Craft worked with Gorman and Company to provide 98 affordable housing units (30-60% AMI) directly across from Ruby Hill Park. Site challenges included over 26' of elevation change, large overhead utilities, and an absence of storm sewer to outfall to. Craft provided a creative approach to stormwater detention and grading design, utilizing rooftop detention, bioretention, and underground detention to provide the required stormwater facilities within the parking lot without storm main extension or pump. After extensive collaboration with the design team, the final design resulted in significant cost savings for the project.
Family Tree Marshall Homes provides a supportive housing apartment home building with wrap around supportive services on site and linkages to clinical services. The building holds 85 apartments comprised of 1- and 2-bedroom units for households at or below 30% AMI. The site layout includes space for community gatherings, service provision, and onsite staffing. The project is designed using trauma-informed design principles throughout the interior and exterior of the building. Site improvements were designed to minimize storm infrastructure and utilized a unique bioretention system that was integrated with other site amenities. Our design process quickly identified errors on the survey which allowed the design team to pivot early in the project and avoid costly utility conflicts and schedule delays.
Scott Ave Apartments is a 219-unit affordable housing community located at 6793 Scott Avenue in Douglas County and is on track for approval in July of 2024. The project consists of six 3-story apartment buildings and a clubhouse. Craft Civil Design is managing all site components of the project, including Civil design and planning entitlements. Craft worked through several grading and site layout iterations to accommodate the significant amount of grade, existing cell tower, and the 100-YR floodplain to ensure the site design met project goals.
The Granary is an adaptive reuse project to convert a silo and brick building into a creative/flex office space with food hall and outdoor plaza. The structure was originally constructed in 1917 and is located just north of the STEAM planning area. Early design coordination was critical to confirm local floodplain depths and utility issues, and ensure the design team had an accurate budget early in the design process. Drainage design consists of bioretention and permeable pavers.
This adaptive reuse project converts an existing restaurant to an adult day community care center for the 2nd Home Communities. Craft worked with the City of Aurora to resolve existing drainage and detention issues, and coordinated the Site Plan and Civil construction document approvals for proposed improvements. This project will ensure that the elderly and/or disabled are receiving the highest quality of care that is needed. The building is designed to adhere to the unique needs of every individual served by 2nd Home Communities, which includes offering free services for Medicaid clients and providing multi-lingual staff who can interpret Korean, Spanish, Russian, and Arabic.
