Aparium Hotel Group, a pioneer in the lifestyle hotel industry, is set to open a 13-story hotel designed to serve as an architectural landmark in Civic Centre Park, Denver, Colorado.
Led by Architecture firm Studio Gang, the Populus Hotel's design draws inspiration from the patterns in Colorado's native Aspen tree, the Populus Tremuloides.
Developed by Urban Villages, the 265-room property will be the first carbon-positive hotel in the United States. The eco-conscious design plan includes a pledge to plant trees equivalent to over 5,000 acres of forest, offsetting a carbon footprint of nearly 500,000 gallons of gas and removing additional carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Populus Hotel will comprise a café and restaurant on the first floor, meeting spaces for co-working areas and social events on the second floor and a rooftop bar and restaurant overlooking the mountains and city skyline. Located on the corner intersection at 14th Street and Colfax Avenue, the hotel will catalyse the revitalisation of the historic Denver neighbourhood. Construction started in April and is expected to finish in early 2024.
