COLORADO TAPHOUSE
Situated directly on the Ralston Creek Trail in Arvada, Colorado, the Colorado Tap House aims to cater to both the casual beer drinker and outdoor recreation community alike with a natural Colorado themed aesthetic. Designed with a generous bicycle parking space, it invites users off the trail with a view of the spacious outdoor gaming […]
PLATTE FARM OPEN SPACE
2023 | ASLA Colorado – President’s Award of Excellence | Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Platte Farm Open Space is a 5.5 acre brownfield to open space project that is a unique and important example of how to re-purpose formerly contaminated land for community benefit. Platte Farm Open Space is located in the Globeville neighborhood approximately […]
FIRST CREEK PARK
Valerian was the lead landscape architect for this six-acre neighborhood park that includes natural play as a predominant component of the park program. This first of its kind natural play based project was the pilot partner project between Denver Parks and Mile High Flood District. This project involved a large multi-disciplinary team including civil engineers, […]
EASTLAKE PLAZA
The historic town of Eastlake is envisioned as the City of Thornton’s “Main Street” and was originally designed with small lots and a grid street system with alleyways, which remain today and help define the unique character of Eastlake. Development of the historic town of Eastlake has been heavily influenced by the railroad and by […]
SANDERSON GULCH
2020 | CASFM Engineering Excellence Award Valerian has teamed with ICON Engineering on this state of the art drainageway improvement located in the densely developed Ruby Hill Neighborhood in Denver. The improvements to Sanderson Gulch have removed over 100 properties from the floodplain along the South Platte River through a series of box culverts with […]
7TH AVENUE WATER QUALITY
As a part of a larger utility and roadway improvement project, Valerian assisted the City of Greeley and ICON Engineering with the design of seven water quality infiltration basins located at the intersection of 7th Ave and 14th and 15th Streets. During the design process Valerian worked to vet numerous water quality alternatives including bump […]
STAGECOACH SOUTH RESTORATION
Valerian and the design team prepared a site stabilization and restoration master plan as well as construction documents for a consolidated trail network and stream improvements for the former dog park area at Stagecoach South. Valerian worked closely with Jeffco staff to develop an improvement plan that would meet the goals and capacity of the […]
SEMSWA WATER QUALITY DEMONSTRATION
2017 | APWA Colorado Chapter – Sustainability Award – Large Community Stormwater runoff from SEMSWA’s office headquarters is captured and slowed through creatively engineered devices spread throughout the water quality demonstration garden. The playful umbrella sculpture and specially crafted landscape elements are integral to runoff collection and dispersal. The walkable demonstration area is meant to […]
SEMSWA OFFICE SCULPTURE GARDEN
Valerian teamed with SEMSWA and the artists at Broken Heart Art, to design this unique sculpture garden at the SEMSWA office building. Valerian collaborated closely with the artists to tie the sculptures into the landscape design. Large swaths of xeric plants cut through the garden and are mimicked in the massive steel sculptures.Photo Credits: Molly […]
PARK 17 APARTMENTS
Valerian created a modern and streamlined landscape design and green roof at Park 17 Apartments. Valerian assisted the design team throughout the planning process and project construction of this cutting edge apartment building with 190 units, many overlooking the green roof terrace and pool area. The green roof area includes a multi-level fire pit with […]