This project called for the sensitive rehabilitation of the former Boulder Daily Herald Building, a two-story historic building in downtown Boulder, providing high traffic retail and professional offices. Both the historic facade and rear elevation/stairwell were reworked to meet Boulder’s Downtown Design Guidelines. Renovation also included updates to the main floor tenant finish and replacement of second floor windows at front facade with new glazing to meet current energy code requirements. This project was taken through Boulder’s Historic Preservation processes and was awarded the 2017 City of Boulder’s Historic Preservation Award.
1905 photo of the block with the building highlighted
Shown on the left is the street view prior to construction. On the right is the street view after construction was completed in 2016.
In the “existing front elevation” above, the recessed main level entry and exterior stairs to the lower level created a dysfunctional and historically incompatible building front.