SBJ: New Apartment Complex Nears Full Occupancy In 1st Month

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The newly opened 800 South is 99 percent occupied, according to the property manager.

BY: GEOFF PICKLE, WEB PRODUCERgpickle@sbj.net

Posted online August 29, 2018 | 11:49 am

A new apartment complex developed by the family behind Enterprise Commercial Group LLC is nearly full less than a month after opening.

Rick Shortt, director of sales and marketing for apartment manager Affiniti Management Services, said the complex dubbed 800 South is 99 percent occupied, with one unit available of the 108 built. The apartment complex, 830 S. Robberson Ave., is south of Jenny Lincoln Park between South and Jefferson avenues. It opened Aug. 3. 

“I attribute it to the fact that we did a lot of new things that hadn’t been done elsewhere,” Shortt said. “There’s a heart behind this thing. We’ve gone out and done a lot of meet-and-greets.” 

Shortt pointed to amenities including Amazon Locker, which allows residents to pick up packages at their convenience with a text-message code, Peloton bikes in the fitness center and trash service three times per week. A news release also cited international influences, noting the development was modeled after projects in Thailand. 

800 South sits on eight lots Enterprise Commercial Group purchased four years ago. The Williams family’s Burning Tree Consulting served as project developer, with H.C. Rogers Construction Group LLC as general contractor and Buxton Kubik Dodd Design Collective as architect.

The developers also are aiming to help revitalize the area west of Missouri State University with the project. 

Titus Williams, co-owner of Enterprise Commercial Group, pointed to the “broken windows theory” when describing 800 South. 

“The quality of housing in a neighborhood has a great effect on crime and poverty. The lack of quality, affordable housing keeps people in a socioeconomic mind frame that will never improve. When a landlord doesn’t care about a broken window, lack of heat or other maintenance issues, it becomes difficult for a person to care about someone else or the neighborhood’s well-being,” Williams said in the release. “If developers/owners care for their properties, great things happen for that neighborhood. It takes the entire neighborhood to make a difference.

“That’s why we built 800 South, to create a new chapter in the story of the Campus West neighborhood.”

Officials are scheduled to host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for 800 South on Aug. 30. 

Enterprise Commercial Group is a newly formed company that includes the NAI Enterprise brokerage division. Titus Williams’ brother Phil is behind The Ridge at Ward Branch, a more than 90-acre, $500 million planned development on South Campbell Avenue, according to past Springfield Business Journal reporting.

SBJ: Keller Williams Greater Springfield to build new office

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Keller Williams Greater Springfield is planning its new office adjacent to the Battlefield Road on-ramp to U.S. Highway 65.

BY: GEOFF PICKLE, WEB PRODUCER

From the Springfield Business Journal: 

Keller Williams Greater Springfield is moving out of its home at Claremont Commons in favor of a new office planned less than a mile away off East Battlefield Road. 

The real estate brokerage is in the early development stages for its new office on vacant land adjacent to the Battlefield Road on-ramp to U.S. Highway 65, said Dan Holt, operating partner for Keller Williams Greater Springfield. The site is at the end of a cul-de-sac on Montclair Street, south of Battlefield Road, located east of ReRico Brazilian Grill and between two hotels: Hampton Inn and Clarion Inn & Suites. 

The firm hired Buxton Kubik Dodd Design Collective as architect for the project, which does not yet have a general contractor, Holt said. He declined to estimate an opening date for the 18- to 24-month development. 

“We’ve seen that roughly cost $150 per square foot for this kind of project,” he said, comparing other developments in the Springfield area. 

At that estimate, the 30,000-square-foot building would cost roughly $4.5 million.

Holt said the new office would double Keller Williams Greater Springfield’s square footage and allow for the accommodation of up to 700 agents and employees, an increase from 365 agents and staff now. 

“We are bursting at the seams,” Holt said of the company’s leased office at 2925 E. Battlefield Road, Ste. 111.

Beyond the increased size of the planned new office, the location was appealing, he said.

“We have exposure to over 70,000 cars daily. The site was really important to us for brand visibility,” Holt said. 

The new office, Holt said, would have an open floor plan “so our staff members have more of an experience and a destination than a cubicle” and a modern architectural style.

“What we’re trying to create with our building is a campus atmosphere,” he said. 

Keller Williams Greater Springfield recently ranked 12th on Springfield Business Journal’s annual fast-growth Dynamic Dozen. The firm reported $20.3 million in 2017 revenue and three-year revenue growth of 72 percent.

SBJ.net Summer 2018 Architects & Engineers Project Report

Summer 2018 Architects & Engineers Project Report

BY: CHRISTINE TEMPLE, FEATURES EDITORctemple@sbj.net

Posted online July 23, 2018 | 2:54 pm

Architects and engineers were asked to submit projects showcasing their expertise. You’ll read about hotels, a football stadium, a senior living community and our largest project yet coming in at $500 million.

Buxton Kubik Dodd Design Collective

BluCurrent Credit Union
3216 S. Glenstone Ave.
 

Buxton Kubik Dodd Design Collective drew up plans for a new 2,500-square-foot branch of BluCurrent Credit Union as the project architect, interior designer and mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineer. The $625,000 project represents a new concept in the financial sector, focused on a smaller footprint coupled with personalized member services and mobile and automated technology. General contractor Base Construction & Management LLC is working with civil engineer Lee Engineering Inc. and structural engineer J&M Engineering LLC. The project is planned for completion by February 2019.

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Salon Service Group warehouse expansion
1520 E. Evergreen St.

Buxton Kubik Dodd Design Collective is providing mechanical, electrical and plumbing work for the Salon Service Group warehouse expansion and is also the project architect. The $525,000 project will add nearly 13,000 square feet to the original corporate headquarters, which Buxton Kubik Dodd designed in 2013. The project includes heated rack storage space, dock area improvements and a parking lot expansion. Larry Snyder and Co. is general contractor, while Whitlock Engineering LLC is civil engineer and Miller Engineering PC is structural. The project is scheduled for completion in late 2018.

SBJ.net CEO Roundtable: Design with Joyce Buxton

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CEO Roundtable: Design

BY: SBJ STAFFsbj@sbj.net

Posted online July 23, 2018 | 2:21 pm

Springfield Business Journal Editorial Director Eric Olson sits down with Joyce Buxton, principal and director of interior design at Buxton Kubik Dodd Design, to discuss design industry trends.

Relevant design
Eric Olson: In one word, how would you characterize architecture and design right now?

Joyce Buxton: Choice.

Olson: What makes you say that?

Buxton: The best illustration is probably Missouri State University. Since the time I’ve lived in Springfield, to see how architecture was functional at that time, and now when you use the word consequential, I think the campus has become consequential in the state.

Defining a cityscape
Olson: Does a city have a character that is representative of its architecture? If so, how would you rate Springfield?

Buxton: I would say there’s not. There are certainly places that do, like Palm Springs or Chicago.

Generational design
Olson: There’s been news lately on development plans targeting the millennial audience, like the Vib and Tru hotels. What does that mean from a design standpoint?

Buxton: I don’t think it’s just hotels, and I don’t think it’s just residences. It happens in businesses, too. It used to be we all had offices, then a combination of offices and workspaces, and now I think that people want choice. I’ve heard it described as working alone together. That’s not just design for millennials; that’s just design.

Future trends
Olson: What trends are happening in other cities that aren’t here yet that we can look for?

Buxton: One unique attribute of where we live is that we have relatively lots of nice weather. I think businesses are becoming more sensitive to encouraging health and wellness to their staff. I see more and more companies evolving to practical things like bike racks or showers or fitness equipment.

Olson: What is your imaginative design? What would you create for Springfield?

Buxton: My dream project right now at this phase in my life has to do with senior living, believe it or not, which no designer would say. I think that as an interior designer, we have an opportunity to impact people’s quality of life and I think that they can do it with style and elegance.

Architectural era
Olson: How do you describe the current architectural era?

Buxton: The trend is to make spaces more multipurpose and flexible. Not to commit so much real estate for a sole function. 

Breaking News: Community Financial Credit Union plans rebranding

The new name, Volt Credit Union, will be incorporated into the company’s branch that’s under construction in southwest Springfield.

Breaking News: Community Financial Credit Union plans rebranding

BY: ERIC OLSON, EDITOReolson@sbj.net

Executives of Community Financial Credit Union announced to members Saturday they’re changing the name and brand identity in a distinct cultural shift at the 80-year-old financial outfit.

The new name: Volt Credit Union.

“There are over 1,000 credit unions in the U.S. that have ‘community’ in the name,” said President and CEO Loretta Roney. “We’re looking to be a little disruptive, to add life and energy and moxie to banking.”

Roney said about 350 members who attended the June 23 annual meeting at University Plaza Hotel were first to hear of the rebranding, which will roll out next week.

“We’re starting a campaign. Our trademark is going to be Revolt Against Banking as Usual,” she said.

Other taglines will follow during the campaign, she said. The CFCU Board of Directors has been working with Frank & Maven on the rebranding work, which she said will include the tags: Revolt Against Suits and Ties and Revolt Against High Interest Rates and Fees.

“Our new culture will have our staff dressed in Volt T-shirts and tennis shoes every day,” Roney said. “Most are working class and working hard. We want to remove any barriers of judgment.”

The new logo, designed by Frank & Maven, emphasizes a lime green tone and incorporates a lightning bolt in the letter V. It’ll be prominently displayed on a new credit union building under construction in southwest Springfield.

Officials are investing over $2 million, she said, for an 11,000-square-foot office at 2624 W. Republic Road. The credit union currently operates one branch, on Tampa Street downtown, after vacating a building at 1220 E. Walnut Lawn St. to make way for Kum & Go’s recent convenience store expansion.

CFCU slipped a spot on Springfield Business Journal’s 2018 Largest Credit Unions list to rank No. 6 with $64 million in reported assets last year. With 7,242 members as of April in its nine-county footprint, the credit union’s membership was down 3.3 percent from the prior year.

Roney said the credit union’s seven-member board and five-member executive committee has worked on the new brand concept the last two years. They also created five culture codes for internal and external relations: learning, serving, resourcefulness, togetherness and humanness.

“We ditched the mission and vision statement and went with the five culture codes of how we work and function,” she said. 

“We’re putting our stake in the ground. It’s not just a name and logo change. It’s a way of life we are starting.”

From the Ground Up: Quarry Town, Phase I

SBJ PHOTO BY ERIC OLSON

4006 S. Lone Pine Ave.

BY: ERIC OLSON, EDITOReolson@sbj.net

Posted online June 11, 2018 | 3:14 pm

Owner/developer: Green Circle Projects LLC

General contractor: Ross Construction Group LLC

Architect: Buxton Kubik Dodd Design Collective

Engineers: Lee Engineering and Associates LLC, civil; J&M Engineering LLC, structural; Buxton Kubik Dodd, mechanical, electrical and plumbing; and SWT Design Inc., landscape design

Size: 120,000 square feet

Estimated cost: $14 million, per city building permit

Lender: WND

Estimated completion: Fall and early spring

Project description: The mixed-use Quarry Town plan in Galloway Village calls for 100 apartments and roughly 20,000 square feet of combined restaurant, retail and office space in Phase I. Jessica Pearson, a senior project manager with Green Circle Projects, said the commercial space will become available in the fall, while the multifamily portion is expected to wrap in early spring 2019. The four-story apartment complex is designed with a pool, according to city building permits. A potential second phase might comprise up to 18 stilted townhomes, Pearson said. “We have not confirmed whether we will be proceeding with the townhome phase,” she said. Lone Projects LLC owns over 11 acres at the L-shaped site with frontage on Lone Pine and Allen Place. The Quarry Town property wraps around Galloway Creek, another four-story mixed-used development underway.

SBJ: Spring 2018 Architects & Engineers Project Report

BY: HANNA SMITH, FEATURES EDITORhsmith@sbj.net

Posted online March 5, 2018 | 3:56 pm

Local architects and engineers are stylizing structures in the Springfield area and across the country. Here are project renderings representing more than $100 million in construction to come out of the ground in the next two years. From a Christian County courthouse to high-end apartments in Springfield, New York and the Colorado mountains, firms were invited to submit current projects to showcase their work in this semiannual publication.

Quarry Town

Quarry Town
4006 S. Lone Pine Ave.

Architect: Buxton Kubik Dodd Design Collective
Civil engineer: Lee Engineering & Associates LLC
Structural: J&M Engineering LLC
Mechanical, electrical and plumbing: Buxton Kubik Dodd Design Collective
Landscape: SWT Design Inc.
General contractor: Ross Construction Group LLC
Project cost: Undisclosed ($12 million for Phase I, according to Springfield Business Journal archives)
Estimated completion: January 2019

800 South Apartments

800 South apartments
820-850 S. Robberson Ave.

Mechanical, electrical and plumbing: Buxton Kubik Dodd Design Collective
Civil: Lee Engineering and Associates LLC
Structural: J&M Engineering LLC
Architect: Buxton Kubik Dodd Design Collective
General contractor: H.C. Rogers Construction Group LLC
Project cost: $7 million
Estimated completion: June 2018

Community Financial Credit Union

Community Financial Credit Union
2624 W. Republic Road

Structural: Miller Engineering PC
Civil: Lee Engineering and Associates LLC
Mechanical, electrical and plumbing: Buxton Kubik Dodd Design Collective
Architect: Buxton Kubik Dodd Design Collective
General contractor: Not yet selected
Project cost: Undisclosed
Estimated completion: January 2019

SBJ: Community Financial Credit Union adding south-side office

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Community Financial Credit Union is building an 11,000-square-foot office at 2624 W. Republic Road.

Community Financial Credit Union adding south-side office

BY: GEOFF PICKLE, WEB PRODUCERgpickle@sbj.net

Posted online February 19, 2018 | 12:39 pm

Community Financial Credit Union is constructing a south-side branch on the development-heavy West Republic Road. 

Less than a mile west of the intersection of Republic Road and Kansas Expressway — where plans to extend the expressway are underway — the credit union broke ground Jan. 23 at 2624 W. Republic Road, currently an empty lot, according to a news release. 

This is an opportunity that we’ve been dreaming and thinking about for a long time. A lot of planning has gone into this,” Community Financial CEO Loretta Roney said in a groundbreaking video posted to the company’s Facebook page.

Eric Street, project architect with Buxton Kubik Dodd Creative, said a general contractor has not yet been selected for the planned 11,000-square-foot credit union. He declined to disclose the estimated project cost. Credit union and city of Springfield officials were not in their offices today in observance of Presidents Day.

Street said the new Community Financial Credit Union replaces a closed office at 1220 E. Walnut Lawn St. He was unsure when the Walnut Lawn branch shuttered. 

Officials are targeting completion of the new location on Republic Road by year’s end, Street said.

On Springfield Business Journal’s 2017 list of the area’s largest credit unions, Community Financial ranked fifth with $64.3 million in 2016 assets. The company reported 7,490 members as of March 27, 2017.

On Republic Road near the planned expansion of Kansas Expressway, other developments include Magers Crossing, Veterans Health Care of the Ozarks’ Springfield clinic, a new Burger King and a renovation of the former Remington’s community event center.

Buxton Kubik Dodd Selected for SBJ's Office Envy Issue.

Office NV: Buxton Kubik Dodd 

Designer's Choice

BY: SYDNI MOORE AND WES HAMILTON

Buxton Kubik Dodd Creative is in the business of design. So when developer Mike Fusek purchased a lot at the southeast corner of National Avenue and Montclair Street, the firm jumped at the chance to create its own office at the very top of National Place. 

Having just moved in, roughly 20 employees enjoy a collaborative open space, a resource room full of fabric and color swatches, and a break room many workers only dream of.

Down To Details

White cylinder lights, textured tiles and bright, imaginative artwork make for an eye-opening entrance into the 3100 S. National Ave. building.

First Impression

The reception area is just inside a pair of tall, glass doors. It has a coffee bar – complete with a Keurig, plus a wine cooler, stored underneath for easy afternoons.

Views To Relax

Two glass walls help shape the firm’s break room. Executives decided the best view in the building should be shared by all employees. “Since we’re on the third floor – most buildings in Springfield are two floors – we have great views in all directions,” Kubik says.

Petco Enters Springfield Plaza

Petco’s new location at 3840 W. Washita St. is the first business to move into the Springfield Plaza development on East Sunshine Street.

photos by WES HAMILTON

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., a national retailer of pet food, supplies and services, opened yesterday at 3840 W. Washita.

The first business to open in the new Springfield Plaza, the store offers pet food, toys and apparel as well as a salon, adoption center, dog training area and in-store Vetco clinic, according to a press release. Additionally, a wellness event will be held Aug. 5 and 6 in which customers will receive a voucher for a free vaccination package.

Springfield Plaza is a $78.5 million, 90-acre development being constructed off East Sunshine near West Bypass by Grace One LLC and Rankin Development LLC. Additional tenants to open in the future are Burlington Coat Factory, Ross Dress For Less, and Shoe Show Inc.’s Shoe Dept. Encore, according to Springfield  Business Journal archives.

Petco

The store offers pet toys, food and apparel as well as a salon, dog training area, clinic and adoption center.

There are 1,500 Petcos in the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico including ones in Branson, Osage Beach, and three in northern Arkansas. Other pet-supply competitors in Springfield include Petsway Inc., PetSmart Inc., All About Dogs & Cats LLC and All Pet Supplies & Equine Center.

Petco, which was founded in 1965, also will open stores this July in Hammond, Louisiana, and East Windsor, New Jersey. The company's adoption centers find homes for about 400,000 animals every year, according to its website.

Zimmerman Properties building $4M headquarters

The multistory building will provide office space for Zimmerman Properties LLC, Zimmerman Properties Construction LLC and Wilhoit Properties Inc.

photo courtesy of BUXTON KUBIK DODD CREATIVE

Springfield Business Journal

Kathryn Hardison, Editorial Intern
7/25/2017 10:32 AM

Construction has begun for a new headquarters for the Zimmerman family of companies off of East Republic Road and South Fremont Avenue.

The 32,000-square-foot, multistory building at 1329 E. Lark St. will provide office space for Zimmerman Properties LLC, Zimmerman Properties Construction LLC and Wilhoit Properties Inc., said Jon Dodd of Buxton Kubik Dodd Creative, the project architect. On nearly 2 acres owned by Zimmerman Corporate LLC, it’s an estimated $4 million project, according to a city building permit.

Zimmerman Properties Senior Vice President of Construction Matthew Zimmerman could not be reached before deadline.

The Zimmerman office building is predominately displayed on general contractor Base Construction Management’s website, but officials there also were unavailable.  http://base-cm.com/project/zimmerman-wilhoit/ Completion is targeted for Jan. 1, 2018. 

Zimmerman Properties and Wilhoit Properties currently operate at 1730 E. Republic Road in the Southgate Center, which is less than a mile from the developing headquarters. 

Travis Miller of Miller Engineering PC, the structural engineer on the project, said he believed the company ran out of office space. Other engineers are Kaw Valley Engineering Inc., handling the civil work, and Pellham Phillips Architectural Engineering, doing the mechanical, electrical and plumbing.

The Zimmerman family of companies manages over 150 affordable-living properties in 13 states throughout the south and Midwest. Properties include mid-rise senior communities, garden-style apartments, townhomes and single-family homes.

417 DESIGN AWARDS 2017

Dining Room Winner

Designed by Joyce Buxton, Buxton Kubik Dodd Creative

Residence: Phil and Joyce Buxton

The look of Phil and Joyce Buxton’s 25-year-old home was dictated by its traditional architecture, which posed a challenge for the couple as they sought to update its interior. “Over the course of two-and-a-half decades, my tastes have changed and evolved more toward a modern bent,” says Joyce, who trained her keen design eye on the house. “I didn’t want there to be a disconnect between the exterior and the interior, but I did want to more accurately reflect where I had moved as a designer.” That meant finding strategic ways to transform the dining room while leaving certain features, like antique furniture pieces and aubergine walls that Joyce hand-painted, intact. “A lot of the time what I ask myself when I start a project is ‘What still works?’” Joyce says. “There were lots of things in this space that were not broken.” As for new features, beveled mirrors now cover one wall, and on either side of them are sleek, eye-catching new sconces. New hardwood floors and a stylish chevron-patterned area rug replaced old wall-to-wall carpet. Joyce had the original dining room chairs reupholstered with playful polka-dot fabric and selected a new credenza with a textured front and ivory color. Together, those and other design decisions bring the room a sense of lightness and uniquely balance modernity and timelessness. “I like it to have a curated, collected look,” Joyce says. “I’ve purposefully tried to make some kind of bold design decisions.”
 

Dining Room Resources

Furniture: Resource Room

Light Fixtures: The Light House Gallery

Carpet: The Carpet Shoppe

Wood Floors: B&B Hardwood Floors Inc.

Custom Woodwork: Trademark Renovations LLC, 417-848-9245

417 Design Awards 2017

Home Office Winner

Designed by Joyce Buxton, Buxton Kubik Dodd Creative

Residence: Phil and Joyce Buxton

Phil and Joyce Buxton loved their home—its location, the yard, their neighbors and its many happy memories—but they realized that they weren’t using the floor plan efficiently. “Ironically, as big as our house was, we were living in the kitchen and hearth room, so all of our functions were crowded into one little space when we had miles of other space that were underutilized,” says Joyce, who designed the space. 

One such underutilized room was the first-floor library, which Joyce realized could become an office. To make that shift, Joyce ordered a custom-designed desk armoire with doors that can be closed as needed, a useful feature given the room’s proximity to the home’s entry area. She also had additional lighting—a bold new fixture creatively concealing a ceiling fan—installed, which required running wiring through the floor of an upstairs room. 

Additional furniture came from other parts of the house, including a round breakfast table, allowing the space to also be used as an informal dining area, and a 30-year-old sectional that was reupholstered with a rich eggplant boucle fabric. The latter piece now forms a nearly wall-to-wall banquette above which hangs an eye-catching oil painting by Allie Shackelford Abella, the daughter of a close family friend. 

One of the most impactful changes—painting the existing wood paneling and moldings with a taupe high-gloss enamel paint—was nerve-wracking for Joyce but paid big design dividends and gave the room new life. “It’s kind of a no-turning-back decision, and I’m really happy that I did it,” she says.
 

Home Office Resources

Desk: Alpine Wood Products

Light Fixture: The Light House Gallery

Paint: Sherwin-Williams

Window Treatments: Linda's Professional Drapery & Upholstery, 417-833-2292

417 DESIGN AWARDS 2017

BY STEPHANIE TOWNE BENOIT AND ROSE MARTHIS

(page 2 of 6)

Whole House Winner

Designed by Joyce Buxton, Buxton Kubik Dodd Creative

Residence: Anonymous

Designer Joyce Buxton gave this room a look of its own by juxtaposing elements like the existing, rustic wood beams with contemporary features like the pendant lights. 

When a local couple was seeking a new home, they considered building a house from the ground up. But one day, the mother of one of the homeowners came across this residence and, as a real estate agent, she recognized its potential. “They felt like they could make it close enough to what they were hoping to do,” says designer Joyce Buxton, who worked with contractor Rex Winslow of Construct on this top-to-bottom remodel. The floorplan and layout were suitable, but the aesthetics required editing and streamlining to match the homeowners’ clean, contemporary tastes. “I would say it was using an eraser more than a pen,” says Buxton of the design process, which included stripping away the home’s existing ornate flourishes and murals in lieu of a modern color palette, fewer materials and stylish simplicity. Such efforts made room for bold new features, like the cluster of pendant light fixtures installed in the living room. That room affords a stunning view of the wooded surroundings, which Buxton accented by having custom new draperies installed. The living room flows into the kitchen, which received an extensive face-lift, including new cabinets, appliances, flooring and more. “It was a clean slate,” Buxton says. That clean slate allowed for the installation of more dramatic lighting, including a dark drum fixture above the breakfast table and a sparkling chrome and glass pendant nearby. “We felt like the kitchen deserved a show-stopping piece,” Buxton says. Another show-stopping piece—a beloved painting—can be found in the dining room. That piece of artwork inspired the dining room’s design, which includes custom-upholstered chairs, a floor-to-ceiling mirror, a cornice above the window to elevate the room’s proportions and other sleek features. The room’s elegance and clean lines make its original over-the-top aesthetics a distant memory. “It just goes to show how you can take something that is not you and make it right for you,” Buxton says. 

The living room flows into the kitchen area, which Buxton gave a clean, contemporary aesthetic. The space was completely gutted and updated with brand-new cabinets, appliances, flooring, lighting  and other features.

The kitchen is home to stunning features, including beautiful new lighting in the form of the dramatic chrome and glass island pendant, which is contrasted by the dark drum fixture hanging above the breakfast table.  

Buxton designed the formal dining room around one of the homeowners’ favorite pieces of artwork, which serves as the focal point of the space.

Given the homeowners’ busy, active lifestyle, Buxton wanted to create a restful oasis for the couple.  Buxton was able to repurpose much of their original furniture, which fit seamlessly in the space.  

Featuring elevated counters, varied sources of light, functional cabinetry and a white-on-white palette, the master bathroom is a crisp, clean space with a classic, yet contemporary aesthetic.

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Because this basement family room is so large, coffered beams were added, which broke up and gave depth to the ceiling. The space also features a built-in entertainment zone.

Whole House Resources

Contractor: Construct

Furniture: Resource Room

Light Fixtures: The Light House Gallery

Kitchen Cabinets: Cabinet Concepts by Design

Bath Cabinets: Cabinet Concepts by Design

Bath Countertops: Unique Tile

Carpet: The Carpet Shoppe

Stone/Tile: Unique Tile

Wood Floors: The Carpet Shoppe

Area Rugs: Elements

Window Treatments: Linda's Professional Drapery & Upholstery, 417-833-2292

Custom Woodwork: Cabinet Concepts by Design

Home Theater Equipment: Southwest Audio-Visual Inc.

Audio/Visual: Southwest Audio-Visual Inc.

From The Architect: Creative Office Space

“Office design can change for the better.  As Architects, it’s important to challenge our clients with designs that inspire their employees with unique work environments.   I once worked in a sea of cubicles, and know how important it is to have a place to feel good about coming to work to every day.  Creative office design promotes employee happiness, retention, and ultimately productivity.  Office design is a small passion of ours and we would like to share a series of office spaces we’ve designed over the past several years that strived to do just this.  We hope you like them!  Contact us at Buxton Kubik Dodd Creative if you are interested in making some changes at your office!” 

-Jon Dodd, AIA NCARB   Director of Architecture

From the Ground Up: AIDS Project of the Ozarks

Eric Olson, Editor
5/1/2017 3:51 PM

 

Owner/developer: 1636 Glenstone LLC

General contractor: O’Reilly Build LLC

Architect: Buxton Kubik Dodd Creative

Engineers: Anderson Engineering Inc., civil; Miller Engineering PC, structural; Pellham Phillips Architectural Engineering, mechanical, electrical and plumbing

Size: 14,336 square feet

Estimated cost: $2.5 million, per city permit

Lender: Guaranty Bank

 
Estimated completion: August

Project description: Through 1636 Glenstone LLC, commercial real estate agent and developer Mike Fusek is building a medical office building for tenant AIDS Project of the Ozarks. Paula Howell, office manager for APO, said the nonprofit plans to move operations in September from 1901 E. Bennett St., Ste. D, and sublease about 1,300 square feet to Grove Pharmacy. She said all clinic, case management, prevention, testing and administrative services would relocate in September. With 44 employees, APO serves over 600 clients with HIV/AIDS and their families across 29 counties, according to its website. APO’s weekend office downtown would remain, Howell said. The building is one of O’Reilly Build LLC’s first projects since the merger of O’Reilly Development Co. and Build LLC.

Architecture Intern Opportunity

 

Buxton Kubik Dodd Creative, a fast-paced and energetic interior design, architecture + engineering firm with an extensive portfolio of multi-family, residential, medical and hotels, is looking for an architectural intern to join our dynamic, creative team. We are looking for an ambitious, talented student or recent graduate who will work with our architects by aiding in the creation of digital models and renders, as well as the completion of construction documents.

Qualifications:

-    Completion of fourth or fifth year of architecture degree, seeking full time employment for the Summer of 2017, with potential for additional career opportunities

-    Applicants must supply a resume and portfolio, documenting experience and skills within the educational and/or professional workplace

Key Traits:

-    High proficiency in the following programs: SketchUp, AutoCAD, Photoshop, V-Ray, Revit

-    Ability to communicate ideas through both verbal and visual means

-    Collaborative skills to work as part of a creative team

-    Ability to learn how to read construction documents and understand components within

-    Flexible design skills that can cater to a wide range of stylistic and programmatic needs

-    Excellent organization and time management skills

-    Ability to problem-solve and resolve conflicts internally and externally

Responsibilities:

-    Works in tandem with junior and senior level designers

-    Create digital models and renders to represent architectural ideas or progress the design

-    Aids in the creation of construction documents, drawing details and building elements

-    Prioritize tasks given while coordinating with senior architects

Send resumes and portfolios to Brian Kubik:

e: bkubik@bk-dc.com

p: 417.890.5543

Buxton Kubik Dodd signs on as National Place anchor tenant

Buxton Kubik Dodd Creative designed Mike Fusek’s National Place and now is one of its anchor tenants.

SBJ photo by WES HAMILTON

Geoff Pickle, Web Producer
4/17/2017 12:01 PM

Buxton Kubik Dodd Creative signed a lease to occupy a new development the firm designed along the Medical Mile. 

The Springfield architecture firm plans to relocate in December to the entire third floor of National Place, a development underway by real estate agent Mike Fusek, said company president Brian Kubik. Buxton Kubik Dodd also is the architect of record for the three-story office building at 3150 S. National Ave. 

With the move from 1435 E. Bradford Parkway, Ste. 100, the 21-employee Buxton Kubik Dodd Creative will increase its square footage to 6,200 from 4,500. 

“We did the building for one thing, and Mike Fusek is one of our really good clients,” Kubik said. “We’re growing still. We wanted to make the next step. It’s a little more high profile.” 

Fusek recently told Springfield Business Journal half of the second floor also is leased, as well as a fourth of the development’s existing, separate smaller building. A law firm also is looking at half of a floor, he said, declining to name the other tenants. 

“We don’t even have the roof on National Place yet and we’ve leased the third floor to Buxton Kubik Dodd Creative,” Fusek said. “It’s because of the location. There are 40,000 cars a day driving by your front door.” 

Kubik declined to disclose lease terms with Fusek or with Bradford Parkway building owner Bob McBridge. He also declined to disclose company revenues. 

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NO PEEKING?: A sign teases patrons of Silver Dollar City. Behind the fencing, the makings of a new ride are visible.

Photo provided by SILVER DOLLAR CITY

Sydni Moore, Reporter
4/3/2017 12:44 PM

Two new Branson attractions are on development tracks this year.

Construction of a second mountain coaster, The Branson Coaster, is expected to be finished this summer, with a grand opening soon after, Collin Wheeler, marketing coordinator for Face Amusement.  

Gray, Tennessee-based Face Amusement is constructing The Branson Coaster at 2115 W. Country Blvd., where Cool Off Water Chute once stood, said Wheeler. The property is just down the road from Ride The Ducks and the Andy Williams theater. The company’s investment in the project is undisclosed.

“North America’s original double alpine coaster – that’s the tagline,” Wheeler said. “It’s essentially like getting two rides in one.”

This coaster is coming to Branson following the August opening of the $5 million Branson Mountain Adventure Park’s The Runaway.

To make way for the latest coaster, demolition of the old water slides began in January. Opened in 1974, the water chute operated for over 40 years, according to the business Facebook page.

Face Amusement purchased Cool Off Water Chute in 2016 for an undisclosed amount, Wheeler said. 

The mountain coaster work coincides with buzz at Silver Dollar City about a new ride that’s underway.

Nothing but a “tease sign” hangs on a fence inside Silver Dollar City to let customers know something big is in the works.

“Don’t look over this fence!” the sign says. Underneath, a web link is displayed and those curious enough to follow it find a web page that reads, “You looked over the fence, didn’t you?” Visitors can subscribe to receive updates regarding the new ride.

Lisa Rau, director of public relations and publicity for Silver Dollar City, said park patrons are welcome to come see the construction from different vantage points and take pictures, too. But whatever the construction may be, it won’t be officially announced until August. No one can even be sure it’s a coaster, but that hasn’t stopped coaster gurus and theme park fanatics from speculating. Websites, such as Screamscape, and various Facebook pages have regularly updated content regarding Silver Dollar City’s plans. On Jan. 20, Screamscape reported Silver Dollar City owners Herschend Family Entertainment filed a trademark to use the name, The Time Traveler.

ROLLING ALONG: Construction for what seems to be a roller coaster can be spotted from vantage points near Silver Dollar City’s Thunderation.

Photo by Dean Groover

Silver Dollar City concept art shared with Springfield Business Journal by John Warner, a main administrator for the CoasterNerds Facebook page, displays ideas for three rides.

Rau confirmed the legitimacy of the concepts. 

“These concepts were part of a slate of several more that have been tested over the last couple of years,” she said.

The ideas include a rodeo theme inviting cowboys and cowgirls to take on the biggest and meanest broncos. Another invites explorers to travel through the rumored “silver caves” of the Ozarks. Finally, a third concept encourages riders to, yes, time travel.

“Herschend Family Entertainment is built on guest response,” Rau said. 

“We often do online and in-person focus groups on concepts as much as two to three years before we begin the process of development.”

Warner, from Columbus, Ohio, is a roller coaster fanatic. Visiting up to 25 theme parks a year, he said Cedar Point and King’s Island, both in Ohio, are his favorites. Through March, Warner already had visited six theme parks this year. 

As for Silver Dollar City, “I have physically never been there,” Warner said. But he’s planning a trip for later this year, despite the fact the new attraction won’t be completed until 2018.

“I can’t wait for the official announcement,” he said, adding he understands the new ride will be produced by international manufacturer Mack Rides. “They’re really solid, so I think it will be a solid addition to the park.”

Rau declined to disclose if Mack Rides is the manufacturer. 

When Warner arrives at the park later this year, he plans to join in on the speculation and check out the construction for himself. 

“I’ll peek around and get a good look,” Warner said. “I will be bringing my selfie stick.”

Developers of The Branson Coaster say they won’t consider Silver Dollar City’s latest ride as competition.

“They’re a theme park and we’re a stand-alone attraction,” Wheeler said. “It’s apples to oranges.”

The Branson Coaster is Face Amusement’s first project in the Ozarks. 

Beyond the coaster, the company also plans to open a maze, arcade and shooting game at Branson Landing. 

Face Amusement co-founder Rusty Mabe started the company in 2013 with his brother Bucky, and now has operations in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, Tennessee, as well as Orlando, Florida. The Mabes are not connected with the Mabe family known for the long-running “Baldknobbers” show.

“We’ve always wanted to come to Branson. It’s a lot like Pigeon Forge,” Rusty Mabe said. “It’s a small town, but it’s a family environment. 

“We’re excited about bringing those family experiences to Branson.”

Mid-Missouri Bank Sticking to brick-and-mortar roots in a new way

BEHIND THE WALL: Mid-Missouri Bank’s new branch concept includes community spaces in addition to technological devices.

Stevie Rozean, Reporter
via: Springfield Business Journal

A new day in banking is here.

No longer do customers have to stop at the bank and wait on a teller to deposit a check, but with the snap of a photo they can deposit multiple checks from the comfort of their homes – and that’s just the beginning. Thanks to technology, customers can digitally transfer funds, pay bills, take out loans and even pay for coffee with the flash of a wristwatch.

A 2015 study by the Federal Reserve Board found 43 percent of all mobile phone owners with a bank account used mobile banking in the past year – that’s up 39 percent. 

Industry wide, not only is mobile banking in the mix, but also bank branches are downsizing by getting rid of teller lines and replacing them with interactive teller machines, as is the case with local branches of Commerce Bank, Southern Bank and Bank of Missouri. The machines, which look like ATMs, can do nearly everything a teller would do, from performing deposits to making loan payments.

But there’s an outlier of banking, and they’re moving in a completely different direction. Mid-Missouri Bank isn’t downsizing branches or replacing tellers with robots. 

The Springfield-based bank is expanding its facilities and training personnel to bank in a new way.

Their first big step is coming in June when Mid-Missouri Bank staff plan to move into a new branch at 5419 S. Campbell Ave., immediately across the street from a smaller location in a strip center. 

On the site of the former Bair’s Grocery, the center strays from the looks of a traditional bank, featuring windows ground-to-roof windows, an electric car charging port and an area for dog owners to hydrate their pups after a long walk – but that’s just the outside. Think more community building and less banking facility.

Mid-Missouri Bank President and Chief Operating Officer Brian Riedy is the mastermind behind the project. For several years, he’s researched and developed a way to turn the mission of the bank into a living and breathing representation of it. He believes the bank’s goals are to invest in the community, build lasting relationships and better serve customers. The new location reflects that.

“We are always going to stay on the leading edge of technology. But the question for financial services: ‘What’s going to happen to brick and mortar?’” Riedy said. “We believe that facilities are very important to our model. Yes, we’re going to have a lot more technology, but when [our customers] really need assistance we’re going to provide that consultative approach to help [them] achieve their financial success.” 

Work is underway to expand the mindset across the Show-Me State. Of Mid-Missouri Bank’s 14 branches statewide, the Willard location currently is under renovation and is set to be complete in April. 

But it’s just the first; Reidy hopes to quickly renovate all 14. Marshall-Waters-Woody Inc. is the architect for the new location and renovations and Buxton Kubik Dodd Creative is handling interior design with DeWitt & Associates Inc. as general contractor. Riedy would not disclose the cost of the new facilities or renovations.

The Experience Center
Beginning with the south Springfield 5,270-square-foot flagship branch now underway, the new facilities are designed with an Experience Center featuring various electronics – iPhones, iPads, Androids – to demonstrate Mid-Missouri’s banking technologies. Think interactive Apple store. 

Bank officials have decided to name the South Campbell Avenue location’s meeting center the Bair’s Grocery Conference Room, to pay tribute to the former business on the property.

“It’s a great, iconic location because so many people were used to stopping at Bair’s and knowing where it was and hitting it on the way down to the lake,” Riedy said.

The conference room will be available to the public, he said, even in off-hours through a keypad.

Other unique attributes planned include a small cafe station with complimentary refreshments, an area for children to play, a lounge with a flat-screen TV, a study space and several meeting areas. The new spaces will offer free Wi-Fi and places for customers to charge their devices. 

“We want to be sure that we’re thought of as a place that anybody can stop, whether they’re walking their dog or riding their bike, if they need to check their email or just take a break – or if they actually have a financial need that they want to come by and talk to us about,” said Andrew Moore, Mid-Missouri Bank’s marketing director. “We want anybody to feel free to just stop in.”

Instead of traditional teller stations where customers wait in line, the center also will have computer desks spread throughout the facility so customers can sit down with tellers and discuss financial needs or make transactions. But the tellers won’t be stuck at those desks, they’ll be walking around the facility interacting with customers. 

Other local banks have made some similar changes. 

The Bank of Missouri added “teller pods,” machines that conduct a variety of banking services for the customer without the customer having to talk to anyone, and kiosks for tellers to work from if a customer needs hands-on help.     

Banking evolution
Each Mid-Missouri Bank branch also will begin providing community education courses, such as “How to pay bills through Mid-Missouri Bank,” via one-on-one appointments with bank employees trained on the topics. 

“We have to make it a destination point because as technology has freed up our employees and they don’t have to wait on a long line of people, we want to give them the tools to be furthering their careers and knowing more about financial services,” Moore said, noting the systemwide changes would not reduce the bank’s employees count of 197 statewide. “It’s been a great way to look at how we can work with the team we have and as their load has been lightened with transactions, we can educate them and heavy their load with consultations with our customers to make our customers more informed about how to have a successful financial future.”

Dan Derges, Springfield community president for Mid-Missouri Bank, said marketing efforts for the new facility will be made through a 20-foot marquee on the bank’s exterior and continued in-person contact with customers.

“We really believe that the key to success in building long-term relationships is a combination of high-tech as well as high-touch personalized experiences on a daily basis,” Derges said. 

“Whether it’s a (Small Business Administration) loan or Linked Deposit loan or mortgage or insurance need, we have the full range of financial services to meet their needs.”

With all the changes in technology, Mid-Missouri Bank officials say they recognize the evolution.

“There’s a lot of things about the new location that help us personify what our mission really is. Banking right now is going through a pretty heavy evolution,” Moore said. 

“We’re not removing the personal touch and I think a lot of banks, both regionally and nationally, are removing the personal touch. When we talk about a personalized experience, we are insistent that we are not going to remove any of the old ways to do banking.”