Patriot's Bank, headquartered in Garnett, Kansas, purchased a local bank in Gardner, Kansas.  Having selected a general contractor that CP&A had previously worked with on multiple projects, Patriot's Bank contacted CP&A to provide planning, design and construction services for the new improvements.

The existing bank building had a "dated" exterior design.  Although Patriot's Bank used the interior layout as is with only minor modifications, they desired to upgrade the outside appearance because of its prominent corner location at the intersection of Gardner 's two most heavily traveled streets.  They also made significant site improvements including a new 12-vehicle parking lot and a new drive-up ATM.

CP&A worked closely with Patriots Bank to resolve the site improvements, which were very challenging because of the tight site dimensions and existing curb cuts.  In addition to the new parking lot and ATM, new concrete curb and gutters and new paving were installed along with new landscape plantings.  When the final site layout was achieved, CP&A submitted the site plan and supporting documents for City review and approval, prior to issuing the construction permit.

The exterior building changes also proved to be a challenge.  The primary goal was to change the roof design and construct the new roof over the existing one.  Working with the general contractor, CP&A developed a design that did not require removing the existing roof, and still provided the necessary structural connections when attaching to the existing building.  The new roof also incorporated coverage of the existing drive-up window and the new remote drive-up kiosk.

The new finish roof material is a copper-like, sloping standing seam metal.  New gutters and downspouts were fabricated from the same copper-like metal.  The existing exterior stone walls, which blended with the copper-like metal, were cleaned and retained.  New building signage completed the exterior transformation.