Architura Corporation

http://www.archituracorp.com/

Architura's use of Current Architectural Technologies

The purpose of this blog is to bring Architura's most current and relevent information to our clients.

Architura is a commercial building design expert located on Monument Circle in down town Indianapolis, Indiana. Our partner principals, Michael Conly and Charles Kotterman have a combined 60+ years of experience and are licensed in 24 states. They are supported by a team of: Licensed Architects, Graduate Architects, Specifications Writer, Project Mangers, Interior Designer, 3-D Imaging & Animation Expert, Graphic Designer, CAD Technician, BIM/Revit Specialist, Site Inspectors, Construction Administration Expert, and Other Supporting Team Members.

Our offices are equipped with the most current architectural technologies available such as:

• Auto CAD
• BIM / Revit
• 3-D Imaging / Studio Max
• Adobe Professional Suite
• Animation Technologies
• Microsoft Office Suite

I am sure you are saying to yourself, "WOW, THIS IS THE ARCHITECT THAT I WANT ON MY TEAM!"

For a more complete look at Architura's qualifications and experience please visit our website at http://www.archituracorp.com/ or contact Lynn Williamson in our office to schedule a free initial consultation with one of our partners. lynn@archituracorp.com or 317-348-1000

Architura's Quality Assurance in Commercial Building Design

Architura is one of Indiana's more notable architects and are located centrally in the state of Indiana on Monument Circle only a few hours drive to any location throughout the state. They are experts in industrial & commercial building designs. Our partners have a combined 60+ years of experience in architectural design and construction administration of this building type.

To ensure our clients quality management services every project is overseen by one of our principals, Charles Kotterman or Michael Conly, then assigned one of our talented staff architects to act as project manager or supporting team member to keep the project on time and on budget.

It's Architura's practice to provide the most cost effective sustainable design solutions to accommodate our clients need and wants while developing the project. To assist in this smooth flow of work we use the most current architectural design technologies available such as BIM, Revit, CAD & 3-D Imaging.

For a more complete look at our qualifications please visit our website at http://www.archituracorp.com/ or contact Lynn Williamson in our office to schedule a meeting with one of our principals. 317-348-1000 lynn@archituracorp.com

The Indiana School For the Deaf, Dixon House

• Michael Conly of Architura Corporation was honored by (ICMA) Indiana Concrete Masonry Association with the 2006 "Award of Excellence in Residential Clay Design" for his architectural design of the Indiana School For the Deaf, Dixon House.



• Michael Conly accepted the award along with Tom Coulter, Director of Indiana Public Works - Department of Administration at the Marriott Downtown awards ceremony on January 18th, 2006.



• Congratulations to Mike Conly and Architura for creating the award winning Dixon House design, whose architectural style linked the Indiana School for the Deaf historic campus with the beautiful compliment of a new and simple residential clay building design.



• The design style of the Dixon House is accomplished by a simple brick structure that incorporates the architectural elegance of the beautiful historic dormitory structure into the entrance porch of the Dixon House. The stone inserts, columns and keystone of the historic building were designed to fit into a beautiful new brick arched Palladian style entrance. The elegance arch of the exterior extends to the interior in the vaulted central ceiling of the living areas.
  

For a more complete look at Mike Conly's resume and portfolio of projects, please visit our website at www.archituracorp.com or contact Lynn Williamson 317-348-1000 lynn@archituracorp.com in our to schedule a meeting with Mike to discuss your upcoming project.

Mike Conly - One of Indy's most talented architects

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Michael Conly was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1945. In 1969 Mr. Conly received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the School of Architecture at the University of Cincinnati. He has been a practicing architect for thirty-four years. His professional focus has been on institutional, governmental and corporate architecture. His new work is best represented by the Indiana Historical Society, located in Indianapolis, Indiana, as well as the Federal Courthouse in Terre Haute, Indiana. He has won awards for his work from the American Institute of Architects. Mr. Conly is a member of the American Institute of Architects.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Gibson County Justice Center
- Princeton, IN. Master plan design.
Terre Haute Federal Courthouse & Post Office - Terre Haute, IN. 39,000 s.f. historic building renovation.
Birch Bayh Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse - Indianapolis, IN. Judge’s chambers, courtroom renovation, historic work.
Charles A. Halleck Federal Building
- West Lafayette, IN. General Services building renovation, 15,000 s.f.
New Courts Building - Terre Haute, IN. New General Services Administration building to house relocated courts and U.S. Marshall Service.
Indiana School for the Deaf
- Indianapolis, IN. Recreation Center and Central Dormitories, Independent Living Center.
Posey County Courthouse & Government Offices - Mt. Vernon, IN. 25,000 s.f. courthouse renovation.
Damar Services - Camby, IN. Campus Master Plan and Fourteen Buildings.
Towne House Retirement Community
- Ft. Wayne, IN. 75,000 s.f. Addition and Campus Entry.
429 Pennsylvania Center
- Indianapolis, IN. Historic rehabilitation of five-story office structure.
Indiana Historical Society
- Indianapolis, IN. Headquarters, Library, Gallery and Museum.
Lew Wallace Museum
- Crawfordsville, IN. Building Restoration and Master Plan
White River State Park - Indianapolis, IN Indiana State Museum, IMAX Theater.
Academic Background
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Graduate School of Design,
Summer Courses, 1993
University of Cincinnati,
Cincinnati, OH Bachelor of Science,
Architecture, 1969
Registration/Certifications
Registered Architect – IN, MI, MD, NJ, IL
Professional Associations
American Institute of Architects
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana
Indiana Historical Society

Chuck Kotterman - The automobile industries top architectural designer

Chuck is an accomplished architect with extensive design accomplishments in Commercial facilities, Industrial complexes , Office buildings, Courthouses, Municipal buildings, Police stations, Post offices, Schools K-12, Colleges & Universities, Warehouse/Distribution.

Charles A. Kotterman (Chuck) was born in Indiana in 1954. In 1979 he received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from Ball State University’s College of Architecture and Planning . Mr. Kotterman has been a practicing architect for 23 years. Currently he is project manager for multiple interior and exterior projects at the Emmett J. Bean Center for the General Services Administration. A diverse project variety in his career includes institutional, governmental, commercial, educational, industrial and residential. Mr. Kotterman has won awards for his work from the Masonry Institute and Associated Builders and Contractors. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Minton Capehart Federal Building - Indianapolis, IN. General Services Administration - several projects.
Terre Haute Federal Courthouse & Post Office - Terre Haute, IN. 39,000 s.f. historic building renovation.
Emmett J. Bean Center
General Services Administration
- Indianapoolis, IN. Interior & exterior building renovation.
USPS Westfield Post Office
- Westfield, IN. New Branch Facility.
USPS Bloomington Post Office
- Bloomington, IN.
Customer Service Annex
Cascade High School - Clayton, IN.
Auditorium Addition.
DeMotte Library
- DeMotte, IN. Library renovation & expansion.
Kendrick Memorial Hospital
- Mooresville, IN.
Facility Renovation and Addition.
Bedford North Lawrence High School
- Bedford, IN. Performing Arts Center Addition and Renovation.
Morgan County Library
- Martinsville, IN. Historic Carnegie
Academic Background
Ball State University
Bachelor of Architecture, 1979
Bachelor of Science, 1978
Registration/Certifications
Registered Architect – IN, AZ, CA, FL, IL, KS, MI,
NH, WI
Professional Associations
American Institute of Architects
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards

Mike Conly - One of Indy's most talented architects

Architura has designed new construction and renovation projects for over 50 government courthouse and buildings for county, state and federal governments. Some of Architura’s experience with county courthouse projects include Rush, Morgan, Posey, Gibson, Marion and Owen Counties.
We recently we completed the study and master plan for The Owen County Courthouse renovation that is expected to move forward with design. It included full government and space analysis as well as phase implementation . This in-depth look at the inhabitants of the courthouse determined which offices actually needed to be in the main courthouse for better functionality and provided suggestions that other offices would better benefit from a move to the new annex building that was planned to be placed next to the courthouse and designed to complement its look and feel.
Architura’s extensive experiences can also be realized by our work with GSA (General Services Administration) as we are in the second renewal of our five year contracts. Specific design and construction administration work for GSA includes projects at The South Bend Courthouse, The E. Ross Adair Federal Courthouse in Fort Wayne, The Birch Bayh Federal Building Courthouse in Indianapolis, The Terre Haute USPO & Federal, and The Lee Hamilton Federal Courthouse in New Albany Indiana.
Architura’s commitment to historic restoration and adaptive re-use projects is substantiated by our award-winning design record, extensive experience in this project type, and our satisfied clients. We compliment our experienced architectural and interior design team with a fully knowledgeable team of supporting civil, mechanical, electrical and structural engineers to provide services for a given project. We are licensed in 23 states and our partner principals have a combined experience of over 60 years.We believe one of our strengths is our firms abilities to assess our client’s specific needs and create cost effective options. Our goal is to become a client advocate and provide quality personalized services.