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    Commercial Architecture
    Serving Northwest Indiana and the Chicagoland Area
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A commercial architecture firm serving Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana
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Pre-Design Services

Client Meetings, Conceptual Design Review, Preliminary Evaluation

Schematic Design

Site Analysis, Engineering Systems Coordination, Environmental Analysis, Project Program, Code Analysis

Design Development

Site Analysis, Engineering Systems Coordination, Environmental Analysis, Project Program, Code Analysis

Construction Documents

Specifications, Completion of Documents, Building Permit

Bidding and Negotiation

Competitive Bidding, Bid Evaluation, Owner Review, Contract Awarding

Construction Administration

On-Site Observation, Post-Construction, One-year review with Architect

Recent Projects

Our clients are people looking for a solid partner in their project. We see each new project as an adventure, building the optimal team of professionals, including outside consultants and vendors, that is just right for each project. Check out our projects page for more details.

Federal Community Defenders, Inc.

Office/ Corporate

Mascot Hall of Fame

Hospitality

Gerresheimer Glass

Office/ Corporate

Whiting Public Works

Municipal

The Vavrek Architects Advantage

Vavrek Architects is a passionate team of professionals working in a creative environment where each individual is encouraged to develop their own unique talents and expertise.

We pride ourselves on being resourceful, adaptive and highly productive. Communication is one of the keys to our success. Unlike many architecture firms, we don’t avoid the telephone. We actually answer it!

We also have a special interest in the redevelopment of urban areas and communities.

Our clients are people looking for a solid partner in their project. We see each new project as an adventure, building the optimal team of professionals, including outside consultants and vendors, that is just right for each project.

WHAT CLIENTS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT US

  • Tom and his team was a pleasure to work with. The level of service and willingness to incorporate our ideas were second to none. From design through acceptance, Tom and his team were actively involved. Under no circumstance was the most minimal of an idea overlooked. Our building project was a portion of a very large scale industrial gas expansion project. Our focus was primarily on the industrial gas portion. Tom and his team allowed Praxair to focus on our core business while maintaining a high degree of attention to the building portion.

    Ed Jurasevich, USIG - Central Region North Operations Director
  • The Vavrek Architect Team has been a valuable resource for the City of Whiting for many years. Regardless of the size of the project, they continue to exceed our expectations each and every time.

    Joe Stahura, Mayor, City of Whiting
  • When the concept of building out our new office space materialized last summer, I knew exactly who to turn to for help. Having worked with Tom a few years back, I knew I could count on his creativity, professionalism, attention to detail and work ethic. When you make a site visit to a bare building floor and see a sparkle in the architect's eye, you know the project will be fun, no matter how challenging. It makes a big difference when everyone involved in a project is invested, and I simply loved this part of working with Vavrek Architects. The end result... Fantastic, comfortable and timeless space, and, of course, a lot of WOWs from our visitors.

    Kasia E. Zadykowicz, Administrative Officer, Federal Community Defenders, Inc.
  • Gerresheimer is a 1.5 billion USD, multinational packaging corporation who works with a wide array of architectural and engineering firms. Our recent project experience in America with Vavrek Architects, Inc. was most favorable. The project work surrounded architectural design work in a vintage and complex manufacturing environment. Due to the age and condition of the facility, very precise, well planned, and articulate work was needed to design and engineer the upgrades to the asset base. All of this work was done in a compressed time frame and was completed in time and on budget. Vavrek Architect's senior staff was highly accessible and available to work out any issues in a 'real time' manner. Trips to the site during the construction phase were executed as required. Most impressive was the 'ownership' of this project they projected to Gerresheimer and to the multitude of contractors and suppliers involved in this project. First class organization.

    Norman K. Angel, Vice President

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Job Opportunities, February 14, 2019

Vavrek Architects is a commercial architecture firm established in 2005 based in the Chicagoland Area (20 minutes from downtown Chicago) that has been built upon relationships and a reputation for good design, practical solutions, enriching communities and environmental stewardship.

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Vavrek Architects lobby The Unique History of the Vavrek Office Building
Renovation project, July 27, 2017

In 2008, Thomas Vavrek purchased the historic hotel building at 1522 East 119th Street which was constructed in 1898 and served as a temporary residence for day laborers of the nearby Standard Oil refinery, now owned by BP.

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Mascot Hall of Fame Building Under Construction
Renovation project, May 4, 2017

Construction on the new building for the Mascot Hall of Fame is currently under way.  The 25,000 sq. ft. building, located at the corner of 119th and Front Streets, is on track to be completed by the end of the year.

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