Grand Rapids Michigan, much like other places, has experienced an increase in housing shortages, especially for low income families. Orion Construction and LINC UP partnered up for this community revitalization project, the first of its kind in this area in the last 40 years. To keep this project within budget, River City Flooring was called in to bring quality and extremely budget-friendly products to the table. We specified Mohawk’s Mixology carpet tile and Armstrong’s Natural Personality LVT. Using these budget friendly options versus the normal specified product saved more than $40,000 in flooring alone. This process has helped provide 36 new apartment homes for families that are in need and has also inspired another project that will be completed next year.
Nancy Thiel, founder and principal of Thiel Architecture + Design, is a licensed architect and an interior designer. With 40+ years’ experience working with luminaries in the architecture world, including Michael Graves, Robert A.M. Stern, and Rockwell Group, where she served as a studio leader, Thiel’s extensive portfolio includes single-family homes and multi-story residences, hotels, restaurants, retail, fitness clubs, offices, theaters, schools and shopping centers. She is a member of the AIA, holds NCARB certification and is a LEED accredited professional. Prior to her career in architecture, Thiel was a dancer and choreographer.
Thiel Architecture + Design is an award-winning multi-disciplinary architecture, interior design, planning, and product design firm with offices in CT and NY. The firm’s work focuses on high-end residential design as well as hospitality, contract, and retail projects. Thiel Architecture + Design’s work has been featured in Interior Design, Architype, New York and Connecticut Cottages and Gardens, Connecticut Magazine, Archello, and Fast Company magazines. In 2022, the firm received a Connecticut AIA Excellence award for Interior Architecture. Thiel earned a BA from Penn State University and her Master of Architecture degree from Syracuse University.
