Realize the Possibilities. Design Your Reality. Influence Your Life & Community. While delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Illinois plans to award 75 new dispensary licenses sometime in 2020. And within 180 days of that award, the licensee must find a physical storefront location to call home. The intricacies and requirements within the application process […]
REALIZE the Possibilities. DESIGN Your Reality. INFLUENCE Your Life & Community. Scenario: You’ve taken the leap into owning your own business and determined that franchising is the best route for you. You’ve found the perfect location and acquired the architectural documents from your franchisor. You bring these documents to the city / town building department […]
REALIZE the Possibilities. DESIGN Your Reality. INFLUENCE Your Life & Community Recently, we were having a conversation with one of our networking partners. They posed this question: “Would It Be More Affordable to Build a New Commercial Dwelling or Renovate an Existing Space to Fit Your Needs?” This specific networking partner stated that […]
REALIZE the Possibilities. DESIGN Your Reality. INFLUENCE Your Life & Community. Dental office build-outs pose specific challenges to the business owner, building owner, architect, and general contractor. These challenges pertain to building requirements, as well as, dental industry specific needs within the design. Identifying these early on in conversation and during programming helps the […]
REALIZE the Possibilities. DESIGN Your Reality. INFLUENCE Your Life & Community Common Misconception: Your commercial renovation / build-out will be completed within a matter of weeks, and you will be open for business. Reality: There are some aspects of the process you need to take into consideration when putting together a projected and […]
REALIZE the Possibilities. DESIGN Your Reality. INFLUENCE Your Life & Community. Many industrial warehouses and factories are in desperate need of a renovation of their office space. Why? They are outdated, not ADA compliant, uncomfortable for employees and in need of mechanical, electrical & plumbing updates. Overall, the space requires a refresh to bring […]
Realize the Possibilities. Design Your Reality. Influence Your Life & Community. Office Build-Out Case Study Project Overview: An insurance company, located in Oak Lawn, IL, enlisted the commercial architectural services of JP Architects, Ltd. to design their new office space. JP Architects, Ltd. provided programming, schematic design and construction documents. This program included a reception […]
Earlier this year, we wrote about how commercial renovations and remodels make you more attractive to the public, your clients and prospective clients. Well, I wanted to take the opportunity and highlight this topic again. We have all heard of the American Dream – build your own business from the ground up and make […]
You may be thinking your office is perfect how it is. You may also be thinking your exterior image and façade doesn’t affect your brand or how people perceive you. Well, my expertise and experience as a commercial architect tells me that your office atmosphere and exterior image greatly affect how employees, the public, […]