Our developer had long held a dream to create a “tournament destination venue” for high school sports in Colorado. The immense project has had numerous incarnations south of Denver, and the latest site is an immense parcel in Castle Rock. The Owner intended a respectful integration of his Sports Complex with its natural environment.

We designed a Master Plan and its associated built elements. Our intention was to organize an array of sports uses in an attractive park-like setting, with the themes of the sporting life in the context of Colorado’s great outdoors. Visiting teams from far afield would discover an inviting, exciting experience, with memorable paths and walkways leading towards great events, namely the games and events taking place on the courts, fields, tracks, and rinks of the site.

While there, visitors can expect certain great Colorado amenities, including hospitality in the grand hotel and associated cozy villas, delicacies from local restaurateurs, shopping from elegant retailers, and views of the mountains in the westward skies. Local residents will also be invited to partake as spectators, and can also avail themselves of opportunities for fitness, training, and activities, including virtual sports. We laid out all of these conceptually, and in abstract initial form, so that the city and the complex investors can better understand the unique nature of this setting and project.

The Owner pulled a “cut-and-run” on this project, promising payment and then stealing the instruments of service. This project made us poignantly aware of the fraudulent nature of some investors, and their attitude towards those who provide them with services. From our understanding, he apparently treated his realtor and investors in the same manner.