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Location:Durant St NE,Isanti,United States

Cross Lake Addition, Pine City

A taller, wrap around addition creates a new MN wood and stone look and feel to this existing 900sf lake home.

Saving and remodeling the entire existing home and garage slab reduces new square footage dramatically.

First sketches of the exterior:


Front yard/street frontage




Side yard/entry stair and loft tower.




View from the Lake




Side yard (existing on left)



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Natures Dry Cleaning

Wrapping up the construction drawings for the remodel of a MN Hardees into an environmentally friendly dry cleaners. They use a process that does not use the flammable and harmful chemicals most dry cleaner machines rely on. Even the soon to be adopted building code recognizes this system as safer not only for the environment but for the workers and occupants in the dry cleaning facility. We can omit the fire sprinkler system and thus save about $60,000 in remodel costs!

I am attaching just a few design drawings here. Not a lot of budget for design, so focusing on site and building signage concepts, creating nice drop-off and drive-up entries and lobby.

Curious how quickly these family owned businesses will improve their bottom lines in a larger, single, owner occupied building, designed around their business concepts.

Good luck Mark and Penny!




EXTERIOR - MAIN ENTRY.



EXTERIOR FACING HWY 10



SITE PLAN - MAIN ENTRY

Landscaping is intended to become the memorable feature of this project.

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God's Vault Now

How will individuals and the community change when Christians fill this former bank building in lieu of bankers?

Wait and see: Elk River Lutheran Church in the former First Bank of Elk River. Architect Led Design Build by Vanman Architects & Builders.

How can we help you?

Here are the floor plans for the 2013 renovations. Starting construction after the holidays!










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Drycleaner/Laundromat/Building Maintenance Reuse

My current design for a neighborhood business owner excited to move into the old Hardee's he closed on yesterday.

Go economy, Go!

Plan to open in April...bonus: he and his wife will no longer have two landlords!



FLOOR PLAN


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Basement Remodel: Round 3

Still trying to find the right balance between function and square footage...

This is an entertaining kitchen for lots of kids and adults to gather around, not a functional kitchen for meal prep. That exists upstairs already.

individual elements are dispersed into separate work stations for maximum room for helpers.

Key words: British, Formal, Balance.

I love the reading niche, Dibbs!



FLOOR PLAN



ELEVATIONS

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Vanman at 2012 AIA-MN Convention

What is Architect-Led-Design-Build?

It is a design build delivery method where the architect takes the lead. It is the right way to do Integrated Project Delivery (IPD).

Vanman Architects and Builders has been doing this for 55 years, and I am proud to be a part of this team.

We also partner with high-design firms needing an architect of record, small firms needing the support of a larger firm, and all sorts of architects seeking a builder partner who works well with others, and believes in the value of an architect at the helm.

Learn more at the Vanman Booth #344 at the architect's convention Nov 6-9, 2012 at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

Or ask me! We want to partner with more architects in 2013.




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