and river views.

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 a robust art program.

The project celebrates Park Towne Place’s historic character and fulfills the exciting promise of modern urbanism in the heart of Philadelphia.

The Great Lawn sits atop the fully renovated 600-space underground parking structure

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.

New skylight offers views and daylight as visitors circulate up from below grade parking

Bicycle storage and tune-up station incorporated into garage

Denver Botanic Gardens Parking Structure

LOCATION

Denver, Colorado

COMPLETION

2010 SIZE

316 Structured Parking Stalls

CLIENT Denver Botanic Gardens

SCOPE OF WORK Architect of Record Master Planning Interior Design Public Outreach

This new garage has 320 spaces—nearly double what it was before. This new facility goes a long way to easing the pressure on neighborhood streets.

Nearly everything about the design of this structure is sustainable. It is built with concrete to last hundreds of years with recycled fly ash replacing cement. The aluminum skin, which supports thousands of plants, is made of 70% recycled materials. Ultimately, these living green walls will help filter the air on York and Josephine Streets, produce oxygen, absorb carbon dioxide, absorb sound, and cool the walls of this building. 30% of the roof surface is a green roof, housing the main entrance to the new Mordecai Family Children’s Garden. The remaining is a highly reflective concrete surface, replacing the black asphalt that formerly created an enormous heat island.

Dynamic vertical circulation core brings natural light to the lower level of the Parking Structure

Living green walls and local materials seamlessly blend the structure into the urban landscape

Albedo by artist Osman Akan The sloped Promenade Garden greets visitors upon arrival

Thoughtfully detailed and landscaped, the Parking Structure includes the Mordecai Children’s Garden, an engaging arrival sequence and clear physical and visual connections to the Bonfils-Stanton Visitor Center and Gift Shop across York Street