This house and courtyard occupy an interior lot in Denver’s LoDo (Lower Downtown) area. The owners, avid art collectors, moved from the suburbs to this redeveloping warehouse district out of commitment to urban living and pride in their city. Their allegiance to art and urbanism guided the design, which explores the relationship between art, community, scale, and time. It is at once a museum, a home, and a response to urban context.
Photo: Bruce Van Inwegen
The Red House
Denver, Colorado
Transparent Loft
Seattle, Washington
Lightcatcher at the Whatcom Museum
Bellingham, Washington
Awards
2000
AIA Summit 2000 Western International Design Awards, Merit Award
1999
AIA Northwest and Pacific Region Honor Awards, Honor Award
1998
AIA Northwest and Pacific Region Honor Awards, Honor Award
Publications
2007
Finkel, Jori. “The Right Setting.” Town & Country, May 2007, 101-104. Print.
2004
“Merging divergent styles.” Departures, May 2004, 183. Print.
2003
Codrington, Andrea. “Art in residence.” BLOUIN ARTINFO: Art + Auction, Sept. 2003, 88-89. Print.
2002
Mitchell, Karen. “Art by the Yard.” Rocky Mountain News, 27 July 2002, 5F, 5E. Print. Web.
Woo, Youngmin. “Red House.” Haute, Oct., 2002, 74-81. Print.
1998
Brooke, James. “Denver Stands Out in Trend Toward Living in Downtown.” The New York Times, 29 Dec. 1998, A1, A10. Print.
Hill, David. “Downtown Denver gets an upscale house—a live-in museum of sorts.” Architectural Record, March 1998, 42. Print.
Rawlings, Irene. “Going to town.” Art & Antiques, Nov. 1998, 74-81. Print.