GCA Wins AIA Wisconsin Awards
Shechem Urban Loft Shechem won a 2024 AIA Wisconsin Honor Award, the highest distinction given to a project by AIA Wisconsin, indicating overall excellence. GCA enjoyed working closely with Hope Street and everyone involved in creating this community beacon. Margaret Cavenagh, one of the jury members for the awards, stated, "The pre-cast walls do a nice job framing the building and settling it into its context while the courtyard creates a transition from street
Idyll Coffee to bring new life to long-vacant office building in East Tosa
Since 2018, at least three proposals have been submitted and subsequently rejected for the two-story, 14,700-square-foot building at 6330 W. North Ave. However, a successful proposal was presented to the city in 2023 to transform the building into Idyll Coffee Roasters, a coffee shop, roasting facility and community hub. And that plan is moving forward. Behind the project are two couples: Karen Kurgan and Peter Sohnle and Dave and Amy Tamburrino. They’ve enlisted Galbraith
Progress report: Valentine Coffee’s new roastery building
Valentine Coffee has moved its roasting operation to a new building, where it has considerably more space, and the move also sets the stage for the expansion of the company’s original cafe on Vliet Street.
Pipsqueak Wine to bring convivial community retail space & wine bar to East Tosa
Pipsqueak Wine – a new retail shop and wine bar – is slated to open in the former Queen Star hair salon at 6410 W North Ave. In fact, if all goes well, the family-owned business could be open as soon as early June.
DNR INVITES PUBLIC TO LAPHAM LODGE GROUNDBREAKING
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Friends of Lapham Peak Unit, Kettle Moraine State Forest, Inc. invite the public to join them on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Kettle Moraine State Forest – Lapham Peak Unit for the groundbreaking of Lapham Lodge. Lapham Lodge, a planned new building at Lapham Peak’s most popular trailhead, will serve as a year-round, public gathering space. It will include a large open concept gathering
Future 50 Company: Galbraith Carnahan Architects
Wauwatosa | Founded: 2012 Industry: Architecture and engineering Employees: 12 Galbraith Carnahan Architects designs buildings for office, residential, hospitality and multifamily projects. How has your company navigated the challenges of the past few years? Joe Galbraith, partner: “One of our biggest challenges has been the tight labor market. We have overcome these challenges by engaging with UW-Milwaukee’s School of Architecture and Urban Planning, building a reputation among the student body to attract top candidates.” Where do you see
GCA Earns Bronze At Milwaukee Magazine’s Home & Design Awards
Milwaukee Magazine hosted their Home and Design awards for 2023. The beautiful winning projects showcased the best of Milwaukee’s vibrant design community. These architects, remodelers, designers and decorators were honored at an awards reception at the Milwaukee Athletic Club on Tuesday, Sept. 19. The finalists were selected from over 100 entries by a prestigious panel of judges: Elizabeth Rees, founder of Chasing Paper; Mary Walgren, Interior Design Department Chair at Milwaukee Area Technical College;
Sushi Yuki Sets Opening Date
Galbraith Carnahan Architects helped bring this promising sushi restaurant from setback to success. The time-worn building was deemed unfit for the purpose. So Koh and Kim, owners of Sushi Yuki, made the decision to raze the building and pursue new construction on the property. The original building was demolished in 2019 and, although the new building was erected, plans stalled again in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From there, Koh
Work Underway On The Westerly
PEWAUKEE, WI – A major development near one of the village’s busiest intersections will focus on senior living and senior care in a four-story complex featuring 138 apartment units that developers say will tie into the neighborhood. The Westerly Pewaukee, across from Meadow Creek Market shopping center off Highway 164 just north of Capitol Drive, has begun construction on a 4.7-acre parcel under a partnership with Matter Development, ICAP Development and Koru Health.
New Cafe And Roastery Coming To Wauwatosa
A new café is set to move into a vacant office building in Wauwatosa. Idyll Coffee Roasters is a women-owned café and coffee roastery, locally sourcing its menu, which includes baked goods, sandwiches and breakfast items, its proposal to the city says.
BizTimes: Mayor’s Design Awards
Galbraith Carnahan Architects, an award-winning architecture firm, wins a Mayor's Design Award for the North Avenue Market in WI.
The Daily Reporter: North Avenue Market Named A Top Project Of 2022
Commercial Architects at GCA transform a bank into a community food hall and community gathering space in Wauwatosa, WI
