Denver West's campus-like offices

A LMOST INTO THE foothills of Fl the Rocky Mountains, on a 600-acre site nestled within a residential community, one of the nation's major masterplanned developments is fast taking shape in campus-styled Denver West.

In an initial phase of the multimillion-dollar complex, eight build- ings have been erected, another four are in construction, and an additional five are on the drawins boards for an Office Park which oi completion will provide in excess of 1,300,000 sq. ft. ofspace.

Earmarked for near-term inclusion within the development of Denver West are a regional shop- ping center, community shopping center, hotel-restaurant complex, automobile sales and service center, and both single- and multiple-family residential areas.

In keeping with the campus setting, no building within the complex rises higher than three stories. In harmony with neighboring homes, each office building has a

Sfory at a Glance

Major Denver office park features nine acres of fire retardant wood sha- phere is designed to be in harmony with neighboring homes. residence-styled high-pitched roof, covered with red cedar shakes matching, in forest-like russet hue, structural facades of wood and brown-toned brick.

More than 2000 squares of shakes (approximately nine acres in total expanse) will be utilized within the Office Park segment alone, and in compliance with fire code regulations the shakes have been pressure treated with "NCX" chemicals, a fi re-retardant formulation developed by Koppers Company, Inc.

The NCX treatment reduces two major fire hazards. The treated material lowers the probability of ignition by fire brands from other sources, and of producing fire brands dangerous to surrounding combustibles. The shakes were applied over plastic coated steel foil, also marketed by Koppers, thus qualifying as a Class B installation.

Energy conservation has served as still another architectural guide, each structure making exhaustive use ofpassive solar design to incorporate such aids as heavy-duty insulation, insulated glass, building mass, orientation and fenestration.

The development is approximately l5 miles west of downtown Denver, commercial hub of the Rocky Mountain region.

STRUCTURES and landscape ol Office Park at Denver West development have been keyed to residential character ol 600-acre site. In harmony with surrounding homes, each office building has a residence-styled high-pitched roof, covered with red cedar shakes. Shakes were oressure treated with "NCX" formulation, developed by Koppers Company, Inc. for reduction ol lire hazards.