Boulder Community Hospital Renovation

 
 
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The City of Boulder purchased this building after a local healthcare organization moved out of its aging, centrally located hospital and medical office building to a new campus.

The City had multiple possible uses for the building, as well as methods to deconstruct and renovate; or build new. The initial cost of standard demolition vs. recycling vs. reuse was carefully vetted before the decision was made.

PROJECT DETAILS

SIZE: 92,355 SF
Convert to City Offices, Affordable Housing & Park Amenities
BUDGET: $62.1 Million
OWNER: City of Boulder, CO
ARCHITECT: studioTrope Design Collaborative
CONTRACTOR: TBD
COMPLETION DATE: TBD

 

UNIQUE PROJECT CHALLENGES

  • Provide options for several different renovation and exterior skin schemes.

  • Analyze the cost of tearing down the existing building and using steel construction vs. concrete frame to build a new one.

  • Design a procurement process, bid form and bidder interview process that allowed the City to see the costs for recycling vs. reuse of all demolished materials.