Swaim Associates has a wide variety of experience in commercial projects.

a thru z

$3.2 Million, 50,000 S.F., Completed in 2004

Contact : Phil Swaim

Phase 1 of a 120,000 s.f. master planned manufacturing/warehousing complex in Rita Ranch, the A thru Z facility encompasses 30,000 s.f. of light manufacturing space, 5,000 s.f. of administration offices, and 15,000 s.f. of manufacturing/warehousing shell space. Completed in 2004 for $3.24 million, this facility came in at just under $65 / s.f. - extremely cost effective for the current marketplace. Phase 2 of the complex is planned to be completed by 2007 with the final phase slated for 2010.

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beach fleischman office building

$3.9 Million, 42,000 S.F., Completed 2004

Contact : Phil Swaim and Tim Smith

This design/build project combined the requirements of joint building owners in a 42,000 s.f. masonry office. The project responds to its surrounding historical context and scenic corridor requirements while maximizing the potential of the site.

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swaim associates ltd. t.i.

$34,000, 3500 S.F., Completed in 2002

Contact : Phil Swaim

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pusch ridge

$3.5 Million, 27,500 S.F., Completed in 2001

Contact : Phil Swaim

This design/build project includes a 9,000 s.f. state-of-the-art day care facility and a Class A 20,000 s.f. office building in Oro Valley, Arizona. The buildings are sited to capture views of nearby Pusch Ridge and open out to a central plaza that focuses upon an interactive public art fountain. Each building, in turn, focuses inward on their own inner courtyards. The standing seam copper roofs provide a welcome contrast to the surrounding mission tile roofs that dominate the valley.

Among other features, the day care facility is outfitted throughout with internet connections and cameras so that parents can log-on the day care website and “visit” their children from wherever they are any time throughout the day.

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vantran operations

9.4 Acres, 32,000 S.F., Completed 1998

Contact : Ed Marley

An administrative headquarters and vehicle maintenance facility for Tucson's paratransit service. Combining administrative offices and vehicle maintenance in the same building presented a challenge. Swaim Associates responded by tailoring the mechanical and electrical systems to meet the differing hours and working environments of these two groups. The building contains break rooms, locker rooms, and outdoor employee recreation area, and a childcare center for the employees' use. Light vehicle maintenance is conducted in six bays, with parking, fueling, and van washing on site.

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advanced ceramics research

Contact : Ed Marley

This cutting edge facility houses laboratories and manufacturing space for the development of high technology ceramic products and provides office space for executives and staff. Field inspection of existing equipment, including rapid prototype machines, CNC equipment , hot presses and machine shop equipment, was performed to ensure that all pieces are properly accommodated. Process piping for deionized water, nitrogen and argon gasses, compressed air and natural gas run throughout the manufacturing area. Isolation pads are used under the equipment to minimize vibration transfer through the facility.

The office area includes private offices, an open office space with systems furniture and a large conference room. While security is a major concern within this industry, the design incorporates the necessary systems while projecting an open and welcoming presence.

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ft lowell office building

$650,000, 14,000 S.F., Completed in 1986

Contact : Phil Swaim

Maximum site utilization and building area were achieved by creating a larger upper floor which projects beyond the smaller ground floor, thus creating covered parking and pedestrian areas and allowing additional site landscaping. The resulting elongated, view-oriented upper floor facade consists of a structural, glazed space frame. A glassed-in atrium provides light to the upper floor lobby and common conference room.

By the innovative use of standard, economical building methods and materials, the design departs from the conventional image of the Tucson small office building, yet achieves this within a comparable budget.

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international holdings, inc. office building

$ 1.8 Million, 28,000 S.F., Completed 1984

Contact : Phil Swaim

To produce distinctive office space with maximum orientation to mountain views on the North and to utilize the difficult site to its highest potential. Maximum parking, and thus a greater building area, was achieved by utilizing space beneath the building.

By responding to the sloping site, an additional office floor was made possible on the more desirable step-backed, balconied, north facing wing. Circulation is oriented around a day lit, landscaped atrium.

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western savings & loan

$1.1 Million, Completed in 1979

Contact : Phil Swaim

A small branch banking office which also houses regional executive offices, the inverted mirrored pyramid is a functional response to the greater area imposed by the upper floor and the owner's desire to achieve a unique visual image - a single, strongly-identifiable form. Glass corridors bridge between the masonry stair towers and the second floor. The drive-thru teller lane tunnels through the base. A space-framed skylight allows natural light to penetrate a central atrium to the ground level banking floor.

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craycroft professional associates dental offices

Contact : Phil Swaim

This 12,000 square foot building houses six separate practices including general dentistry (four suites), orthodontics and periodontics. Each suite includes reception/waiting spaces, exam rooms, x-ray rooms, offices and laboratories. Exam rooms are equipped with nitrous oxide and oxygen as well as standard dental equipment. Mechanical equipment such as vacuum units and air compressors are located in a basement level to minimize noise.

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everett, bury, moeller law offices

Contact : Phil Swaim

An office bulding for a six-member law firm, all facilities are functionally oriented around a central work core to maximize efficiency and minimize duplication of staff facilities. Spaces formed by the office modules define individual lanscaped courtyards. Stucco finished masses, deeply recessed openings and rough timber beams provide a regional character.

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