Entries by Elefant

Shinola Hotel

The revitalization of Detroit is very important to us and we are proud and excited to announce this new project. The Shinola Hotel, a renovation of a building on Woodward bringing a new experience to downtown with the help of Bedrock. IDS will be designing the mechanical, electrical and plumbing aspects of the project. Read […]

Bio Engineering Facility

Echoes of Michigan State University‚Äôs Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum resonate inside the university’s new $60.8 million Bio Engineering Facility. That’s no coincidence. Integrated Design Solutions, of Troy, designed both buildings. Stainless steel walls and decorative glass greet people the moment they walk into the 130,000 square-foot research complex. The three-year project was unveiled to the […]

AIA Detroit Awards

The Celebration of Architecture is more than just an extravagant party that gives thanks and free drinks to great minds and amazing firms for their work around the world but also the Celebration is a rigid award ceremony presenting to the most prestigious firms. IDS was awarded an AIA Detroit Building Honor Award and we are proud to […]

Brewing and Distillation Technology

IDS recently completed our first Brewery and Distillation Facility at a College or University. This project was completed at Schoolcraft College, where a new brewing program has been introduced to the College. This program is available to students this fall and pictures of the new facility to come. More on the project scope to come. Read below for information about the program: […]

Utica Community Schools Bond

Our work at UCS has improved safety and security as well as improved learning environments. We encourage communities to follow in Utica’s foot steps to better improve education for their children. IDS has recently been focused on constructing two new auxiliary gymnasiums at Davis and Malow Junior High School along with other numerous projects in the past. Read more here

INNOVATION: DESIGN THAT IMPROVES SAFETY

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) received a Hardware Innovation of the Year award following a $2.5M upgrade to the climate testing cell at the Chrysler Technology Center in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The upgrade was a brand-new Burke Porter four-wheel-drive dynamometer installed by Integrated Design Solutions (IDS). ‚ÄúWe have installed a number of dyno‚Äôs over the years, but this […]

2016 AIA MICHIGAN AWARDS

Friday night, IDS was awarded a 2016 AIA Michigan Building Award and a 2016 AIA Michigan Interiors Award, both for projects we’ve done at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The American Institute of Architects Michigan holds an Honor Awards Celebration annually and established its awards program to bring to public attention the value […]