We can rebuilt it. Make it bigger, younger and prettier than it was.
Work revamping the façade of the Exchange Building, 33314 Grand River Ave., is set to begin later this spring or early this summer. The project calls for replacing the existing façade of the old home of the Farmington Downtown Development Authority with one that is more in character with what the building's late 19th Century origins. And that will be a welcome change to the face of downtown.
"It's pretty dumpy. It's not real nice," says Steven Schneemann, owner S3 Architecture, the firm that is designing the project.
The downtown Farmington-based architecture firm will use historic photographs and reclaimed brick to bring 
the façade back to its former glory. The new face of the one-story building will also be made to look like it has two stories. "Sort of like a Hollywood set," Schneemann says.
The idea is to eventually add a second floor to the 1,500-square-foot building, which was originally built to be the Farmington Exchange Bank. The project will completely replace the front and back facades and also renovate the interior office space.
Source: Steven Schneemann, owner S3 Architecture
Writer: Jon Zemke
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