Coover-Clark & Associates is the Architect of Record for thebank building. It also was hired to design three similar bankfacilities. The firm's marching orders were to design efficientservice areas that include loan servicing, records management, wiretransfer banking and other specialized business areas.

"We are very proud of our new banking facility and appreciatethe benefits of a well-designed and spacious building," says AlanParker, president of the Arvada Guaranty Bank branch.

In addition to coordinating all of the municipal approvalsneeded for the new building, Coover-Clark worked closely with theclient to coordinate the building's exterior finishes with theoverall site development. "Blending our design objectives with theaesthetic requirements of Arvada Ridge required a lot of time andeffort," says Dick Walter, executive vice president of GuarantyBank.