Poudre Garage

LOCATION: Old Town Fort Collins
CLIENT: Poudre Garage LLC
SCOPE: Full Services, Entitlements through Occupancy
COST: 2.5 Million
COMPLETION: Fall 2017
AWARDS:
2022 Fort Collins Urban Design Award
2020 DCI Governor’s Award for Downtown Excellence
2019 AIA Colorado Design Award of Distinction

“They managed to design a brand new wing
while honoring the historic portion and its origin. [...] It is a delight to work in such a beautiful space and we get compliments on it from clients all the time.”

— Tricia Diehl, Owner and Project Manager

An award-winning renovation of and addition to a historic Forest Service garage, this project takes its cue from the art-deco styling of the original building and carefully respects its historic neighbors while maximizing a highly constrained site.

The project strives for authenticity and compatibility, featuring details, materials and architectural character derived from and compatible with, but not imitative of, adjacent buildings. Infilling an existing empty lot in the streetscape, the project leverages a symmetrical art-deco parti to remain compatible with the original garage, while implementing quality contemporary materials and detailing to distinguish itself from the historic construction, as per the Secretary of the Interior's standards.

In order to contribute to a vibrant neighborhood, the project adds housing to the site, increasing the neighborhood's 24 hour security and walkability, and replaces existing parking on-site while hiding it from view. Conversion of existing ground level office to retail and/or restaurant uses activates the street, replacing existing storefront with garage doors to provide a trace of its former use while increasing transparency and porosity.

Downtown Colorado Inc._ 2020 Governor’s Award for Downtown Excellence, Project Category
AIA Colorado 2019 Design Awards_ Award of Distinction

ARCHITECTS + URBANISTS

Poudre Garage