The Broadmoor: Beyond the Grand Hotel

Lakeside Hotel and the pool

Renewing the Main Hotel set a larger transformation in motion. Introducing spacious, five-fixture luxury baths reduced its room count, prompting the development of Lakeside Hotel to replace those accommodations. But Lakeside’s site was occupied by the resort pool. Before the hotel could rise, a new pool building and a dramatic zero-entry, infinity-edge pool had to be constructed. Rentable pool pavilions added settings for private family gatherings and corporate events. Each project made the next possible.

Broadmoor Hall

Broadmoor Hall answered a business challenge as much as a spatial one. Leisure travel brought guests from spring through fall, but the quieter months called for additional reasons to visit. Meanwhile, the annual Space Convention required more exhibit and conference space.

Selected through a national design competition, CSNA designed a 64,000-square-foot flexible exhibit hall with ballroom-quality finishes and a preparation kitchen, supported by a new three-story, 900-car underground parking structure. The building expanded the resort’s capacity to host major gatherings and strengthened its ability to attract guests beyond the traditional tourist season.

South Tower

South Tower’s narrow, 1950s floor plates presented a particular challenge: the new five-fixture baths would consume space needed for comfortable guest rooms. Slender additions on both sides restored that space, while new lakeside balconies offered fresh air, expansive views, and the quiet spectacle of swans crossing the water.

Broadmoor West

At Broadmoor West, the challenge was architectural identity. Horizontal ribbons of glass and stucco stood apart from the resort’s Renaissance Revival character. Working from renovation and expansion sketches developed by an architectural stylist, CSNA served as architect of record, coordinating the established Broadmoor consulting team to bring the transformation into built form.

The Retail Plaza

The Retail Plaza made movement through the resort part of the guest experience. It connected the lake with the grounds between Main, Southmoor, Southlake, and South hotels, while creating an inviting route between Main and South. Working with the resort consultant and an architectural stylist, CSNA developed preliminary concepts into detailed architectural design and construction documents as architect of record. The result brought connections across the grounds and opportunities for shopping into one coherent setting.

The Golden Bee

The golf starter pavilion

On the championship golf course, a starter pavilion connects the landscape with the architectural language of the main hotels. A rustic stone base, forest-green wood trusses, and simple Renaissance-style columns give a modest building a considered place within the larger resort.

Fish School

At Fish School, beside a golf course lake, CSNA developed an architectural stylist’s sketches into a rustic setting for an intimate fishing experience.

Seven Falls

At nearby Seven Falls, renewal demanded careful judgment about what could survive. Creating the restaurant involved renovation from the ground up, retaining serviceable elements and reconstructing those beyond repair.

Cloud Camp

Cloud Camp carried the work to the summit of Cheyenne Mountain. With sweeping views across Colorado Springs, where the Great Plains meet the Rocky Mountain Front Range, the setting called for a distinctive frontier character. CSNA worked with the architectural stylist’s concept sketches, the Broadmoor consulting team, and interior designers to turn that vision into a mountain retreat.

Flowers and safety

The guest experience also depends on places working quietly behind the scenes. Collaborating with the resort’s facilities and grounds representative, CSNA designed a greenhouse and growing facility tucked within a golf course. It supplies flowers for the grounds from spring through fall and poinsettias in winter. The Broadmoor Fire Station serves another essential purpose, supporting the resort’s own fire brigade.