Finkle + Williams Architecture

Happy Fourth of July from F+W Architecture! 🎆

F+W is thrilled to welcome our summer interns! Andrew, Emma, and Madison are all studying to receive their Master of Architecture at the University of Kansas. We're happy to have them on the team and look forward to an exciting and productive summer!

We love being part of something bigger than ourselves. Cass Community Health Foundation proudly held the groundbreaking of Cass County Dental Clinic in Belton, Missouri. The project allows the organizations to expand capacity and continue to serve as a dental home for thousands. Learn more about our community projects at https://www.finklewilliams.com/community.

Construction | City of Belton, MO, Government

We love creating places that help people find balance in their lives, at home, at work and at leisure. The InterUrban Lofts is a Boutique Residential and Office Development located Downtown in the City of Overland Park, Kansas Government. Check out more F+W multi-use projects: https://www.finklewilliams.com/mixed-use.

We love working with Cities!

From fleet maintenance facilities to to fire stations, we enjoy helping cities craft places that are beautiful, connected, and able to effectively serve the needs of their residents. Stay tuned to hear about more upcoming F+W municipal projects!

We are a collaborative group of Interior Designers and Architects who work together to ensure we offer cohesive and thoughtful design solutions for every project, and to every client.

Working together allows us to integrate key design elements on the interior into the overall design of our buildings, saving time and money while providing a more holistic design approach. Swipe to see some examples of this at Terracon.

Recently wrapped up an awesome project with an awesome team. Thanks Spaces Inc.!!

The Lenexa Fleet Maintenance building is an example of how to marry form and function, and do so cost-effectively.

The city of Lenexa requested a new Fleet Maintenance Facility including service bays, storage, admin offices, and support spaces for employees. Using a Pre-Engineered Metal Building (PEMB) to cut down on cost, FINKLE + WILLIAMS worked to organize the program to best support the functional needs of the facility, while also developing details unique to PEMB’s that would elevate the design without foregoing the emphasis on the function.

What’s the best way to integrate fun and color into any space? We think it’s art! Public Art Displays are believed to have a large impact on the mental health of community members and employees respectively. It evokes positive emotion, helps us to slow down our daily lives, and is even thought to reduce symptoms of illness and disease long term.

From a Fleet Maintenance Facility, to a Corporate Office Building, to an Apartment Lobby, Art has a key role to play, and is a great way to bring life into a space.

We love how a simple pattern can transform the feel of a space- providing interest without becoming overwhelming. Swipe to check out these examples of clean pattern lines in some of our recently constructed designs.

Multi-Family living is gaining popularity, and we understand why! A combination of flexibility, price, and built-in community are all major contributors to the rise in the industry.

Multi-Family living can refer to any residential property with more than one unit, though apartments are the most common type. This style of housing has a lot to offer- from added amenities to the flexibility of only having to sign a short lease.

What’s the most appealing aspect of Multi-Family living to you?

Check out the renovated vs. the original entry for Summit Park Church in Lee’s Summit, MO.

Here we chose to remove the drive-up access to instead create a space that people could congregate and socialize as they are entering/exiting the building. This decision also led to widening the overhang and using additional glass to create a stronger visual connection between the approach and the entrance lobby.

As we know, the world of corporate offices has changed dramatically in recent years. Trading cubicles for bright colors and collaborative spaces, many employers and employees alike have realized the value in our office space as it relates to culture, productivity, creativity, and mental health.

Since many of us will spend more than ⅓ of our lives in an office, we believe that they should be stimulating, creative spaces where we can express ideas, ask for help, and find joy in what we do. Each office culture is unique, and we believe the design should reflect that.

Our most recent renovation project for Outdoor Bank (formerly People’s State Bank) flagship branch in Overland Park is complete!

Though we originally considered demolition and a new build, our team decided there was value in preserving the glulam beams and clearstory windows in the main lobby, and the existing vacant basement space that added more than 10,000 SF to the building footprint.

After a full redesign, the finished project now features original exterior limestone walls and interior wood ceilings, an employee lounge and event space in the basement, new break rooms, offices, and a redesigned teller window.

Understanding how the end-user will live/work/play in the space we design informs nearly all of the decisions we make throughout the course of a project.

It is also what makes architecture FUN and UNIQUE. When designing a space for kids, we focus on colors, textures, and designs that encourage learning and creativity. These spaces have huge impacts on the overall development of children, and we are grateful to have the opportunity to positively affect this process.

When it comes to our design process, the design is truly in the details.

We begin by envisioning what we want the project to be, look like, and most importantly how it needs to function in order to best serve the needs of our client.

The rest of the process involves hammering out the details. From coordinating the structure, MEP systems, and landscaping, to designing how each different material comes together, we pay extra attention to the moments that allow the project to come together smoothly.

The Lenexa Justice Center had their steel “topping out” ceremony this week!

The project is scheduled to be complete summer of 2024, and we are excited to watch it come together over the next year.

A great event and a great team!

Special thanks to JE Dunn Construction for putting on the event, and to the rest of our team City of Lenexa, Kansas Government Lenexa Police Department Roth Sheppard Architects Henderson Engineers BSE Structural Engineers, LLC Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects

MSI Surfaces - Lenexa Logistics Center North

The newest addition to F+W's 25 years of Industrial design projects! These projects may look simple, but in reality they take a vast amount of specialized knowledge and design elements to ensure they are function in a way that can increase productivity to keep up with the rising demand of manufacturing and warehousing facilities in the USA.

Here's a couple examples:

1. Because of the vast spaces, exit doors often have to be spaced as frequently as every 100 feet to meet the code requirements.

2. For many industrial projects, the large concrete walls are poured in flat panels on site and tilted in to place by cranes after they set.

Art Palpitations. The 2-story mural done by a local artist is visible to the public as they drive by. It is also what each employee experiences as they arrive to work. The door shown here is the employee entrance. The built-in seating in the employee break area is inspired by stitched seating found in classic cars.

A glimpse into our rendering process. Pretty cool if we do say so ourselves!

More renderings for another recent church project! 🙏

Break Room concepts! Which one would you want?

Combining fitness with beautiful design. Who wouldn’t want to work out here?

Renderings from recent church project that emphasis gathering and connection.

Rendering vs Reality!

Loving this Daylight in the workplace! Check out some renderings from this upcoming project!

Health and wellness is a major focus for all of our projects, but in particular in fire stations. The indoor environment needs to be containment free and safe as well as provide a pleasant environment. 👨‍🚒🚒