Fire Station #1 in Rapid City, SD was constructed in 1975 to respond to the growing needs of the downtown area. In the intervening 35 years, the station has increased in call volume exponentially, outgrowing its on-duty staff and administrative capacity.

Faced with overcrowding, insufficient on-call accommodations and a lack of support amenities, the RCFD worked with Chamberlin Architects to assess the cost and operational impacts of new construction versus renovation at the existing site.

After a thorough site, structure and program assessment, plans were developed for a multi-level addition and extensive renovation of the existing facility allowing on-duty staff to remain on site throughout the project.

With anticipated completion in 2025, the final project will expand administrative space while providing better on-duty accommodations with expanded training rooms, a fitness center and up-to-date response team support spaces.

Grand Valley Catholic Outreach has long maintained that “you can’t end homelessness without homes”. Mother Teresa Place will be their fourth project with Chamberlin Architects to build more housing to this end. At 40 units, it will be larger than previous projects, and is also unique in focus on more vulnerable, chronically homeless individuals. As permanent supportive housing, it will include more amenities for fostering individual growth and stability of residents. Offices and a small conference room allow for in house metal health and other services. An exercise room encourages physical health and includes an overhead door for connection to the outdoors. A communal kitchen in the large commons, along with a variety of lounges and outdoor seating areas encourage social activity while providing options for different levels of privacy.

Construction is expected to begin in September 2023 and should be completed in summer of 2024. Chamberlin is honored to team with GVCO in another project that advances their mission “to proclaim the dignity and worth of each person and respond to human needs, while striving to show the compassion of Christ.”

These new private condos provide a modern aesthetic with great views to the adjacent Boulder Canyon golf course. Visitors will be able to rent individual condos that may provide walk-on access to the golf course or just a relaxing place to stay while visiting the beautiful Black Hills area. Sturgis, SD

This project is a 19,000 sf fire station for the Custer Volunteer Fire Department.

The station will have a large training room, administrative offices, a kitchen/dining room, a day room, a fitness room, some sleeping rooms, a hose drying tower, a decontamination room, a laundry and gear locker room and 5 apparatus bays.

The construction budget is $8M.