West Standard Breaks Ground on Washington Park Modern Home

West Standard team (L-R): Jonas DiCaprio, Marc Schulte, Brian Dotson, Derek Soule

West Standard is pleased to announce that ground has been broken for our client’s new home. The site is located in Central Denver’s Washington Park.

Moving some dirt to make way for the Huff’s new home

The entire build is being filmed by a national television network for a new TV series premiering in 2011.

Our clients, Dave and Natalie Huff, breaking ground

Photos (top-bottom): West Standard team (L-R: Jonas DiCaprio-project manager/ designer, Marc Schulte-founder, Brian Dotson-general contractor, Derek Soule-architect), Dave and Natalie Huff breaking ground, excavation, client toast

Photos (except “excavation”) courtesy of Zach Zorn:
www.zornphoto.com

Dave and Natalie Huff celebrating the ground breaking of their new Washington Park home

Denver Custom Home Builder to Begin Construction in Washington Park

Washington Park Custom Home By West Standard Design Build – Rear View

Washington Park Custom Home By West Standard Design Build – Front View

Denver custom home builder and architecture firm, West

Washington Park Custom Home By West Standard Design Build – Street View

Standard Design Build, is poised to begin construction of our clients Mid-Century Modern inspired home. The custom home will be constructed in Denver’s East Washington Park on a 6,300sf lot.

This single story home offers: 2000sf above grade, 1000sf garden level with walk-out, 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, and 2 car garage. A prominent feature of the home is the 400sf central courtyard which opens to the kitchen and living area via a pair of 15′ “accordion style” doors.

Construction is scheduled to begin next week, with an expected completion date of June, 2011.

More information on West Standard Design Build can be found at:

www.WestStandard.com

Great $99 Real Estate Signs in Denver, Colorado

This is an unsolicited review, and we have no stake company being reviewed.

After discovering a great local business it is only right to tell others about it. Today it is very difficult to find a quality product and good customer service offered at a great price, but this is exactly what Complete Signs of Denver, Colorado provides. Our company has ordered several real estate yards signs from Complete signs, and obviously we are very satisfied with the experience.

Our signs were printed on a material called Dibond which consists of two pre-painted sheets of .012″ aluminum with a solid polyethylene core. This product gives a brilliant finish, is fairly light-weight, and is extremely rigid.

Complete Signs price for a full color 36″ x 36″ Dibond sign is $99.00, and there is a one time set-up fee of $19.00. A 1″ thick, 36″ x 36″ angle iron yard arm frame is priced at $28.00. Note: the yard arm shown in these images is not the style offered by Complete Signs.

Complete Signs is located at the north-east corner of the intersection of Chambers Road and Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. You can find their contact information at:

www.yourcompletesigns.com

Washington Park Modern Home

Washington Park modern home by West Standard – street view

Washington Park modern home by West Standard – south elevation

Washington Park modern home by West Standard – north elevation

Washington Park modern home by West Standard – west elevation

West Standard Design Build has been commissioned to design and build a single-family residence in the Washington Park neighborhood of Central Denver. The Mid-Century Modern inspired home was initially conceived as a single-story with a full basement. However, the geotechnical study revealed a high water table, thus eliminating the possibility of economically constructing a basement. As a solution we raised the home about 2′ above grade. We were then able to take advantage of the rearward sloping lot, and add a 1000sf walk-out piece to the aft of the home. The result is that we were able to maintain the intended single-story aesthetic while gaining the necessary square-footage required by our clients. Here are some early renderings of the project.

Urban Infill Project Denver, Colorado

Denver Urban infill by West Standard Design Build

Denver Urban infill by West Standard Design Build

West Standard Design Build has been engaged to provide a development plan for an urban infill project in the Clayton neighborhood of North Denver. The underutilized 34,000sf parcel, is owned by a local church. The goal of the project is to: improve the neighborhood through the introduction of high-quality affordable housing, provide additional administrative space for the church, provide temporary housing for visiting church officials, and to provide liquidity for church improvement and expansion. These renderings show our initial conceptual development plan for the site.