Best Project Residential/Hospitality: The Benson Hotel
A $52-million boutique hotel serves as a hospitality center for the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus. The first two levels of the 106-room property were built on a concrete podium and feature the Faculty Club as well as a 100-seat restaurant and 8,000 sq ft of meeting and event space. The third through seventh floors were built with Infinity framing and house a mix of guest rooms, suites and extended-stay apartments with kitchens.
Design changes occurred throughout construction, but when the lead architect left in the middle of the project, the remaining team members immediately prioritized weekly design coordination meetings to propose solutions for unresolved RFIs. The interior designer and the new lead architect also stepped up to address coordination issues.