This 10-story office building consists of 302,000 s.f. of office and lobby retail space with 23,384 s.f. of parking. Located in the City and County of Denver’s historical LoDo District, the building’s exterior features architectural precast with punched windows and an impressive south facing curtainwall elevation. The building rests on a caisson foundation extending 24′ into bedrock. The building structure has 1,458 tons of structural steel with composite decks and steel braced-frame construction.
The sophisticated multi-floor HVAC System is a roof mounted, central HVAC plant with floor-by-floor air handling units and a fan powered VAV air distribution system. To meet electrical needs, the building is fed with two separate 3000 amp normal power bus risers equipped with harmonic reducing transformers (for computer loads) as well as a separate 1200 amp emergency power switchboard, backed by a 750 kw generator.
The interior lobby features stainless steel, birdseye maple paneling, and granite finishes truly making it a Class A building.
The new Public Safety Center for the City of Westminster is a $14 million, two story, 70,000 s.f. building. It is located adjacent to the existing City Hall and Clock Tower and is part of the municipal complex.
The facility contains police administration and patrol offices, crime lab, 911 dispatch, detention holding cells, evidence storage areas, exercise / locker areas, community relations offices and The City’s Fire Administration offices.
The steel frame structure and associated sitework improvements were constructed in just 18 months.
With the formation of the City and County of Broomfield, the need for a new police and courts facility was immediate.
The 64,610 s.f. project was contracted based upon Schematic Design plans and was fast-tracked so that construction could commence while the architect completed the construction drawings. In all, 5 bid packages were developed so that the project could be delivered in 12-months.
The $12.6 million facility houses 3 courtrooms and offices for judges and district attorneys, and is equipped with a state-of-the-art audio visual system to secure entryways, corridors and elevators during prisoner transfers. The holding cells, interview rooms, evidence storage, crime lab, police offices and a sally port are located in the other half of the structure.
This $20 million, 120,000 s.f. facility contains the sheriff’s administration offices, crime lab, evidence storage, radio communications, coroner’s facility, exercise and locker facility, information systems and technology, training facility, investigations, dispatch, records, office of standards, and human resources.
The structure for this three-story building is composite structural steel on drilled piers, structural studs with brick veneer, curtainwall, and membrane roof. The site development includes asphalt paving, utilities, site concrete and landscaping.
The East 29th Avenue Town Center for Forest City Stapleton is a large multi-use development that consists of 197,000 s.f. of space divided up between ten separate buildings. The project includes 30 retail spaces, 144 residential apartments, two 30,000 s.f. office buildings, two stand-alone restaurants and a King Soopers. The Town Center was built by local subcontractors working for the Saunders / BDI joint venture.
This $20 million project provided Saunders the opportunity to expand its repertoire by utilizing two- and three-story stick-framed residential structures over steel and composite deck main floor structures on the residential portions of the project.
This $35 million, 12-month project is one of seven “blocks” developed on the old Villa Italia Mall site in Lakewood. The master development plan for the entire site includes retail and office space, residential units, community parks, plazas, and several parking garages. Saunders built “Block Two” which consisted of all site work and construction for two multi-story mixed use buildings, a 1,000 stall post-tensioned parking garage, and partial demolition and remodel of an existing three story retail structure. The exterior building finishes included an assortment of brick, precast, and glass storefronts with awnings giving a new urbanism feel. Descriptions of the “Block Two” buildings are as follows.
Building 2M3 is a 152,000 s.f. four story retail and office building featuring an underground parking garage and “LEED” certification. Building 2M4 is a 38,000 s.f. retail and/or office space. The existing 139,000 s.f. retail structure, Building 2D, was remodeled and tied into the 465,000 s.f. Parking Garage 2G. The 1,000 stall parking garage also features retail shops on the ground floor.
The Baxa Corporation tenant finish project includes 96,000 s.f. of office and manufacturing space and an 8,000 s.f. class 10,000 clean room.
Baxa is a leading provider of devices and systems for the preparation, handling, packaging, and administration of liquid medications. Baxa manufactures and markets a wide range of healthcare products in use in hospitals, critical care units, and alternate-site pharmacies.
This facility, which includes 34,000 s.f. of warehouse space and 33,000 s.f. of manufacturing space, accommodates Baxa’s anticipated future growth and consolidates their US operations. This pre-existing facility now houses delivery and storage of raw goods, product testing and assembly, packaging and shipping.
This 60,000 s.f. multi-floor tenant finish is a stunning example of Class “A” executive office areas with stone floors, maple walls and imported maple woven wood paneling. The existing built-out space was phased to accommodate Archstone’s requirements in their company’s headquarters, with careful attention to noise, dust, life safety and fire egress.
Project challenges included long-lead millwork with elaborate custom detailing, complex layout requirements, and the constraints of working in occupied space. The project earned a 2003 IDA Award from the Colorado Chapter of the American Society of Interior Design (ASID).
The new General Motors Parts Distribution Center, built at E-470 and I-70, incorporates approximately 400,000 s.f. This project includes 20,000 s.f. of office space, 550 lineal feet of interior rail service, a 150,000 gallon water storage tank for fire protection, and almost 20,000 cubic yards of concrete. This fully racked facility handles automotive replacement part shipments to more than 225 GM dealerships in approximately 12 states. The structure is composed of site-cast Thermomass insulated tilt-up panels, 6″ and 8″ slab on grade, and a white PVC roof system. This state of the art warehousing facility was completed in October 2003.
Saunders work for Gambro-COBE first began in 1992. Our partnership approach has been key to our long term relationship.
1201 Addition
Serving as the new central mechanical plant to support the cleanroom assembly areas, the 2-story addition required relocation of existing boilers and chillers and installation of new equipment. It houses hot water and compressed air systems on the second floor and a chilled water system on the first floor. The high-bay warehouse has a 50-feet clear height to accommodate a sophisticated automated storage and retrieval system.
Phases 1, 2 and 3 Remodels
A structural steel mezzanine was created inside the existing central building as well as additional office space. A new mechanical system using chilled water, boilers, and HVAC units were installed. A 10,000 s.f. kitchen and cafeteria were added to the facility. The corporate offices, conference rooms and the light manufacturing and assembly areas were remodeled. The manufacturing area was retrofitted with 20,000 s.f. of ESP flooring. Work on all three phases was further broken down by section so that specific groups of personnel could be relocated upon completion.