Westminster Center Park-N-Ride Parking Structure
In order to provide convenient mass transit and encourage ridership along the Denver-Boulder corridor, the Regional Transportation District (RTD) undertook a design-build approach for the development of a parking garage. The garage, along with a park-n-ride are now located in Westminster. RTD's approach was to have a concept design created to assure similar competitive responses and statements of qualifications from the design-build community. After a two phase review of the qualifications and proposals for the cost of design and construction, the team of PCL Construction Services, Inc., Pahl-Pahl-Pahl PC, Jirsa+Hedrick & Associates and Stresscon Corporation were selected to implement the garage. RTD considers the process and results of the design-build team a success. |
The parking garage consists of an architectural/structural precast concrete structure approximately 360 feet x 240 feet in plan with three supported levels providing 908 parking spaces. Design features include traditional ornamental brick exterior elements, tower features to identify the structure with two glass back elevators. The building is completely accessible providing for the transportation needs of the disabled community.
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The structure exterior consists entirely of thin set brick in both running bond and soldier course patterns, along with arches and acid etched buff colored concrete banding to create a traditional architectural vocabulary. The building corners, stair and elevator towers are capped with blue standing seam hip roofs. The garage is also connected to an existing pedestrian bridge to enhance access to the park-n-ride on the south side of US 36. Also included in the project are concrete drives and surface parking. The parking structure is visible and easily accessed from US 36. Because of the design and warm color palette of the precast, brick and tower concrete elements, the parking structure has been very well received in Westminster. |
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