This residence overlooks the Mississippi River near Guttenberg, Iowa.  The design enhances the views up and down the river with large expanses of glass.  Designed in 2017, the construction of this residence is only recently completed.

As a client of Accord Architecture back in the days when he led Winnebago Industries, John V. Hanson hired Accord for his own residence on the south shore of Clear Lake.  Because of Mr. Hanson’s love of sailing, he commissioned Accord to design a residence that renovated the cottage with a nautical theme. A few years later....

Throughout Iowa, Accord Architecture is recognized as a leader int he delivery of historic renovation and adaptive reuse projects.  This trend continued as Accord provided design services on Mason City’s downtown Parker Opera House, originally constructed in 1883.  In the 1990’s, Accord designed the Central Park Dentistry on the main level of this building for the same owner.  The project scope included historic rehabilitation....

After writing a grant request and receiving good news of funding in 2012, Manning Community Services, Inc. and the Manning Section 202 Board of Directors hired Accord Architecture to bring their dream of building a low-income apartment complex in the city limits of Manning.  Two houses were removed on property contiguous to each other in order to clear property, but the site's slope created a number of challenges for a facility that serves some elderly residents...