Edward Rose Office Building
Portage, Michigan

Long a proponent of traditional architectural styles for multi-family projects built in six states, for their new headquarters in Portage, Michigan the owner provided Dorchen/Martin Associates with the opportunity to design a modern structure that included traditional overtones. Classical symmetry, repetitive piers and window spacing with the articulated limestone window arches and pier capitals provided the solution.

The sloping site provides leasable space on the below grade level with a walkout area. Each of the main floors has 22,400 SF with the entire first floor and half the second floor used by the owner.

The beautifully planted atrium with an ample infusion of daylight from the 40’x40’ pyramidal skylight gives the interior offices the feeling of having an outside wall.

The reversed corner treatment provides twice the number of corner offices than that of squared designs.

Doriano Office Center
Southfield, Michigan

This office building was conceived to house the architectural firm of Dorchen/Martin Associates, Inc. and provide a living example of its architectural sensitivities. The trussed roof, wood siding and brick veneer relates comfortably in size, scale and feeling to the adjacent residential neighborhood.

While small in size - 7,500 sq. ft. gross area - the highly efficient planning concept provides leasable space of nearly 6,500 sq. ft.

Bolton-Johnston Realty
Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan

Creating a unique and distinctive storefront elevation with a functional floor plan was the challenge confronting Dorchen/Martin Associates, Inc.

Additionally, this challenge involved the renovation of an existing structure set among other retail establishments along heavily traveled Mack Avenue.

The ultimate solution is a uniquely attractive and efficient office environment that adds a visual spark to an otherwise common commercial strip.

L. B. King Building
Detroit, Michigan

The Michigan Historic Site plaque states the following:

L.B. King & Company headquarters here from 1911 to 1932, and Annis Furs occupied the building from 1932 to 1983. Constructed in 1911 to the designs of James S. Rogers and Walter MacFarlane, it exemplifies the Chicago commercial style popular in the early twentieth century. The building features a steel frame, terra-cotta skin, three-part vertical division and banks of "Chicago windows." It incorporates classical decorative elements in the cornice and the window details.

Dorchen/Martin Associates, Inc. served as the renovation architects for the project working in conjunction with the owners and construction manager.

The renovations resulted in 45,000 square feet of prime commercial office space within the hub of downtown Detroit.