Convivium Urban Farmstead Adaptive Reuse Project Location: Dubuque, Iowa Completed: Summer 2017 Size: 15,500 sq. ft. Convivium Urban Farmstead began when a local couple purchased a pair of abandoned 1920’s greenhouses on the economically depressed north end of Dubuque. Their vision for the structures was to turn them into an operating urban farm that could teach neighborhood…
The Bindery Historic Preservation Architecture Project Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Status: Completed December 2020 Size: 8,475 sq. ft. Awards: 2021 Mayor’s Design Award, Top Projects Award 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,…
Log Cabin Galbraith Carnahan’s Office Project Location: Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Size: 4,500 sq. ft. Awards: 2021 Reconstruction Silver Winner GCA had been outgrowing its former studio space when it acquired a vacant lot with plans to construct a new building for their growing studio. While making plans for a new building, a unique opportunity presented itself…
Fiddleheads Coffee Menomonee Falls Coffee Shop Architecture Project Location: Menomonee Falls, WI Status: Completed 2019 Size: 3,500 sq. ft. Building off of their successful brand retooling at the Grafton location, the Fiddleheads crew undertook the rehabilitation of the Historic Koehler-Zahn House in Menomonee Falls. The Queen Anne styled structure was built in 1893 and had most recently seen…