Design Process

The L shape was chosen to maximize the amount of sunlight being projected onto the building. Especially for winter months, becuase of the cold temperatures in Denver at this time. The L shape opens up toward the corner of the site that gets the most wind flow. This helps cool the building in the summer time. The shape was better adapted to the site by using the northern and western boundaries. In order to further finalize the design concept the North-West corner of the mass was lifted to resemble the shape of the surrounding mountains, while also encouraging air flow.