MichCon Operation Center

A 1994 Michigan AIA award-winner for its architectural design, this 24,000-square-foot facility for MichCon is a prototype of future buildings for the utility. Set on a heavily wooded 5.8–acre industrial park site, two buildings replaced a group of 60-year-old buildings in Muskegon’s central business district.

Features

• Five-stall vehicle service area with four hydraulic hoists
• Complete parts warehouse and modern shower and locker room facilities

for field employees

• Consistent and economical building materials were utilized on the second building,

which houses a shop, material storage and a state-of-the-art fueling station.

• State-of-the-art conference room
• Split-face block & overhead spiral ductwork along main corridor
• Masonry and steel construction
• Campus environment
• Low-glare workstations

Summary

Size:

24,000 sf

Cost:

$2.4 million

Schedule:

Completed in 10 months