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The Colorado State University Spur Campus project included the construction of three buildings – Vida, Terra, and Hydro – adjacent to one another, under three separate contracts for one Owner. JE Dunn constructed all three buildings concurrently, but each in a different phase of construction from its neighbor.
The use of glass in Vida’s design creates a seamless transition between indoor and outdoor spaces, inviting visitors to immerse themselves. Special attention was given to an informal procession through the public areas of the building providing views into spaces to observe human and animal clinical activities, while the ceramic tile installation draws upon themes of animal health and nature scenes.
Vida, Spanish for ‘life’, was the first building completed on the Spur campus. The 118,000-square-foot CSU Animal Health Complex is a global leader in understanding, improving, and sharing the value of improved animal health and the human-animal bond. The CSU Animal Health Complex brings together university experts, veterinarians, service providers, and nonprofit organizations to create a collaborative space focused on animal health, human health, equine sports medicine and assisted therapy, and subsidized companion animal veterinary care to qualified families. The facility offers many unique spaces and programs, including the Temple Grandin Equine Center which serves as a space for therapists to treat individuals with special challenges, instructors to teach students, and scientists to research all for the betterment of horses and humans. In addition, Vida is home to the Dumb Friends League Veterinary Hospital which offers low-cost veterinary services to owners who are experiencing financial challenges.
The Vida Building’s primary utilities are fed by the City and County of Denver sanitary sewer heat reclamation project. Careful coordination was required with the City and County, and their Design-Build Contractor, to make sure the two projects worked together. JE Dunn’s team worked closely with the owner, design teams, and campus partners to provide input into the strategic direction of the mechanical and plumbing design and integration of the building into the Campus Energy Loop Project.
