"I think it's an evolution of the design," partner Brian Klipp tells GlobeSt.com. "It isn't in principal different than the white model that we showed before."
The area of the hotel that has evolved the greatest is the "lower 70 feet of the building, which is what we call podium," he tells GlobeSt.com. "That is an area that we had a lot of interaction with the Citizens Design Advisory Committee. We've developed several gestures on the podium to develop more transparency."
In other words, there will be more glass.Along California Street, for example, there will be a 300-foot long glass atrium, which will allow people to see into the lobby lunge area.The firm also is calling for more class along 15th Street.
"There's going to be a lot of animation there," he tells GlobeSt.com.Also, the porte ce chere is going to be more pedestrian-friendly, he says. Instead of five lanes for cars pulling in, there will now be three.He says guests at the hotel will truly get a room with a view in the420-foot tall building.
"Because downtown is rotated at a 45-degree angle, guests will get a nice panorama with the rooms that face the Platte Valley and to the mountains," Klipp tells GlobeSt.com. "At least half the rooms will have spectacular mountain views."
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