Gold Hard Hat Award

Terrence V. Lucero Police & Courts Center
Submitted by: Roth Sheppard Architects

The new 35,000-sq.-ft., two-story Terrence V. Lucero Police and Courts Center in Brighton was designed by Roth Sheppard Architects to fit within the surrounding residential community while communicating the police department's philosophy of community-oriented policing. Part of that policy revolves around inviting neighborhood groups to use the facility for discussing issues before they become problems.

The linear building features a transparent art gallery/common space lobby that connects the public spaces on all levels. The interior plan has large areas of flexible space between secure and non-secure corridors.

Exterior materials include brick, zinc and exposed steel derived from the surrounding residential neighborhoods, agrarian structures and warehouse facilities. A traditional gable roof form gradually reduces in height and slope from the busy street in front to the residential neighborhood in back, resolving issues of scale and blocked views. The site plan utilities the building to create a buffer between public parking and secure parking while allowing for an expanse of landscaping around the entire facility.

Silver Hard Hat Award

Voyant Technologies
Submitted by: Burkett Design

Voyant Technologies is a leading producer of software and hardware for internet and telephone voice/audio systems. It is also an energetic company that respects its employees. The challenge of the project for designer Burkett Design was to capture the philosophy and culture of Voyant in the design by integrating all of its functional needs with fun, active spaces that encourage innovation and collaboration.

The Voyant space, completed in April 2002, is an 82,558-sq.-ft., single-story, U-shaped building organized around a central courtyard. One program requirement that helped organize the layout of the space was the need for a clearly defined customer tour path. This was accomplished by keeping circulation open around the internal courtyard and organizing the important points of interest for the tour around this space.

The experience begins as visitors enter the building, where the reception area captures visitors with its dynamic forms, textures and colors. The tour then proceeds to the state-of-the-art "demo room." The rest of the tour path is defined by active curving forms and changes in floor, wall and ceiling treatments.

In selecting materials for the space, Voyant wanted to capture the essence of Colorado in the color and texture of the finishes. Burkett Design utilized a warm palette with natural materials and rich colors. Additionally, the open office space was configured to maximize employee access to perimeter windows and mountain views.

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