March 16-April 5, 2016 —
COLORADO REAL ESTATE JOURNAL
— Page 29
Construction, Design & Engineering News
SempleBrownalongwith the co-
foundersofTheKitchenRestaurant
Group, Kimbal Musk and Hugo
Matheson, announced their con-
tinued partnership on the design
of the restaurant’s newest location
– The Kitchen Cherry Creek.
The restaurant will be located at
100 Steele St. in Zocalo Develop-
ment’s new Coda Cherry Creek
building.
“The moment we opened in
Denver, guests have been asking
us to bring The Kitchen to Cherry
Creek. It’s awonderful community
and one of the hearts of Denver,”
said Musk. “We can't wait to be a
part of the neighborhood.”
The new restaurant, designed by
Matheson inpartnershipwithDen-
ver-basedSempleBrown,willhigh-
light many of the much beloved
traditions and down-home look
and feel of The Kitchen's first res-
taurant in Boulder, according to the
firm. The 4,500-square-foot space
will feature wood floors, beamed
ceilings, an expansive chef table,
intimate seating for 125 guests and
a large bar area for casual dining.
A centralized wood-burning oven
will turn out flat breads and roast-
edmeats.
Familiar toucheswill bebalanced
with reflective materials, exposed
lamps, and custom fixtures
designed to add a subtle sparkle to
The Kitchen's inviting atmosphere.
The restaurant’s prominent corner
location will also feature trellis-
covered patio seating for approxi-
mately 45 guests and an outdoor
urban garden highlighting the
authenticity and freshness of The
Kitchen's simple, locally sourced
cuisine, added Semple Brown.
“Hugo and Kimbal have been
extraordinary to work with over
the last five years as all of their
spaces exude a sense of being con-
nected to the community – some-
thing important to us too,” said
SarahSempleBrown, FAIA, design
principal of Semple BrownDesign.
Leila Schwyhart, the firm's
project designer for The Kitchen
added, “Our commitment to cre-
ating wonderful, warm dining
experiences that keep people com-
ing back time and time again not
only enhances their brand, it helps
strengthen their mission of ‘Com-
munity Through Food.’”
The contractor for The Kitch-
en's Colorado restaurants is
Denver-based Spectrum General
Contractors Inc. The Kitchen
Cherry Creek is expected to open
in August.
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GE Johnson Construction
Co., Granite Properties, Con-
fluent Development and Open
Studio Architecture broke
ground on an office complex
designed to “raise the bar” for
commercial developments in
the area.
In February, a groundbreak-
ing was held for Granite Place
at Village Center, a 10-story,
Class AA office complex that
will add more than 300,000
square feet of high-end office
space to the Denver Tech Cen-
ter.
Granite Place, near Arapa-
hoe Road and Interstate 25,
is located within walking dis-
tance of the Arapahoe at Vil-
lage Center light-rail station
and is in close proximity to
shopping, dining, recreation
and a planned full-service
hotel.
“This project has the poten-
tial to be the most challeng-
ing, rewarding and successful
projects we have done to date
… (Granite Place) responds to
real client needs. Clients want
to be part of close-knit, vibrant
communities with supportive
municipalities,” said Marshall
Burton, CEO of Confluent
Development.
“This project has been a true
example of collaboration and
ingenuity between all project
stakeholders. No better proof
can be shown than the mainte-
nance of the construction bud-
get for more than 16 months, in
one of the busiest construction
markets in the nation” stated
Justin Cooper, vice president
of GE Johnson Construction
Co.
The project also will include
the construction of a six-lev-
el, 977-stall parking structure
adjacent to the structure. Cur-
rently, the building is sched-
uled for completion in April
2017.
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In February, a groundbreaking was held for Granite Place at Village Center.
Golden Triangle Construc-
tion broke ground on its latest
fire station project.
The firm celebrated break-
ing ground on the city of
Littleton’s new Fire Station
19 at the southwest corner of
TrailMark Parkway and Wad-
sworth Boulevard.
Intergroup
Architects
designed the 7,700-square-
foot station on the 1.3-acre
site, which will feature two
apparatus bays, an office and
residential living quarters.
It is the ninth station in the
Littleton Fire Rescue service
area.
The station also marks
GTC’s 28th fire station project
in the past 10 years.
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City of Littleton
Snow was cleared in February to make way for groundbreaking on Fire Station 19 in Littleton.
