In Colorado, a shortlist of architecture firms has been announced for the North Boulder Creative Campus. The winning design team will work on a new facility for Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (BMoCA) and a master plan for a new 100,000-square-foot campus with live-work, commercial, and retail spaces.
The shortlisted firms were Tatiana Bilbao ESTUDIO, SO – IL, Johnston Marklee, Sasaki, and Fernanda Canales Arquitectura. Each of these offices went into the competition, announced in May via an RFQ, with local design partners.
SO – IL partnered with Coburn and Dig Studio; Tatiana Bilbao ESTUDIO with High, Low, Buffalo; Sasaki with Patkau Architects; Johnston Marklee with Independent Architecture and BVH Architecture; and Fernanda Canales’s design partner is Tres Birds. These teams are now invited to participate in the RFP phase of the selection process.
Trestle Strategy Group, a local real estate strategy and planning firm, is shepherding the competition. “Each of these design teams demonstrate a commitment to creating exceptional civic spaces and an established involvement within our local community,” Trestle shared in a statement.
The project’s anticipated budget is $40 million. The site is an L–shaped lot at the intersection of Violet Avenue and Broadway in North Boulder, where a car dealership and other local businesses are currently located. Emerald Management, a local office, is development manager and land owner.
Shortlisted teams will submit their RFPs in September. The winning firm will be announced in winter 2024–25.
Construction is slated for completion in 2029.
AN will circle back when more details about the project emerge.
