Corps Selects Mortenson-HDR Design-Builders for Fort Carson Work
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has selected Mortenson Construction and HDR Architecture, both of Denver, for a $94.9-million design-build contract for the 13th Combat Aviation Brigade Barracks at Fort Carson in Colorado Springs. Designed to maximize energy efficiency by preparing to adapt to net-zero-energy use, the new barracks will create a livable military residential community for nearly 1,000 soldiers.
Comprised of a 370,156-gross-sq-ft complex, the new construction will provide three apartment buildings. A one-story glass pavilion links each pair of four-story buildings. The loft-like glass lobby offers a visual connection between the landscaped entrance plaza in the front and the sports and activity courtyard in the back.