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Colorado Lake House by Craine Architecture

Colorado Lake House by Craine Architecture 1600 1200 Kristy

Construction is underway for a Colorado Lake House designed by Craine Architecture! The clients beautifully articulated their vision for a comfortable but exceptional home where they are able to raise their family and entertain guests. The home is oriented to optimize the views of a picturesque lake and the beautiful Rocky Mountains. While grand in scale, the home retains its warmth with comfortable spaces and natural materials. Green building practices have been implemented to ensure an environmentally sensitive home that is also comfortable and efficient. The home has a strong connection to the landscape with large windows which open onto expansive views, along with several outdoors spaces to take advantage of the Colorado sun. The outdoor spaces include a three-seasons room and sunken courtyard with fire pit and water feature. In addition, several porches wrap the house to provide quiet and relaxing spaces to take in the views.

Craine Architecture prides itself on designing a wide variety of single family residential projects, as well as commercial and multifamily communities. We will keep you posted as progress continues!

Construction begins at the Bow Mar Residence

Denver Luxury Apartments Designed by Craine Architecture

Denver Luxury Apartments Designed by Craine Architecture 1500 1125 Kristy

Craine Architecture designed these Denver luxury apartments situated between Downtown Denver and the Rocky Mountains.  This dog friendly  complex will not disappoint and includes two interior courtyards, a pool deck with a fireplace and yoga deck, fitness and yoga areas inside, as well as a club room, dog wash, and bike storage.  These Eco-friendly apartments also boast solar panels as a means to save on cost and help our environment.   Future tenants will also be able to reduce their carbon footprint by taking the RTD Light Rail, a few blocks away, or hopping on their bikes to access the Union Square Park trail.  We will keep you posted on the progress with some more photos to come but construction is underway!

Confluence Development, the developer of this Denver Luxury Apartment project, says that “residents will have access to a cyber cafe, a sky lounge with a roof top deck, multiple fireplaces, a health club quality fitness center, enclosed bike storage, a bike maintenance area, a dog wash room, and easy access to the community trail system that runs through the property.”

Read more about these Denver luxury apartments here.

Platt Park Residence by Craine Architecture

Modern Denver Home by Craine Architecture

Modern Denver Home by Craine Architecture 1600 1294 Kristy

Craine Architecture had the pleasure of designing this modern Denver home for a young family who was looking for a modern, but contextually appropriate home in Platt Park.  Their home is featured in the current issue of Denver Life and Home Magazine. The following is an excerpt from the article…

….Basically, the lot size drove the diagram. Craine divided the “very, very public spaces” in the front of the house from the private space in the back with a massive concrete wall, which bisects the house crosswise, and rises from the basement to the railing of the second floor. It lends texture, unity and visual interest to the entire house. He then hung the stairwell next to the concrete monolith.

The concrete wall repeats the concrete used on the exterior of the house and was built at the same time as the foundation and essentially in the same way, with rebar-reinforced concrete. It was all wide open to view during construction. “The two-and-one-half-story, freestanding interior concrete wall that divides the dining room from the kitchen and family room definitely raised some eyebrows when the house was being built,” Stefan says. “I think people were concerned we were building an ‘end-of-days’ bunker.”

Rather than a massive structure, it turned out to be a light, clean design with an elegant simplicity in its exteriors and interiors. “I think for both of us, the greatest pleasure is the sense of calm you feel when you walk in,” Stefan says.

 

Click here to read the full article.  http://dlmhomeanddesign.com/2015/02/03/front-porch-lifestyle/

B Street Project-In 5280 Magazine

B Street Project-In 5280 Magazine 1200 837 Kristy

https://www.5280.com/2013/10/hot-property-lohi-apartments-with-a-view/#new_tab
Union West

Union West Apartments in the Denver Post

Union West Apartments in the Denver Post 1341 893 Kristy

Read the article on the Denver Post website.