In October 2024, the Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus opened a groundbreaking exhibit for children newborn to 36 months and their caregivers.
The whimsical, nature-inspired space nurtures the imagination with tangible and playful details. It features experiences like an imaginative fairy garden with elements of light and sound, grassy moguls, a creative climber just for littles, peek-a-boo with smart glass, and plenty of amenities for families of newborns and toddlers, says a Children’s Museum news release.
“When we set out to design this experience, we took a hard look at the latest research on the different types of play and their role in the cognitive, emotional and physical development for early learners,” said Museum president and CEO, Mike Yankovich, “Based on what we learned, we designed Bloom to promote adult-child interaction as well as the curiosity, exploration and empowerment of the Museum’s youngest visitors.”
The peekaboo garden lets little ones crawl, hide and climb through flower pots.
South Valley Drywall is the SFIA 2024 Industry Project Awards winner in the “Low Rise” category for “Bloom,” which features radiused walls and ceilings framed with cold-formed steel (CFS). The 2024 SFIA Awards entry was submitted by Travis Vap, CEO of South Valley.
South Valley Drywall’s win was announced at the 2024 SFIA Awards ceremony recently held live and posted online. The SFIA 2024 Industry Project Awards focus on CFS manufacturing and construction. Architects, engineers, manufacturers, distributors and contractors entered a variety of projects in the competition.
Bloom
The Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus
2121 Children’s Museum Drive Denver, CO 80211Details:
4,166 sq.ft., 7.5 tons of cold-formed steel (CFS) used on the projectPEOPLE
Owner:
Children’s Museum of DenverArchitect:
Oz ArchitectureGeneral Contractor:
Fransen Pittman ConstructionFraming Contractor:
South Valley DrywallOther Partners
ClarkDietrich
Armstrong for drywall furring grid
SFIA Industry Project Awards
The SFIA 2024 Industry Project Awards focus on cold-formed steel (CFS) manufacturing and construction. A panel of industry representatives judged all 2024 SFIA Awards entries based on the following criteria:
- Design Quality, such as the efficient and sustainable use of cold-formed steel (CFS) products
- Installation Complexity, focusing on conflict resolution, timeframe challenges, etc.
- Manufacturing Complexity, including custom orders, panelization, special material sourcing and more
- Overall Job Quality, including the quality of alignments, finishes and other attention to detail
- Conversion from Alternative Framing Material, reflecting how steel framing lowered a structure’s weight, or added stories, or helped lower the project’s builders’ risk insurance, etc.
About SFIA
The Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA), a unique organization representing steel mills, coil coaters, stud and connector manufacturers, component fabricators, Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) members, suppliers/distributors, contractors and others, provides members with exclusive access to technical cold-formed steel (CFS) framing services, including CFS certification, environmental product declarations, market data and analysis, technical design guides, specification review services, architectural services, the Steel Framing Learning Portal , the SFIA Awards and more. SFIA is an accredited ANSI Standards Development Organization. Follow SFIA on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X.
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