Not all drive-thru’s are equal.  This one really stands out.

An attractive addition to this branch of Bridgeview Bank, it features the Kalwall high performance, translucent facade system that fits in perfectly with this trendy Uptown neighborhood.

Fans will note Mies van der Rohe’s ‘skin and bone’ architecture. Customers of this Harris Bank branch just appreciate all the natural interior light and feeling of spaciousness.

One of the innovative features of this snazzy bank ATM lobby (no, not the entrance to Starbucks) is the transformation of the entrance to a 16 feet wide by 8 feet high sliding glass wall when the bank is closed.

This, the original Harris Bank Building, was constructed in 1910 and was designed by Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge.  Not long after that, company founder, Frank H. Stowell, was awarded a contract to provide construction maintenance services for the building, primarily on the interiors.

Mary Walter wanted a space to complement her signature style (women’s clothing for success and fun), so she called upon us to manage the process from concept to opening through FH Stowell/Design Build.

Skate-boards, snowboards, and associated accessories required a building with lots of space.  That dictated a forty-foot ceiling and open-concept. From a construction perspective it meant working on a flat roof with a “leading edge”.  Working with the safety-approved articulating boom-lifts and regulation tie-offs kept everyone safe and sound. We are pleased to report that Frank H. Stowell & Sons’ safety-record is incident-free for the last ten years.

EGV Public Library was insistent that our major remodeling project not interrupt their operations, not for a minute. This is not your usual public library and Frank H. Stowell & Sons is not your usual construction company.

This landmark library, situated close to Lake Michigan, was built in 1933 and modeled after King’s College in Cambridge, England.  It houses extensive collections in Art, Music, Government; Geographic Information and University Archives.

With our track-record for building-out laboratories we, at Frank H. Stowell & Sons, were not surprised to be contacted about building cleanrooms.

Nanosphere, a startup with a potentially important advance in targeted molecular diagnostics, needed a new production facility that comprised two large rooms, one at ISO level 5 and one at ISO level 6.