Michigan Basic Property Insurance Association Building
Detroit, Michigan

Since 1968, Michigan Basic Property Insurance Association (MBPIA) has proudly provided insurance to property owners in Detroit who would otherwise be denied because they live in high-risk areas.  For nearly 40 years, MBPIA has called Detroit home, and in 2005 the association further demonstrated its commitment to the city by building a 60,000 sf building on Jefferson Avenue.  Just two miles east of their previous offices in the Renaissance Center, their new headquarters is now home to more than 100 employees and is a haven for property owners throughout the city of Detroit.  Its interior courtyard provides a bright, comfortable gathering space for employees and the second floor terrace presents an outdoor oasis whenever needed.

The impressive red brick building was designed to exemplify everything that MBPIA stands for; strength, security and longevity.  Great care went into creating a headquarters that would represent their company and their industry, and the result is a signature building that is both solid and sound.

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.

Manno Office Building
Dearborn, Michigan

This narrow site located in Dearborn, Michigan presented numerous design challenges for Dorchen/Martin Associates. Building access from the rear parking area along with building code restraints involving fire ratings along property lines provided design parameters that shaped this unique building design. Nearly 10,000 sf of general commercial space was provided on three floors.

Red brick and cast stone provide a rich traditional Dearborn flavor that provides comfort and continuity to this redeveloping commercial frontage.

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.