The Eastside Boys & Girls Club is a 23,000 s.f. facility located in Raymond Park on property donated by the City of St. Cloud. The building contains separate game rooms for older and younger kids, as well as a full-size gym with a fully equipped performance stage, art room, learning center, commercial kitchen, kids cafe, and staff support spaces. Two classrooms for the Headstart program and a warming house space for the City’s adjacent skating rink are also included within the building.

The Creative Memories facility is located on a 55-acre site adjacent to I-94 in south St. Cloud. The site was first analyzed to determine the total buildable area as well as the initial layout. Site circulation was also a critical component of the overall site plan. The first phase is 330,000 s.f. which contains office, distribution, warehouse, and manufacturing functions. This precast concrete and steel structure is planned to expand by approximately 250,000 s.f. which would occur in future phases of construction. Future expansion space will include warehouse space and additional loading dock facilities. The entire site is planned for a total of approximately 1,000,000 s.f. of building space.

KDV, a financial services and accounting firm, located in St. Cloud and the Twin Cities, turned to GLTArchitects for assistance in solving their space issues. The result is an addition that nearly doubles the size of the existing facility and a reorganization/remodel of the current space. The new configuration results in better circulation and incorporates a lease space that allows for future expansion. The goal, successfully accomplished, was to integrate the new construction with the existing and to present a refreshed physical image that was consistent with KDV’s corporate image.

A concern in the design was how to bring natural light to the central spaces of a relatively square 24,000 S.F. single-story building. The strategic placement of borrowed lights, workstations, and central skylights achieved the goal of a light, airy, and pleasant workspace.

GLTArchitects has had a long standing relationship with the Boys & Girls Club of Central MN. The latest project designed by GLTArchitects is a 8,000 square foot gym and multipurpose space addition to Roosevelt Boys & Girls Club. It was completed November 2015.

In 2012, GLTArchitects was responsible for as 2,800 square foot addition, which added a commercial prep kitchen, dedicated dining area, and teen area. Existing space was also remodeled to better serve the organization’s evolving needs.

The original Roosevelt Boys & Girls Club was also designed by GLTArchitects in 1994.

Today, the facility houses a Headstart program, Boys & Girls Club programming and meal service for children age 5-18, as well at administration spaces for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central MN.