GBD Architects designed The Coloradan, a mid-rise LEED GOLD Certified residential community interwoven with retail, art and appreciable amenities. It’s sited upon a former railyard and rises 19 stories in the heart of Denver's Riverfront Park and Union Station neighborhoods.
The Coloradan was completed in 2019, the same year Alpine SnowGuards brought a patented line of snow retention products for façades to market after extensive testing by MicroClimate Ice and Snow at Ontario Tech University in the Climatic Chamber and Climatic Aerodynamic Wind Tunnel.
The architects' design included one such product: Alpine LedgeGuard-1.5 , engineered to mitigate the risk of falling ice and snow from façades and recessed windows. Coupled with its low profile, LedgeGuard is virtually undetectable, an optimal quality for modern, thermally-efficient buildings.
Alpine LedgeGuard-1.5 is an excellent low-profile option for façades that can also accommodate casement windows.
Photo Credit: The Coloradan