The Lone Tree Community Wellness Center, located on the town?s main thoroughfare, will serve as a gathering place for this town of 1,400 people, not unlike the elm tree for which it is named. As a valuable community resource, the building deepens residents? roots and encourages the town?s growth.

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Architects: Neumann Monson Architects

Location: Lone Tree, Iowa, United States

Contractor: McComas Lacina Construction

Structural Engineer: Raker Rhodes Engineering

Mep Engineer: West Plains Engineering

Civil Engineer: HBK Engineering

Area: 22000.0 ft2

Project Year: 2018

Photographs: Integrated Studio
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Text description provided by the architects. The Lone Tree Community Wellness Center, located on the town?s main thoroughfare, will serve as a gathering place for this town of 1,400 people, not unlike the elm tree for which it is named. As a valuable community resource, the building deepens residents? roots and encourages the town?s growth.

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The project originated with the Lone Tree Community School District?s need for a wrestling room and full-sized gym. The wrestling team operated from a poorly-insulated metal building while the basketball team squeezed into an undersized space next door. The Architect had designed school additions for the District twice in the past, so this project continued a wel...