Recent Architecture News
Rogers Road Townhomes
BAS1S has been providing pro bono architectural services to Habitat for Humanity for over two decades, in Estes Park and on the Front Range. This project was an opportunity to provide nine new homeowners with their first home. The site is located just east of downtown, along a 3rd Avenue corridor envisioned to undergo significant [...]Read More >
RMC Workforce Apartments
Rocky Mountain Conservancy (RMC) is the non-profit partner of Rocky Mountain National Park, more typically associated with land donation, trail improvement, education and stewardship. A land donation not contiguous but close to RMNP led to an exploration of the feasibility of providing much needed housing for people associated with RMC’s mission. While a large property, [...]Read More >
Historic Longmont Home Addition
The Emery Street residence was built when the town Longmont was in its infancy, sometime between 1870-1890. Because of its age and character, the modest 1,200 square foot home was designated as a historic landmark. Our first task in the remodel was to return the home to its historic character by removing late 20th century [...]Read More >
Martin Street Apartments
Initially envisioned as a complete redevelopment of a lot with a few near derelict structures, the project team found a way to provide for six new attainably priced townhomes to be constructed on the narrow lot, while also retaining the existing primary single-family home. Further investigation by the client led to the discovery that the [...]Read More >
1886 Hover
Affordable Private Sector Housing The BAS1S team has been a long-term advocate for affordable housing of various types. From providing pro-bono work for local chapters of Habitat for Humanity to working with Housing Authorities, to advocating through volunteer work and weighing in on public policy, we believe communities are stronger by having housing availability for [...]Read More >
Altitude Village
Altitude village was envisioned as an advanced athletic training facility surrounded by contemporary retail and short-term housing. The fitness area included an outdoor running track and an Olympic pool both with grandstands and concessions, a small building serving the outdoor pool area, triathlon and bike specific training area, and an expansive indoor fitness center. The [...]Read More >
The Bird’s Nest
After a few wildly successful years, owners of the BAS1S designed Bird & Jim Restaurant found themselves in demand for a catering and boutique event space beyond what the restaurant was capable of serving. To answer the call, the owners purchased an underutilized lot next door to the restaurant and came to us again for [...]Read More >
SkyView Event Center
Over a decade ago, BAS1S was hired to help redevelop a prime piece of property just outside downtown Estes Park. When the property changed hands, the new owner came back to us to ask for help in further developing the property beyond just accommodations to allow for events. Build to the View Taking advantage of [...]Read More >
Windcliff Modern
After walking a number of open lots of varying features - some wooded, some open - and discussing with us the pros and cons of each; our clients settled on a steep lot on the west side of town with incredible views into Rocky Mountain National Park. The feeling one can get in this area [...]Read More >
Peak View Apartments
Like many other mountain towns across Colorado and the west, Estes Park is suffering from an extreme lack of housing attainable to multiple income levels working in the valley. Very few units had been built over the last decade - a recent study estimated a need for up to 1,500 new housing units. In 2016 [...]Read More >