2003 Associated General Contractors of Colorado ACE 1st Place Project of the Year $20 – $40 million
The new three-story-high glass Leprino Family Atrium was constructed on the west side of the museum, with features that include a rooftop sky terrace and four huge perforated aluminum rings that divide the space into functional areas. High-performance glass was used to eliminate the effect of solar heat gain in the space. Construction of the new planetarium was constrained by the existing building.
- Reconstructed planetarium with new raked seating, star dome and digital technology projection
- 3-story atrium addition plus basement
- Star terrace roof deck
- 3-story curtain wall and artistic aluminum rings
- Remodel interior level 1 for new Space Odyssey exhibition
- 4 new air handlers in new penthouse, servicing new and existing areas and new cooling tower
- Two traction elevators, 4- and 5-stop
- Cast-in-place concrete structure
- Multiple phase construction
- Occupied and operational museum
- Confined staging area
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- Location: Denver, CO
- Client: Denver Museum of Nature & Science
- Size: 98,245 SF
- Cost: $37.9 million
- Architect: Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates, LLP (Los Angeles, California) Associate Architect: HLM (Denver, Colorado)