Design is underway for DataBank’s expansion to their existing facility in Richardson. Located within Digital Realty’s Dallas Data Center Park Campus, the building is one of the very few multi-tenant, top-tier colocation data center facilities in the state. “Alliance Architects was chosen based on their ability to deliver high quality design and finish that DataBank […]
Groundbreaking Kicks Off New Plano Project
The groundbreaking ceremony was held on September 19, 2015, at which time the rendering of APCON’s new building was unveiled to the employees. The new three story building features 58,000 square feet of Class A office space. Building amenities include a gym, elevated terrace, and a ground level outdoor patio. The building was designed using […]
Growing Rockwall Co-Op Expands Headquarters
Due to their substantial growth, Rayburn Country Electric Cooperative (RCEC), a General and Transmission Electric Cooperative needed additional space for current employee needs and the future development of their operations. After occupying their current facility for 26 years, it was time to expand. We provided them with a new home, adjacent to their old facility. […]
Southfield Park 35
Located in USAA Real Estate Company’s 157-acre Southfield Park 35 in DeSoto, Texas, Building #1 totals 1,128,277 square feet and is being developed by Seefried Properties. Alliance Architects designed the 157-acre master plan for Seefried Properties which features Class A building designs with build-to-suit flexibility and direct access to I-20 and I-35 in South Dallas. […]
Thinking Inside The Box
What better to do with a tired, old cliché than to re-purpose it? Large, speculative light industrial, manufacturing, distribution, warehouse and e-commerce buildings are commonly referred to as “boxes”, for obvious reasons. They range from tiny to over one million square feet, termed front park/front load; front park/rear load, cross dock, tech/flex…all boxes. Unless of course, […]
Alliance Architects Wraps Up Lakeside Ranch Buildings 1 & 2 for Exeter Property Group
These two projects hit the 2 million square feet mark for industrial buildings we have designed over the last 10 years in Lakeside Ranch Business Park. Building 1 totals approximately 231,754 square feet and Building 2 totals 351,832 square feet. Originally Master Planned by Alliance Architects in 2003, Lakeside Ranch Business Park is a 230-acre […]
That Thing We Do
Change. Architects are agents of change. Never has a client come to an architect asking to have a building designed because everything needed to stay the same. And we are happy to do it. Relocations, consolidations, expansion, contraction, or best of all, multi-phased renovations while clients stay productive amidst the rubble of change. Happy to […]
Our Community Pantry Grand Opening
Yesterday, we attended the Grand Opening of the new Community Food Pantry, located next to St. Philip’s School in Dallas. The pantry now serves 400 families per month and has a new freezer/cooler component that stores fresh produce. We are fortunate to be a member of the phenomenal collaboration that brought this facility to life, […]
Prototype Store Uses New Design Elements
The new Tandy Leather retail facility is located directly adjacent to Tandy’s corporate headquarters. The new retail facility features high visibility from I-20, two miles east of I-35W. Tandy Leather is a leading major leather and leathercraft supplier to manufacturers, retailers, and distributors worldwide. The 20,000 square foot design / build facility is constructed of […]
Box Works
Alliance Architects is currently designing the majority of the new big-box industrial projects in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. And today’s boxes are bigger than ever. Big-box design in the Dallas/Fort Worth area has evolved into projects in excess of 1 million square feet with up to 36-foot clear heights and high-end amenity packages. For example, […]