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Home My WebLink AboutCARRIAGE HOUSE APARTMENTS - MOD - MOD120001 - CORRESPONDENCE - RECOMMENDATION/REPORTH Selected Works Rossoruan Hotel Historic Re nova Lon, Denver, Colon ado ElitchTheatre Renovation, Denver, Colorado JIM BERSHOF, FAIA, LEED AP Principal Buerger and Chamber Lofts Historic Renovation, Denver, Colorado 0 KEY PERSONNEL President, Denver Chapter, Ameri- can Institute of Architects,1988 Member, Board of Directors, Denver Board of Developmental Dlsabilities,19"9 Chairman, Denver Board of Devel- opmental Disabilities, 1987-89 Juror, Rocky Mountain News; Den- ver AIAArchitects Choice Awards, 2006 Juror, Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute Design Awards,1996 JIM BERSHOF, FAIA, LEED AP Principal Selected Relevant Experience (cont) million 25oo Walnut Lofts, Denver, CO; 65,000 sf, $4.8 million Denver Mint, Denver, CO; Accessibility/Historic Renovation and Remodeling Projects, s225,000 Brown McNittAddition and Renovation Project in the 7th Avenue Historic District, Denver, CO; 52oo,000 Hulme Housing Project in the 7th Avenue Historic District, Denver, CO; 2 Single Family Homes - 4,300 sf and 4,000 sf, $4.6 million (Phased) YMCA Remodelings Central, Denver, CO; Interior remodeling to an historic building for new Health Club Facilities; $2 million Schlessman, Denver; Corporate Offices and Facility Upgrades Dry Creek, Littleton, CO; Facility Upgrades Southwest, Lakewood, CO; Facility Upgrades KEY PERSONNEL JIM BERSHOF, FAIA, LEED AP Principal In 2010, Jim Bershof was elevated to Fellowship in the American Institute of Architects, a designation that only 2%of architects receive for lifetime achievements ihrough their excellence in the practice of architecture. He has completed numerous residential, civic„ institutional, and commercial projects in a career spanning over 3o years. Y. / t3 With OZ since 1974, Jim's recent efforts include Denver's Blair- Caldwell African American Research Library and a number of environmentally -designed residential buildings at Highlands' Garden Village, a national award -winning projec. located University of Michigan, in northwest Denver. Jim has a special interest in sensitive retrofit of historic Master of Architecture with buildings for universal access, and has worked on the rehabilitation of such Distinction,1973 landmarks as the Buerger Brothers Lofts and the Elitch Gardens Theater. University of Michigan, Bachelor of Science in Design,1971 Educated at the University of Michigan, Jim holds undergraduate degrees in design and literature and a Masters of Architecture. He is active in community University En t English Literature, Bachelor of Arts, English Literature, affairs, having served as President of the Denver Chapter of the American Institute With Distinction,1973 of Architects and on the Board of the Boys & Girls Club of Metro Denver and Historic Denver. Jim's work has been featured in Architecture, Urban Land, Better Homes & Gardens and in Buildings of Colorado (Oxford University Press,1997) Colorado,1976#201132 Nebraska,2001#A-3214 and Guidebook to Derver Architecture (Westcliffe. 2001). Jim is currently vice- Florida, 2000#AR0017151 chairperson of the Denver Landmark Preservation Commission. New Mexico, 2002#003923 Wyoming,2002#C-1906 Selected Relevant Experience Hawaii, 2002#10720 Texas, 2003#18294 Historic Projects Nevada#6057 North Carolina, 2004#9752 ClockTower Lofts, Denver, CO; Lofts - 40,997 sf, Parking - 905o sf, sS million NCARB, 1998#50643 Chamber Lofts, Denver, CO; Re -Use and Historic Renovation, Total - 49,503 sf, Office - 7,000 sf, Garage - 9,424 A $4 million Historic Denver, Board ofTrustees, 2004-2009 Highlands Garden Village, Denver, CO - ElitchTheatre, Denver, CO; Historic Renovation;17,63o sf (National Register of MsWric Places) Member, Landmark Preservation Commission, City and County of Buerger Brothers/Fire Clay Building Industrial Lofts, Denver, CO; Re -use and Denver, 2004-present Historic Renovation of two buildings; Parking-12,300 sf, Lofts - 51,68o sf., Board of Directors, Boys & Girls Office-1o,o28 sf, s6 million Clubs of Metro Denver, Bank and Boston Lofts (Historic), Denver, CO; Ongoing Strategic Service 2000-Present Architecture Agreement Boys& Girls Clubs of Metro Denver Courthouse and Federal Historic Building Preservation Plans for Bismarck and Building Committee,199B-Present Grand Forks, ND, Courthouses; Board of Directors, Denver Chapter, Wayne Aspinall Courthouse Historic Building Preservation Plan and Exterior American Institute of Architects, Renovation 1985-1989 Rossorian Hotel, Historic Renovation & Expansion, Denver, CO, 25,000 sf, s5 Workmanship. The workmanship of the house varies. While the original structure is mostly suffering from neglect, the workmanship of the garage is poor, with inconsistent details, such as varying fascias in differing locations. Feeling. The feeling that is expressed by this house is one of confusion. It does not convey the consistency of having been built at a particular time because the cottage part sends one message, while the large garage sendsanother. The combination of styles only adds to the confusion. A few additional items should be pointed out. The Staff Report of November 9"t has some confusing language in it. Regarding the garage, there seems to be a description of a totally different building that refers to a "central bell -cast hipped dormer and its unusual 3.5-light window; the front porch shed roof, with squared posts and noteworthy curved braces; and the striking carved rafter tails under the eaves. Additionally, the front elevation contains a pair of large windows with very unusual io over i lights, in curved surrounds.` All of this description has nothing to do with this structure but gives a sense of much more richness being present than there actually is. Atthe Commission hearing on November?, one of the commissioners said that unlike Denver, Fort Collins does not have as many "high style" examples of the various building styles, and that lesser examples should be considered for landmark status. My experience of Fort Collins does not indicate that. There are wonderful, very strong examples of landmark quality structures within the City, and I do not believe that a structure such asthis one should be designated a landmark when it falls so far short of the quality that exists in the City and that should be readily apparent in a landmark structure. Finally, I believe that designating a structure like this will not only set a bad precedent but will cause confusion with the general public. The public has a rightto expect that buildings designated as landmarks should dearly standout as fine examples of design and construction. Unfortunately, the residence at 3.3o5 S. Shields does not come dose to meeting such expectations. Sincerely, OZ Architecture of Denver, Inc. /mesS.Bershof,FAIA, ED AP Principal svaaou Pageaoh pd_misc jim tenhoflaaaau ap5 shields':andmark designation letter.&CX I "� 3 COPY ARCHITECTURE so URBAN DESIGN INTERIOR DESIGN November 22, 2012 Mr. Chuck Bailey RE: Landmark Designation Opinion 2305 S. Shields Street Mr. Bailey, The residence at a3o5 S. Shields Street should not be declared a City of Fort Collins Landmark because the structure does not meet the necessary criteria. Using the definition of exterior integrity from Section 24, the City's Landmark Ordinance, which is based on the National Park Service Secretary of Interiors Standards, there are seven aspects of integrity that a decision is to be based on: location; setting; design; materials; workmanship; feeling; and association. My analysis will focus mainly on "design" with brief comments about workmanship', and "feeling". Design. The design of the house has been classified in the Staff Report of November g, 2022 as an "historic shingled Cape Cod house with shingled historic attached garage' and further: "The house is a two-story Cape Cod dwelling, featuring Tudor Revival elements.' The fact that both styles are present in the design of the house points out one of the significant weaknesses of the design: it is not a good example of either style, nor does the combination of the two styles create a successful eclectic design. At the Landmark Preservation Commission Meeting of November g, 2022, one of the commissioners said that the design was "Tudor" rather than "Cape Cod', pointing up the fad that the house does not clearly convey what style it is, and that it is, in fad, a confusing design, not a landmark quality example. While Cape Cod comes from the Colonial Revival Style, which extends from the "classical" tradition, Tudor Revival emerged from the Gothic Tradition in England and has a much more vertical emphasis. Combining these two directions in one structure does not lead to exterior integrity. A very significant component of the design that further negatively impacts the integrity of the design is the large shed dormer on the front of the house. Cape Cod style houses generally have small gabled or hipped dormers on the front that contain vertically oriented windows. This can also be true of Tudor Revival Style houses. However, for both styles, a utilitarian shed dormer like the one on the front of 2305 Shields would generally be placed atthe back, or possibly on the side, but not on the front. In addition, the dormer at 23o5 contains horizontally oriented windows, which are inconsistent with the design of the other windows on the front of the house. The Secretary of Interiors Standards indicatesthat additions to landmark structures should be compatible and, quoting the staff report, "placed on a non -primary elevation". The two car garage that was added to the original house is not compatible and is extremely damaging to the exterior integrity of the structure. What was originally a small cottage has been doubled in size bythe addition of this very utilitarian garage with little if any architectural character. In addition, since the house is located on a comer, the garage Is placed directly on a street front, clearly primary elevation. If the original cottage, without the garage, was located in a landmark district, and the property owner requested adding this type of garage in this location, I very seriously doubt that the Landmark Preservation Commission would allow it. I DENVER PHONE: 303.961.5704 3003 LAMM STREEr FAX: 303.861.9230 DENVER BOMM COLORADO SPRINGS LAS VEGAS LAXETAHOE DENVER. COLORADO BM WWIY.O7AROLCOM