BBS Architects Engineers

Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company

Minnesota Farm Bureau Center
Minnesota Farm Bureau Center
Minnesota Farm Bureau Center

Construction Completed: 1997
Project Data: 24,000 SF
Construction Cost: $2.6 million

Client Need:
The Farm Bureau Center in Eagan, Minnesota is a 24,000 square foot, slab-on-grade single story office building. The project is located on a hillside site overlooking a residential lake, and utilizes prairie grass extensively in its landscaping plan.

BBS Approach:
The design team was actively involved in programming and planning sessions with the owner and users of the building. The team worked with a construction manager and local contractors, using a fast-track design process to start construction within one month after beginning construction documents  The building was occupied nine months later.

Project Results:

  • Construction of natural materials: brick, metal shingles and ribbon windows.
  • Building contains:
    • Open and private offices
    • Conference and meeting rooms
    • Wellness Center
Administration Building Renovation and Addition
MacKay Hall Auditorium Renovation
Sabin Hall Renovation – LEED Gold
Beardshear Hall Remodeling
Camp Dodge Pool Campus Improvements
Food Sciences Building - Room 2379 Renovation
Beardshear Hall Office Renovation
Ames Lab Metals Development Air Handling Unit Replacement
Home Office Building with Expansion
Common Ground - Coffee Shop
Covered Walkway
Kemin Food Sciences Lab Renovation
Coover Hall Infrastructure Study
Science Center - New Facility
Theodore Roosevelt High School Natatorium Improvements
219 Eighth Street
Parking Garage
Iowa City Federal Building - VHA Renovations
Levitt Center for University Advancement
Lied Recreation Center - New Heating Water Plant
Extension 4-H Youth Building
Hospital Emergency Room Renovation & Expansion
Geoffroy Residence Hall
DSM Airport Energy Effiency Improvements
VRAC C6 and Office Suite
Catholic Pastoral Center Rehabilitation
Hub Tower Office Tenant Improvement
Memorial Union Food Court
College of Human Sciences
Reid “E” Research Facility
ABC - Office Build-Out
ETRC Howe Hall
Corporate Highrise
Terminal
Wyoming Farm Bureau Center
Executive Suites Renovation
Corporate Headquarters Renovation
Lincoln High School Improvements
ETRC Hoover Hall
New Office
Utah Farm Bureau Center
Union Drive Community Center Renovations
Biological Sciences Facility
Office Renovation
IADA Office Renovation
Global Neighbors
Dodge House Renovations
LeBaron Hall Replacement Study
BBS at 219 8th Street
Arizona Farm Bureau Center
Iowa Events Center
Hub Tower Conference Center
Moulton Performing & Visual Arts Signature School
Lance and Ellie's Sandwich Shop
Camp Dodge Chapel Addition and Renovation
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