Recent Architecture News
Avant Garde Aleworks
Creating a Multi-Functional Space The Avant Garde owners purchased a property with the intent to place a micro-brewery in the small building. The challenge was to fit a bar, brewing operations, and customer seating in the limited area. The design had to utilize every inch to accommodate these elements and meet all the zoning requirements. [...]Read More >
The Boulders Wedding Facility
With a backdrop of Lumpy Ridge, a famous climbing area of rock protrusions in RMNP, owners of the Black Canyon Inn knew they had a perfect spot for a new wedding facility. With the footprint of space and the land and views as context, we nestled in a building with a cantilevered ceremony balcony that [...]Read More >
Alarado Development
On a long-vacant parcel at the eastern edge of downtown Estes Park, the Alarado development addresses a number of community needs. The majority of the main level houses a new Urgent Care Facility - a wing of the local hospital Estes Park Medical Center. the Urgent Care expands services available to residents and visitors alike [...]Read More >
Bird & Jim Restaurant
Current owner Melissa Strong and partners John Witmer and Ethan Brown came to BAS1S after purchasing a longstanding restaurant building on the outskirts of Estes Park and near the entrance to RMNP. The location was ideal, but the building was a hodgepodge of 50+ years of disconnected renovations. Not knowing what we would find, the [...]Read More >
Clauser-Storer Ranch
Our clients owned an important portion of the original Clauser-Storer Ranch in Estes, with a number of structures dating back to the late 1800’s, including the original homestead. The owners loved the cabin, but it was definitely a summer only residence and they wished to build a permanent home on the property. BAS1S was retained initially [...]Read More >
Devil’s Gulch Residence
Sited in a cluster of trees across a wide meadow overlooking a pond, this house was influenced by many vacations spent by the owners in a small cabin in town. While large enough to house the entire extended family and entertain friends, we always tried to keep the intimate feel of the cabin experience in [...]Read More >
Wildfire
We have long advocated for affordable and workforce housing in communities. Mountain resort communities are especially susceptible to housing inequality as wealthier people move and retire to these enchanted communities. When the builders and developers approached us about designing a community of workforce housing, townhomes and single family homes we jumped at the chance to [...]Read More >
St Theresa Catholic Church
St. Theresa's congregation was rapidly outpacing it's building. With permission from the Archdioceses, they approached BAS1S to help them create a more worthy space to hold service, perform ceremonies, and provide education and outreach. Completed in 2020.
YMCA Boone Family Mountain Center
Former CEO Kent Meyer had a vision to create a space to connect YMCA of the Rockies guests with the outdoors, while providing an opportunity to learn about the environment they'd be spending time in. The Boone Family Mountain Center serves as a Nature Museum and Outdoor Activities hub. When we were asked to design [...]Read More >
Prospect Remodel
Prospect New Town in Longmont, Colorado was named “America’s Coolest Neighborhood” by Dwell Magazine. However, even houses in the coolest neighborhood need some updating. That’s where we came in. "The new kitchen has transformed the entire space and our attitude about the house." - Homeowner Responsible Redesign The kitchen in this modern house had [...]Read More >