Exterior view of a modern hotel courtyard with a mix of brick and light-colored wood building facades, large windows, a glass-walled seating area to the right, and a few people walking or standing.
A digital drawing of a two-story hotel building with a white exterior, black window frames, and a gray shingled roof. The front porch has white support columns and a pathway with people walking. The hotel is labeled "HOTEL" on the upper right side an
Exterior view of a modern outdoor bar and seating area with a woman walking towards it. The bar has open black doors, a wooden ceiling, and yellow bar stools. To the right, there are additional outdoor tables and chairs. The building features a mix o
Rendering of a modern city hotel entrance with a horse standing near a bench, a person walking, and a prominent sign that says 'CITY HOTEL' hanging above the entrance.
Exterior view of a city hotel with outdoor seating, a large tree, and two women walking; one woman is on her phone and the other is walking towards the hotel entrance.
A person walking on a paved sidewalk outside a modern city hotel with outdoor seating, trees, and a parking lot in the background.
A modern hotel building with a white exterior, multiple windows, and a gabled roof, featuring a front porch with dark supports and doors, surrounded by some greenery and trees.
Outdoor patio area with tables and chairs, trees, plants, and building walls featuring windows and doors.
Design of a building combining a modern hotel with a traditional white structure featuring a porch and black doors, with trees and people outside.

The City Hotel, Castle Rock

Historic Renovation + Addition, Hotel, Restaurant, Retail, Mixed-use

Castle Rock, Co (in-progress) : 36,000 sq ft Architect of Record, Interior Design

Project Overview

This project is the revitalization of Castle Rock's oldest structure—the historic 1870s City Hotel—combined with a 33-room, four-story boutique hotel addition on a compact, shared site. Currently in permitting and preliminary construction, the completed project will be a centerpiece for the town, featuring rooms, a lobby, bar, retail, and top-floor public hospitality spaces.

  • Historic Context & Compact Density

    The project revitalizes the town's original 1870s City Hotel, which sat deteriorated for years, while maximizing the site's economic potential. The core challenge was to integrate a four-story, modern boutique hotel addition onto a compact urban lot in a strategically proportioned design that honors and remains complementary to the low-scale, historic structure. This required a rigorous design strategy to safely fit new hotel, restaurant, and public amenity uses onto the site.

  • Contextual Scale and Material Integrity

    Meridian 105 employed a highly contextual approach to ensure the new density respects the historical scale of the original hotel. The design achieves this through strategically proportioned volumes that avoid overwhelming the existing structure. We used wood siding to clad the new four-story addition, honoring the original building’s materiality and creating an authentic, complementary aesthetic that blends the two centuries of architecture. The project's viability is driven by the strategic combination of hotel rooms, multiple restaurants, and valuable outdoor amenity spaces.

  • Civil Centerpiece

    The completed City Hotel will transform a long-deteriorated landmark into a central economic and civic centerpiece for the Town of Castle Rock. By successfully integrating the new boutique hotel, which features multiple levels of hospitality and public-facing amenities, the project pays homage to the town's history while creating a high-performing, multi-revenue asset designed for long-term market viability and community draw.