Thursday, December 04, 2008

Maxam Architecture featured in Rapid Growth






Rapid Growth, a great local e-zine that covers Grand Rapids development news, featured me in an article this week.







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Thursday, November 20, 2008

Banking On It...



My lastest design challenge involves a new financial branch. I have to keep the 'who' anonymous at this stage, but it's good to see there is a financial institution in the area who is looking to expand, despite the credit crunch. I'm developing both a modern and traditional scheme. I definitely prefer the more modern design, and would love to see it done as a LEED-certified project. Either way, I hope that this project ultimately gets the green light. Click the images for a closer look, and leave your thoughts in the comment box.



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Crescent Electric


I recently completed drawings for the Crescent Electric project. Crescent Electric Supply Co. is a national distributer or electrical, automation, and voice data products. Their new facility in Holland is being built by Lakewood Construction and is scheduled to be completed by spring. The facility is a 15,000 square foot building with a 3,500 square foot office and showroom; 11,500 sf warehouse and 2,000 sf mezzanine. Crescent Electric was founded in 1919 and is one the largest electrical distributors in the US.

Under Construction: Waalkes Update

The Waalkes house is coming along nicely. Here are the latest construction photos.

B & B Keg Cooler


Perhaps one of the more unusual projects I've done is the new keg cooler expansion for B & B Beer Distributing in Grand Rapids, to be built by First Companies. The new 648 sf cooler could hold more than 1600 kegs of beer. This equates to over 264,000 12 oz beers. As of the 2000 census, the population of Grand Rapids was 197,800; of which 132,000 were over the age of 21. That equates to approximately 2 beers for everyone in Grand Rapids. So don't worry, once the project is completed you can rest assured that B & B has a couple chilled for you.

Upcoming Industrial Project


I've completed drawings for a new 30,000 sf office, showroom, and warehouse building on the Beltline to be constructed by First Companies. This will be a very nice facility, and I'm looking forward to the ground breaking. More details later.




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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Jeup Furniture Under Construction




Jeup Furniture, a project I worked on while designing for Dixon Architects, is now under construction and coming together wonderfully. Joe Jeup has as good of an eye for building design as he does for furniture design. This is probably one of the nicest industrial buildings I've worked on yet. Congratulations to Jeup Furniture, First Companies, and Dixon on what's shaping up to be a great project.



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Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Clark Manufacturing Wrapping Up









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Congratulations to Clark Manufacturing on their beautiful new facility. The project, built by Lakewood Construction, is nearing the final phases of completion. I'm pleased with the building overall, but most impressed with the new cranes. This was one of the last projects I designed while working with Dixon. I'm glad to see it's come together so well.

Monday, August 04, 2008

O'Brien Residence is taking form






Preliminary Drawings for the O'Brien residence addition are underway. I think we've come across a form that works well with the context of the existing house, and adds to the overall composition.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Under Construction: Waalkes Residence




Demolition has begun on the Waalkes house remodel! They've salvaged hundreds of bricks from the former garage to use on the front of the new portion of the house. Here we're seeing a pile of rubble where the one stall garage used to be.



I'm excited to see it start to take shape.

Friday, July 18, 2008

Going Green

Work is well underway for a LEED Green Building consulting job. The scope of work is to advise, consult, and be the team leader and document the design and construction to obtain LEED certification status for the new building.

Stay tuned!

On the Boards: O'Brien Residence








Design work has begun on a new addition for the O'Brien family home. The addition will involve all new kitchen, dining, and living space, as well as extra childrens bedrooms and a new master suite.

Allen Extruders


Starting Construction:
Maxam Architecture completes drawings for Allen Extruders. The plastics manufacturer is adding an additional 17,196 square feet of manufacturing space and 12,265 SF of covered outdoor shipping areas to their existing facility. Allen Extruders is headquartered in Holland, MI.

Friday, April 25, 2008

Waalkes and Work on the Boards



Work is coming along nicely on the Waalkes residence remodel. The home will get a new dining room, vastly more open kitchen, a face lift to the dated fireplace, and a 2 stall garage. The before and after images are sure to be stunning.

Work on the Boards: A fresh batch of preliminary designs... 3 industrial facilities, a retail center, and possibly some Leed consulting. I'll post details as they firm up and once contracts are signed and the 'veil of secrecy' is lifted.

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Maxam Architecture has Launched!


I've finally struck out on my own and launched Maxam Architecture. Thanks to all who have helped me get established!





The new office is located at 25 Ottawa SW, Suite 303. Its the building just west of the arena and just north of Bistro Bella Vita. I'm co-located with the Bird Design and Clark Communications. Its a very creative group, and will be great for keeping the inspiration flowing. The office itself has a great contemporary feel and will work great for client meetings. I'm looking forward to my first batch of projects!

My new email is david@maxamarchitecture.com





















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