Bruce McMillan AIA Architects

Baker McMillan AIA Architects, P.A. is a renowned architecture firm with offices in Manhattan and Junction City, Kansas. Since our inception in 1983, we have been dedicated to providing highly personalized architectural services, specializing in commercial, civic, religious, and residential design, as well as historic preservation. Our mission is to translate our clients' ideas into attractive and functional architectural designs, bringing their visions to fruition.

Our firm was founded by Bruce McMillan, a registered architect in Kansas, Colorado, and Missouri, with over forty-eight years of service to the profession. Our team comprises talented and capable individuals who share Bruce's vision of facilitating our clients' needs and crafting their ideas into elegant and functional designs. Our greatest reward has always been, and will continue to be, a satisfied client.

Bruce McMillan, AIA, leads our team as a registered Architect with a broad range of facilities design experience. Garric Baker, AIA, a graduate of the College of Architecture, Planning & Design at Kansas State University, excels in leadership positions with state and regional Chambers of Commerce, Young Professionals organizations, and local arts councils. Justin Jennings, a recent graduate of the College of Architecture, Planning, and Design at Kansas State University, brings past experience working with a St. Louis, Missouri based firm. Our team's collective experience, skills, and talents enable us to help our clients achieve their goals in a timely and efficient manner.

Our Process

As a service-oriented firm, we work closely with our clients to identify project scope and develop design solutions that best address their needs, wants, and budgets. From design concept through construction completion, we work with you to bring your vision to life.

Our full-service firm provides the following:

*Project Evaluation:* We document existing conditions through available drawings, surveys, and on-site review. Meetings with owners and key stakeholders help synthesize information into a manageable plan of action for your project. We focus on potential design solutions to best meet your needs and refine the scope of work and budget for each component of the project. We leverage our long-standing relationships with consultants in structural engineering, mechanical/electrical engineering, civil engineering, interior design, historic preservation, and landscape architecture.

*Schematic Design:* We work through potential design solutions and evaluate them with respect to overall need, and budget. We continually refine concepts until we agree upon the "right" solution for your project. We propose schematic design solutions and focus on those most acceptable to key stakeholders from both a design and cost standpoint, with drawings and computer-generated images that clearly explain the intent of the proposed project. We provide statements of probable construction cost for your project, working with local and regional cost estimators who are involved daily in the construction industry.

*Design Development:* When initial design solutions are reached and a preliminary budget is agreed upon, we further develop a series of design documents for review, comment, and use during informational and approval meetings. This set of documents is used as the basis upon which final construction documents are completed.

*Construction Documents:* Construction documents are the physical/electronic documents that building contractors use to complete construction. Upon final approval of the plans and probable construction cost, we prepare the construction documents for permit submittal and bid solicitation. We work closely with you and contractors during the bid phase, assisting in the selection of contractors and negotiation of contract agreements.

*Construction Administration:* During construction, we observe the progress of work, review contractor's applications for payment, and provide clarifications and interpretations of the construction documents as needed. We also facilitate the resolution of any issues that may arise during construction, ensuring that the final product meets your expectations.