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A New Chapter Begins with Bloom Hay Dobbs

We are thrilled to announce an exciting new chapter in our journey as Bloom acquired Hay Dobbs. Hay Dobbs has doubled the size of our architectural staff and now operates under the name Bloom Hay Dobbs, marking a significant milestone in our evolution as an architecture firm. 

For over 30 years, Hay Dobbs, led by Gary Hay and Thomas Dobbs, built a stellar reputation providing architecture, urban design, planning, and interiors, fostering strong relationship-based partnerships. Gary and Thomas will continue to remain key leaders throughout this transition and beyond. Their depth of experience and expertise will nurture a diverse new leadership team while staying devoted to customer service.

Bloom Hay Dobbs brand represents more than just a name change. It embodies our shared vision in the industry. As we integrate Hay Dobbs’ robust architecture, urban design, and planning expertise with Bloom’s established architecture and engineering services, we create a vibrant tapestry of creativity, innovation, and client-focused solutions.

Check us out at Bloom Companies, LLC to read more about the merger here

Please note our new contact information below.

Gary Hay

ghay@bloomcos.com

612.396.3843

Thomas Dobbs

tdobbs@bloomcos.com

612.298.0519

New London Educational Learning Center Nearing Completion

Scheduled for completion in July the project will be ready for the 2024-2025 school year. The New London Educational Learning Center will serve a strong need in west-central Minnesota. This 28,000 square foot facility will provide classroom, life skills, recreation and support facilities for Setting Four students from partner school districts in the greater community.…

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Minneapolis Fire Station #1

New Fire Station Replaces the City’s oldest Fire Station. The City of Minneapolis hired trusted design partner Hay Dobbs to program, space plan, and represent the City in the development of a new Fire Station #1 to serve downtown Minneapolis. The Station will fit into the lower levels of a full block, mixed use development…

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SouthWest Transit Headquarters and Garage Addition Completed

This 91,000 sf facility provides office space, driver support space, garage and maintenance space to support the operations of SouthWest Transit. Hay Dobbs completed this work in a phased approach to maintain operational continuity and integrity while improving the overall function of the facility. About SouthWest Transit In 1986, the SouthWest Minneapolis suburbs of Chaska,…

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Anoka Ramsey Community College Library Completed

Hay Dobbs was selected by Anoka Ramsey Community College from over twelve competing proposals to design the renovation of the Library and the College Services Suites on the Coon Rapids Campus. Construction is now completed on the Library and the transformed facility is open to the community. The space is robustly infused with technology and spaces…

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Hay Dobbs wins a third University of Minnesota Project

Hay Dobbs was recently selected by the University of Minnesota to design teaching and learning space on the St. Paul Campus. The project will be done for the College of Food, Sciences and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS) https://www.cfans.umn.edu/about/about-college, specifically the Department of Agricultural Education. The project will be known as the CHS Teaching and Learning…

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