Location: 1463 N. 33rd Road, Ottawa, IL New Grade School Faced with a growing district population, an existing K-8 enrollment 20 percent over building capacity and having suffered to referendum defeats, the Wallace Grade School District asked Basalay, Cary &...
Location: 2069 N. 3462nd Road, Wedron, IL What began as a life safety survey and inspection of their existing facility quickly turned into a detailed space utilization study. Fairmount Minerals Tech Center is currently located in the former Wedron School...
Location: 701 LaSalle Street, Ottawa, IL The opportunity to expand into an adjacent building combined with a desire to update the structure’s 1960’s interior and exterior decorating prompted the First National Bank of Ottawa to look to the past to find a new...
The UAW Region 4 enlisted BC&A to design a new hotel at their Pat Greathouse Education Center in Ottawa, Illinois after their former hotel was destroyed during the February 2017 tornado that swept through the community. The new hotel includes 50 guest rooms and...
BCA was hired by the City of Peru in 2017 to start the task of programming the needs of a new police station for the city. BCA and our consultants; MWL, IMEG and Chamlin teamed up to program and ultimately design a new 32,000 sf municipal police headquarters. The City...
BCA worked with Crossbridge Church in Ottawa Illinois to adapt their existing building to better fit their needs without adding additional square footage. We re-programmed, re-purposed and renovated their existing spaces to support the growing congregation and...
Location: 3300 Drew Ave., Sandwich, IL Basalay Cary & Alstadt Architects was approached by an owner who wanted to build a hotel and convention center in Sandwich Illinois under the Best Western brand name. BC&A worked closely with the owner to realize a...
As district Architects for LaSalle Elementary School District #122, BC&A designed an extensive remodeling and renovation project which included renovation of 23,000 s.f. of their existing junior high school campus. Areas of renovation included a...
Location: 301 W. Madison St., Ottawa, IL The City of Ottawa was faced with cramped inefficient space for their city offices. Their concern was solving their space needs while preserving their turn of the century historic structure and their central city location....
Location: 1901 4th St., Peru, IL The City of Peru administrative offices were often hard to find located in two different buildings in downtown Peru. Additionally, council chambers was located in an open office area utilizing folding tables and chairs for each...
Location: 130 S. Park St., Streator, IL The Streator Library Board was faced with making some life safety exiting and accessibility improvements to their historic Carnegie library building. They commissioned BCA to solve the problem in a way that did not detract...
Location: 823 & 825 Clinton St., Ottawa, IL Description Coming Soon.
Location: 755 Bennett Ave., Oglesby, IL The existing building was provided with new heating and cooling systems, replacement windows, remodeled administration offices, new lighting, and finishes in all of the corridors. The west addition comprised seven...
Location: 1640 N. 40th. Rd., Earlville, IL Harding Grade School was expanded and remodeled as part of a larger project to upgrade all four schools in the Consolidated Community Unit District #2. The existing Harding School facility consisted of a century...
Location: 232 E Cleveland St., Ladd, IL Ladd Community Consolidated School was housed in a three-story functionally obsolete building with 4,752 square feet of space and newer 8000 square foot gymnasium addition. In anticipation of receiving a State Construction...
Location: 2660 E. US Rt. 6, Marseilles, IL When Potash Corporation wanted to create a multi-use facility to provide for local office, safe haven and sales training at its Marseilles plant, they called on BC&A Architects to design the 7400 sf state of the art...
Location: 828 E. Norris Dr., Ottawa, IL The City of Ottawa commissioned a project to install a reverse-osmosis filtration system to improve the city’s water quality. To accommodate four 10’x25’x10’ filter racks, pumping equipment, chemical storage, and quality control...
Location: 815 N. Orlando Smith Avenue, Oglesby, IL The main campus of Illinois Valley Community College was built along the bluffs of the Illinois River in 1972. While the main campus was under construction, classes were held in a group of 12 temporary buildings, some...
Commercial Buildings Commercial buildings and environments support resources for productivity, uniting the energies of people, technology and innovation to produce commerce. Driven by the changing climate of global economies, today’s commercial environments must...
Location: 211 E. Main Street, Ottawa, Illinois Ottawa Township High School is situated at the point where the Fox and Illinois rivers meet and is just a block from downtown Ottawa. The school contains grades 9-12 and has an average yearly...