As we look at our 2025 year in review, we see a year of scale and complexity. It was also a year of responsibility.
Across Colorado, Colorado Hardscapes was entrusted with projects that serve communities, residents, and public spaces built to endure long-term use.
During construction, success came through preparation and collaboration. Full-scale mockups, disciplined sequencing, and field decisions kept long-term performance in focus.
On these projects, details mattered, schedules stretched, and craftsmanship remains visible long after our crews have left. From highly articulated urban plazas to memorials, parks, and historical infrastructure, our 2025 work reflects a team operating with confidence and care.
2025 at a Glance
In 2025, Colorado Hardscapes delivered work across a wide range of public, institutional, and community-based environments throughout Colorado. The year included large-scale decorative concrete and aquatics installations, record-setting scopes measured by wall count, square footage, and construction complexity. Throughout the year, we continued collaborating with leading designers, builders, and public entities across Colorado.
Featured Projects of 2025
Civic & Cultural Landmarks
National Western Complex – Denver, CO
The National Western Complex plaza is a highly articulated hardscape at the heart of Denver’s historic campus redevelopment, designed by Dig Studio and built by Whiting-Turner. Colorado Hardscapes installed approximately 116,000 square feet of decorative concrete, including paving, seat walls, curbs, benches, and sculptural plinths. Throughout the plaza, intersecting radii, color transitions, and a continuous lasso form reinforced pedestrian movement, art, and campus identity.
Denver Museum of Nature & Science – East Wing Project
For the Denver Museum of Nature & Science East Wing expansion, Colorado Hardscapes delivered Sandscape staircases, amphitheater seating, and public gathering areas that blend interior and exterior environments. The durable, accessible design supports circulation and events while maintaining a timeless finish. This work enhances a major cultural investment funded by the Sturm Family Foundation.
Campus & Institutional Work
USAFA Distinguished Graduate Award Monument (DGAM) – Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Hardscapes completed 5,207 square feet of decorative concrete for the Distinguished Graduate Award Monument at the U.S. Air Force Academy, featuring custom “Academy Brown” Bomanite Sandscape paving and MicroTop monument walls. Moreover, full-scale mockups ensured complex formwork accuracy. Completed in 2025, the monument stands as a dignified and restrained addition to the Academy campus. It will serve as a lasting place to honor the Academy’s distinguished graduates for many years to come.
Community & Residential Developments
Green Valley Ranch Phase 2 – Denver, CO
Working with Holland Construction, Colorado Hardscapes delivered the concrete pool decking and aquatic features for the Green Valley Ranch Phase 2 community. Specifically, the scope included 6,446 square feet of pool deck concrete, a 1,614-square-foot pool, a 411-square-foot Baja shelf, and a 220-square-foot spa. Each element was built for slip resistance, durability, and a clean, consistent finish that will support years of community enjoyment.
Alta Mile High – Denver, CO
Located across from Empower Field, Alta Mile High is a residential high-rise delivered in partnership with Consilium Design and Wood Partners. Colorado Hardscapes constructed a 970-square-foot elevated pool and 60-square-foot spa on a third-level podium, featuring a sun shelf, Diamond Brite® plaster, stone coping, and custom sandblasted depth markers. In addition, the scope required careful coordination of pool systems, mechanical infrastructure, storm drainage, and decorative form liner walls within a dense urban structure.
Community Parks & Public Spaces
Discovery Park at Windler – Aurora, CO
Delivered in partnership with Brightview and Civitas, Discovery Park at Windler features architectural and structural concrete elements throughout the site. These include seat walls, planter walls, polished slides, a monument sign wall, and a 13-foot curved climbing wall. Markedly, the project set an internal record for wall placements, requiring disciplined sequencing and consistent execution. Completed in 2025, the park provides a durable and engaging space for everyday community use.
Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance – Sea Lion Habitat
Working with Vertix Builders, Colorado Hardscapes renovated the Sea Lion Habitat at the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance under a highly compressed schedule. The project included rebar and shotcrete placement for a 6,004-square-foot primary pool, a 1,567-square-foot secondary pool, and a 3,012-square-foot beach area. In addition, crews completed custom sculpted concrete rockwork repairs. All paving surfaces were finished with integrally colored Sandscape® concrete to support durability and a natural aesthetic.
Pioneer Park Splash Pad – Commerce City, CO
Colorado Hardscapes served as the General Contractor for the Pioneer Park splash pad renovation, creating a safe and inclusive 2,642-square-foot colored Sandscape aquatic space. Altogether, the project involved full demolition, new mechanical infrastructure, and accessible interactive spray features. Reopened over Memorial Day weekend 2025, the splash pad strengthens Pioneer Park’s role as a neighborhood gathering place.
Infrastructure & Large-Scale Development
TAH Filing 26 – Aurora Highlands
As part of a stormwater improvement project, Colorado Hardscapes installed 57,841 square feet of Bomanite River Rock imprinted concrete and a continuous monolithic curb defining the channel perimeter. Simultaneously, weather-adaptive scheduling managed challenges from an unusually wet spring to maintain quality. Completed in 2025, the work established confidence with partners and paved the way for subsequent phases.
Clayworks – Golden, CO
Clayworks is a large-scale redevelopment transforming the former CoorsTek facility into a walkable mixed-use district at the base of the Rocky Mountains. Colorado Hardscapes delivered board-formed concrete walls, curb and gutter, sidewalks, ramps, water features, and hardscape elements alongside Holder Construction and Tryba Architects. Overall, this milestone project showcases the company’s future direction in scale and complexity.
What Defined 2025
Across every project that made it on our 2025 year in review, the same priorities surfaced. Preparation, precision, and partnership shaped our year. Through full-scale mockups, detailed layouts, adaptive scheduling, and close collaboration, our teams delivered complex work that balances durability, safety, and design integrity.
Thank You & Looking Ahead
Above all, we’re grateful to our crews, clients, designers, builders, and partners for their trust throughout 2025. As we move into 2026, we remain focused on delivering high-quality concrete and aquatic solutions that serve communities and stand the test of time. If you’re planning a project, we invite you to visit our Design Center to explore materials, mockups, and approaches tailored to your vision.
