Under Construction:  Advanced Plastic Surgery

A new modern medical office for Advanced Plastic Surgery.  We've spent so much time looking around inside our 3d VR model.  We're really loving seeing the real thing come together!

Fight the Blight:  Buick Lofts, Owosso

344 Main was built as a Buick dealership with apartments above, including a large unit for the owners family.  We were fortunate enough to have a roll of the original plans provided to us as a starting point for our restoration work.

• Ground floor commercial 
• Replace existing deteriorated garages with new.
• 3 New ground floor ADA accessible apartment units
• Renovation and re-configuring 9 upstairs units.
• 19,272 sf

Original:


Proposed:

Existing:

Historic Blueprint:

Fight the Blight:
W.R. Reynolds Building 1885, Jackson

W.R. Reynolds building has been sitting empty for years after a sprinkler pipe burst on the top floor and flooded the building.  We're pleased to be bringing it back to life with Kincaid Henry Building group.

• 2 stories of new apartments with balconies
• New ground floor restaurant design 
• Redeveloped alley as outdoor seating and beer garden.

 

Lofts on Louis Glick:

We've loved designing this new build mixed-use project as part of the revitalization of downtown Jackson.  This also may be Maxam Architecture's tallest new construction project to date.

• 46,280 sf
• 4 story new brick building in Downtown Jackson.
• 3 Stories of 1 & 2 bedroom apartments over ground level commercial space.

Cartlon Technologies

We've completed plans for a new office and manufacturing building for Carlton Technologies.

Widdicomb Building:

We've been hard at work with CopperRock construction transforming the old John Widdicomb Furniture building into an office campus.

• Demo addition to the orignal structure for office user parking.
• Creating a new brick north facade where the addition once was connected.
• New 5 story stair tower to increase flexibility and divisibility of the floor plan.
• EG Workforce Solutions office build-out.
• Arthritis Foundation office build-out.
• DealerOn office build-out.
• Collosian Forum office build-out.
• New bridge design between blonde brick and red brick buildings.

 

(Paleo) Contractor of the Year

My nomination for contractor of the year goes too...

This Australian guy who builds himself a 'primitive' hut, complete with underfloor radiant heat and clay tile roof.  

Blog Updates...

Featured in Cosmopolitan Home...

The Stiles Creek home has been featured in the May issue of Cosmopolitan Home. 

See page 15.

 

Kudos to Berghuis Construction and Ashley Cole for great looking construction and interior finish.

New 'on the drafting boards'

First look at the latest modern home in West Michgan.

Stiles Creek

The Stiles Creek home from the Parade of Homes.

See more details at Houzz.com

Option 1 CU Lansing

Some pictures from the ribbon cutting for Option 1 Credit Union's new Main Branch in Lansing.

Modernism at Thousand Oaks

Finishing up plans on this new modernist home to be built in 1000 Oaks.  I'm hoping everyone will be able to tour it in the fall Parade of Homes.

Update: You can see finished photos of this home at Houzz.com

More homes sprouting this spring...

Four more new homes starting construction soon.

A bit of Modern

Complete remodel and addition proposal for a mid century ranch home in EGR.

28 Lafayette: Historic Renovation

I'm pleased to have recently completed the plans for the renovation of the historic home at 28 Lafayette in Heritage Hill.  As a historic property, the renovations must fall in line with secretary of interior standards for historic buildings, and the local Grand Rapids Historic Preservation Commission guidelines.  It will be a real pleasure to see this beautiful old home renovated. 

Here is a 1937 assessors photo.  Check out the original porch!