The Wheatley
Featured Project
Mixed-Use
Denver, Colorado
82 for-rent apartments
14 for-sale townhomes
3,800 SF Office (home of Craine Architecture)
Fitness center, view lounge
135,000 GSF
Five Points neighborhood
LEED Certified
Completed in 2016
2018 Denver Mayor’s Design Award
2016 Downtown Denver Partnership Award
Scope
Architecture
Relationships
Client: Palisade Partners
Civil Engineer: Bowman Consulting
Structural Engineer: KL&A
MEP Engineer: Given & Associates
Landscape Architect: Outside LA
Interior Designer: Styleworks
General Contractor: Confluence Builders
Design Challenge
Design a catalyzing mixed-use project in the historically significant context of the Five Points neighborhood while anticipating the change that was about to be realized throughout the Welton corridor.
Accomplishments & Design Solution
Sensitively responding to the historic context of the Five Points neighborhood, The Wheatley provides much needed for-sale townhomes, rental apartments, and office space—prominently situated at the corner of Welton and 25th Street.
Rhythmically arranged along Welton Street, 3-story townhomes relate to existing residential structures to the south. Entry stoops relate to the familiar residential fabric of the area while also helping to further establish a human scale environment along the street. Stepping up to the 5-story apartment building along 26th, the corner is marked by the character-defining chamfered corner common to many of the historically significant buildings in the area. The building’s amenity spaces are situated at the southwest corner, capped by a roofline gesturing back to the city. The massing and materiality pay homage to the building’s historic context while establishing a high standard for what is to come.
