St. Thomas Aquinas

St. Thomas Aquinas had previously constructed a parish hall and education center and decided to relocate the rest of the parish facilities to that site. They wanted the new worship venue to inspire a sense of awe, while …

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Indianola Wellness Center (YMCA)

The SVPA design team challenge was to create one facility that met the needs of four different user groups that had joined together to fund a new wellness center for the City of Indianola: the residents of Indianola, …

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Collier-Scripps Hall, STEM@Drake University

The STEM@Drake University project is one of the largest capital projects that Drake has undertaken in years that will create a complex to integrate learning in science, technology, education and math.

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Athene USA

In 2010, Aviva USA (now Athene) needed to consolidate its Des Moines operations onto one campus in West Des Moines, Iowa. The client requested an iconic design for the company that not only served their current needs and …

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Mandarin Grill & Sushi Bar

The Mandarin Grill & Sushi Bar was looking to open a contemporary new restaurant in an existing space and SVPA Architects was asked to create a new retail space for them.

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