West Michigan Dermatology – Holland

by Ryan | Jan 10, 2019

West Michigan Dermatology Holland Office

3290 N. Wellness Dr., Building D
Holland, MI 49424

West Michigan Dermatology’s Holland office was relocated in November of 2018. While the move was just across the street, the new space was greatly refreshed. The desire for a residential cottage look resulted in an interior that includes painted millwork, decorative light fixtures as well as a feature stone wall. The new furnishings also reflected a feeling of hospitality. All clinic and exam areas were designed for comfort and medical excellence.

The layout gave West Michigan Dermatology the convenience of exam rooms with two doors. One allows patients to enter from the lobby side, and the other for staff to enter from the clinical side. With a variety of procedures from skin care to surgery, this layout fosters privacy and a professional separation for the maximum comfort of patients.

We acknowledge the partnership of First Companies (design lead and construction management) and Jon Blair of r2Design (architecture and design). This same team leads the effort to relocate West Michigan Dermatology’s Grandville office in 2019.

Living Stones Academy

by Ryan | Nov 28, 2018

Living Stones Academy

1415 Lyon St NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Living Stones Academy is a charter school in South East Grand Rapids with a vision to create an education that is radically inclusive and absolutely accessible. They serve approximately 100 families of which 56% receive tuition assistance, 52% are minorities, and 15% are English language learners.

r.o.i. Design began donating design time in 2016, helping them imagine their free lunch kitchen, their multi-purpose room, and teacher’s lounge.

For more information about Living Stones Academy, go to livingstonesgr.org.

Bonchon Korean Fried Chicken

by Ryan | Nov 28, 2018

Bonchon Korean Fried Chicken

2321 E Beltline Ave NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49525

Pinnacle Construction, in their retail development of Knapp’s North on the East Beltline, attracted Michigan franchise owner, Randell Ganchua. Randell was looking to open his first of many Bonchon restaurants on the Northeast side of Grand Rapids.

Pinnacle Construction engaged r.o.i. Design to help design the exterior façade of the retail development as well as coordinate the interiors for Bonchon. Using established standards, r.o.i. Design created furniture plans, lighting design, finish selections, construction documents, coordination with kitchen designers and advocacy for the owner.

Hutchinson Engineering Offices

by Ryan | Nov 28, 2018

Hutchinson Engineering Offices

460 Fuller Ave NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Building on the success of the 616 Fab House where r.o.i. Design created an innovation center that met international acceptance, Hutchinson Antivibration Systems engaged us to design the expansion of their engineering, plant operations and purchasing offices at their Grand Rapids location. They trusted that we understood their business goals and criteria.

Hutchinson’s growing success as an OEM provider of parts and solutions for transportation brands meant that they needed to create competitive working environments to attract and maintain talent. The total renovation was around 16,000 square feet. This project converted 6,500 square feet of existing warehouse space to office space.

While historic building conversions are not new to r.o.i. Design, every old building introduces challenges. This conversion included creating a space with a raised platform over an industrial space. What may have seemed like a problem actually created a very desirable working space.

Architectural Concepts

by Ryan | Nov 28, 2018

Architectural Concepts

6650 Crossings Dr SE # E
Grand Rapids, MI 49508

Architectural Concepts has been a friend of r.o.i. Design since 2000. We have collaborated on many projects where we have brought the conceptual planning and interior design, and they delivered the architecture and managed the construction.

While that relationship was long lasting their original office interior was not. In 2018, Ken Watkins, principle and owner, decided his team deserved to work in the kind of space they create for others.

It was with great satisfaction that r.o.i. Design was hired to assist them to update their space with selections for new flooring, new paint, new details, and providing new window coverings, new furniture and overall support for their continued success.

While it all looks wonderful, the updating of the half wall that surrounds the new meeting space was the greatest improvement. Exposed metal studs were incorporated into the design as a finished element, we saw this as a celebration of architecture as well as the Ken’s honest and “exposed” style.

Ken, while a passionate architect for their commercial and industrial client, is also earnestly involved with a second business alongside his wife, Shelly. They own a non-profit, Genesis Waters, dedicated to bringing clean water to communities around the world. They travel quarterly to locations to work with teams to create clean water systems and related infrastructure. Photos of the people they serve are featured in the office, which is beautiful décor but also an inspirational reminder of the meaning of “work”.