Denver

Urban design and planning are a major focus for the Denver office, including The Commons, the 60-acre transformation of former downtown rail yards, and redevelopment of the former Gates rubber factory site as a mixed-use, transit-oriented community. The office's new community planning practice includes innovative and sustainable designs for both Eastern Hills and RidgeGate in suburban Denver. A specialty in parks and open space work has produced unique solutions for neglected spaces in the Lowry redevelopment in Denver, while campus planners have established design guidelines for the extensive Fitzsimons bio-medical facilities east of the city.

Located on the western edge of the Great Plains, Denver is the largest city in the American Rocky Mountain region. The city is a mile high (over a mile, actually) and is a clean, young and green city with dozens of tree-lined boulevards. The city has the largest park system in the nation, with 205 parks inside city limits and 20,000 acres of parks in the nearby mountains. Moreover, the area is rewarded with sunny skies nearly 300 days a year, which squashes any myths of it being a land of harsh weather.

The Denver office is lead by four Shareholders/Principals, Rebecca Zimmermann, Todd Johnson, Jim MacRae, Jeff Zimmermann and Principal Eliot Hoyt . For business development inquiries, please contact Steven Neale.

Employee Insight

"The benefit resulting from the new campus gardens and teen center that the DW Foundation designed and installed at the Excelsior Youth Center will be priceless. Helping to provide a beautiful environment for the girls who work so hard to turn their lives around and the staff's dedication to that outcome is a real honor for us.”

– Becky Zimmermann

"We love our Congress Park neighborhood. Congress Park is a great place for people who love cities and want to retain the urban feel of where they live, but also are raising families and want a bit more space. There is a very diverse demographic."

– Allyson Mendenhall