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| The Estes Park Municipal Board Room - Estes Park, Colorado |
 The newly completed Estes Park Municipal Board Room is a flexible meeting space for the Town Board, Planning Commission, and Municipal Court, as well as being available for use by community groups. The project is a remodel of what had been garage space adjacent to the Municipal Building and used previously by the Estes Park Fire and Police Departments. In addition to the extensive interior remodeling that includes the latest in state-of-the-art audio video capabilities, the project also called for a new entrance and lobby space added as an expansion to the building.
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| Performance Park Pavilion - Estes Park, Colorado |
 On Saturday, June 21, 2003 the Town of Estes Park and the Estes Park Urban Renewal Authority (EPURA) held a grand opening and dedication of Phase II of the Performance Park Pavilion. Hundreds of local Estes Park residents and tourists lounged comfortably on the wide terraced lawn immediately in front of the Pavilion enjoying a wide variety of music performances at the day-long event.
The Performance Park venture was designed to anchor the West Corridor of the EPURA Riverwalk and will also act as the launching point for a downtown kayaking course now being constructed to be ready for the 2004 spring run-off.
R.C. Heath Construction Co. was Thorp Associates' Design/Build Partner for the project.
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Johnstown-Milliken School District Administration Building
Milliken, Colorado |
 This modern designed building houses the administrative services of the Weld-RE5J School District, as well as an additional tenant space. The facility, located just east of Milliken in Northern Colorado, began construction in late 2001 and was completed in time for the 2002 school calendar. The features include an open lobby with elevator access to the upper level, a large flexible room for board meetings and other activities, and cantilevered shading devices over the windows. Unique also to this building are charter school facilities for the district. Kelly Deitman, project manager, oversaw the project, as well as the Weld County Bank II in nearby Greeley.
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| Estes Park Gateway Sign Monument - Estes Park, Colorado |
 This 6'x16' 6-ton slab of sandstone is the first of four signs being created to mark the major entrances to Estes Park. The effort is a joint project of the Town of Estes Park and The Rotary Club of Estes Park. Design services were provided by Thorp Associates pro bono as a donation to the Club's Community Projects Committee, of which Roger Thorp is a member. Computer modeling and rendering was used to pre-visualize the first installation on Highway 36. Once the native Colorado monolith was found, the first installation, paid for by the Club, was held November 2, 2001, and was attended by Club members, Town and EPURA staff, interested public and visitors passing by.
The project won a 2002 Honor Award for Excellence in Design from the Colorado North Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
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| Centennial Cooperative Park Pool - Milliken, Colorado |
 Enthusiastically greeted by 600 excited swimmers, the Centennial Cooperative Park Pool Facility in Milliken, Colorado opened to the public on Memorial Day Weekend 2003. This project includes two outdoor pools: the shallow 20'-0" diameter wading pool for toddlers and a larger recreation pool for older kids. The recreation pool features wheelchair accessibility, splash fountains, a "water drop", a log slide, two tunnel slides, and the extremely popular “alligator”. The structure houses a lobby, office, concessions, locker rooms, including a family locker room, storage and all of the mechanical equipment associated with the pools. In addition to the pools, the enclosed deck features a party area, which can be used by caterers and for private functions. The facility was designed to accommodate future additions that may include an indoor lap pool and diving well, as well as an indoor recreation center. Careful planning of this first outdoor pool phase will allow for easy expansion of the facility's locker rooms and mechanical spaces, as well as continued central control from the current office and access through the current lobby.
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| Knowledge Quest Academy - Milliken, Colorado |
 Responding to increased student population growth in the Johnstown-Milliken School District, Knowledge Quest Academy Charter School, currently sharing space in the Thorp Associates’ designed district administration building, gave Thorp Associates the go ahead to design its own building in the Centennial Park area in Milliken. Thorp Associates partnered with RB+B to design the 41,149 sq.ft. structure to house grades pre-school-8th located to share the site with future community park and recreation fields with the surrounding neighborhood. The design includes a gymnasium, which can serve for community use as well. Design elements include brick veneer, clerestory lighting, and shingled roof. Close cooperation between Knowledge Quest staff, architects, and contractor was necessary to ensure the completion of the facility by July 2006 so the academy will be ready for its Fall classes.
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| Dannels Fire Station - Estes Park, Colorado |
 Thorp Associates worked with the Town of Estes Park and its volunteer fire department for several years, first in planning to properly locate the fire station in the community, and ultimately to design this state-of-the-art facility. The building not only incorporates five double bays for rescue and fire vehicles, equipment storage, but also houses offices for a future emergency resource center and training/meeting facilities. A second story, unfinished at the completion of the project, will someday house overnight operations when community needs require full-time staffing.
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