The site was the campus of a small, hidden-away art school in Door County, Wisconsin. With a need to expand and increase their visibility, local artists found a way to allow the school to affordably acquire the large adjacent property to the north which fronted on the Bayshore Highway along which all Door County travel flows. The...
The genesis of this project was the convergence of two disparate interests within the community. A developer had purchased the historic 1921 Underwood Log Home constructed by a founding family of Wauwatosa Wisconsin. He was orchestrating its demolition to utilize the PUD zoning of the property. Meanwhile, a professional service firm nearby was analyzing the...
The building at 347 Ward Street in Milwaukee’s Bay View neighborhood was the type of structure that is nearly invisible to the undiscerning passerby. Windowless, and last renovated in 1973, the building disappeared into the context of the more vibrant neighborhood surrounding it. The multi-generational family book bindery inside had slowed production and was closing...
Located in Milwaukee’s 5th Ward, the existing, historic Louis Bass building is a Cream City Brick, heavy timber construction. The scope of the project is two-fold, adapting the historic building into an apartment and creating an addition to the South. The entire building will be housing with the addition seamlessly integrating with the historic portion. Keeping...
Trestle Park is a public park located in the Third Ward neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. It is situated on the Milwaukee River near the site of the former Chicago & Northwestern Railway trestle bridge. Most of the property had previously been occupied by a railroad right of way, including an iron trestle structure that...
