100 Court Avenue Office Building

Des Moines, IA

This building was originally constructed as a grocery warehouse and was later placed on the Register of Historic Buildings. The structure is located in the historic Court Avenue district of downtown Des Moines. The goal of the renovation design was to convert the building to primarily offices while maintaining the character of the original structure of massive rough brick walls and large wood columns and beams. The brick walls were left intact and the wood structure was lightly sandblasted to restore the appearance of the timbers. The completed building consists of seven levels at a total area of approximately 109,000 square feet. The project also included the design of a courtyard and a three-tier parking garage for 129 cars. The exterior of the parking ramp incorporates the style of the 100 Court Avenue building with a brick and concrete repeating arch design.