For two decades, Melanie has gravitated towards projects that have a dramatic impact on the health and welfare of individuals, from treatment facilities that serve the most complicated mental health cases to social services centers where people feeling vulnerable are looking for help and dignity. Always seeing the people beyond the buildings, she gains an in-depth knowledge of the programming and nuances to create effective and impactful environments.
Melanie Baumhover
AIA, LEED® AP
Principal
651.290.1988
msbaumhover@bwbr.com
Joined BWBR in 2001
Named Principal in 2018
“Buildings and spaces have a great capacity for making lives easier or harder, better or worse. I love taking part in creating visions that people have for future spaces. What a wonderful gift to be invited to help envision and implement those future spaces. One project at a time, I strive to make the world better for others.”
Projects
MercyOne North Iowa Medical CenterBehavioral Health Unit Expansion and RenovationRegions Hospital
Family Birth CenterSRF Consulting Group
Headquarters Office RelocationMinnesota Department of Transportation
Maintenance Facility & District HeadquartersMinnesota Correctional Facility–Lino LakesMinnesota Department of Human Services
Minnesota Security Hospital Expansion and Renovation, Phase IMinnesota Department of Human Services
Minnesota Security Hospital Expansion and Renovation, Phase IIMinnesota Department of Human Services
Minnesota Sex Offender Facility ExpansionThe Family Partnership
New Social Services Headquarters RelocationCLUES (Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio)
Social Service Agency Office Building ExpansionYMCA Twin Cities
Southdale YMCAWashington DSHS
Maple Lane Community Behavioral Health CampusMayo Clinic
Generose Building, Psychiatry & Psychology Master Plan and Remodeling