Working with Denver landmark preservation design guidelines

ArcWest Architects - landmark preservation

Many of ArcWest’s Denver area clients live in houses located in historic districts or that have landmark status. This adds a layer of complexity when it comes to exploring options for home additions, renovations, and even new construction. Exterior alterations or additions that require zoning or building permits (including new or reconstructed windows and doors) … Continued

Historic Ballpark Building | Improvements Underway

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The historic McMurtry Mfg. Co building at 2601 Blake St. in Denver’s Ballpark Historic Landmark District will soon see several improvements. ArcWest was hired by the building owners to design the replacement of an elevated entry platform along the entire Blake Street frontage, the addition of a new canopy at the main Blake St entry … Continued

Victorian Addition | Witter-Cofield Historic District (Denver)

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ArcWest Architects designed a new 2-story addition for this 1896 Victorian in Denver’s Witter-Cofield historic neighborhood. The new addition will help the owners and their growing family gain more space, as well as a modern, functional layout. The project involves removing past additions at the rear of the home and designing a new two story … Continued

Potter Highlands | Historic Home Addition, Renovation & ADU

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ArcWest Architects is designing an addition and ADU for this historic Potter Highlands home. After ArcWest designed the owners’ new primary residence, they returned to the firm to help improve their income property, an 1889 2-story brick Victorian. This beautiful home faces south on one of the best preserved blocks in the historic Potter Highlands … Continued

Alcott St | Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)

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Another ArcWest-designed ADU is underway in NW Denver’s Potter Highlands neighborhood and historic district. The new detached structure will feature a large two car garage and upper story one bedroom apartment. Materials include brick and cut shake shingle siding to match the existing home. Additionally, the structure features a unique stepped parapet to accommodate Bulk Plane … Continued

Potter Highlands | Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)

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ArcWest has been designing a variety of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) in several of Denver’s historic neighborhoods. ADUs are detached accessory dwelling units such as a guest house that are detached from the primary residence and contain provisions for sleeping, cooking, and sanitation. Homeowners in Denver’s Highlands neighborhood recently hired ArcWest looking to add an Accessory Dwelling Unit to … Continued

Highlands | Craftsman Addition & ADU

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ArcWest Architects was hired to help homeowners in the Potter Highlands Historic District expand their historic Craftsman style home as well as add an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) over the existing garage. ArcWest designed a new two story addition to the rear of the house which will provide a more open living space adjacent to … Continued

Highlands | Home Addition & Renovation

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ArcWest Architects is teaming with the owners of a home in Highlands’ Wolff Place Historic District to renovate and expand their existing 1901 home and garage. A new two story addition will be added to the south side of the existing home, and will provide privacy for the owners as well as their adjacent neighbors … Continued

Potter Highlands | ADU & Addition

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ArcWest Architects was hired by the owner of an historic home in Northwest Denver’s Potter Highlands neighborhood to expand their existing living space and add a new Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) at the rear of the lot. This project lies within the Potter Highlands Landmark district and shows a delicate balance between respecting the historic nature … Continued