Carroll University has started an initiative to restore and rehabilitate many of the original campus buildings that maintain historical relevance. Ganfield Gymnasium is one such building; erected in dedication to the memory of the President of Carroll College during the 1920s and 1930s, William A. Ganfield. It has a full-size court with a suspended floor structure encircling it supported with a reinforced original roof structure.
First Immanuel Lutheran needed new classroom space for 4K-5th grade, a courtyard, and a large group classroom. In order to accomplish this, the project demolished part of the existing building for the courtyard while creating a new addition around the demolished space. This provided a challenge in the phasing of the project, as the addition could not close off the courtyard until the demolition was complete.
This 42,000 square foot, 4-story building was designed to serve the expanding needs of Marquette University’s high-demand Physician’s Assistant program. This building includes office spaces, large amphitheater-style classrooms, conference rooms, locker/shower areas, student and faculty lounges, and simulation rooms for OR, Trauma, Examination, ICU, and Inpatient services. The front of the building uses cantilevered elements to support the heavy exterior brick creating an eye-catching front entryway.
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This 68,000 square foot, 2-story project created 9 new classroom spaces as well as a new art room, cafeteria, storage area, and main entrance for the High School. Students can find a new wood, metals, transportation, and robotics lab as part of this addition, and more space was also created for the front offices, kitchen, and district offices.
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The expansion of the south-end of the existing building included a single-story addition with new classroom space, reception area, workroom, restrooms, and a large gathering space. These meeting spaces were designed with future worship space and education expansions in mind, as this project is but one phase of a multi-phase expansion plan.
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This 90,000 square-foot, 3-story building provides ample space for De Pere's students from pre-K through 8th grade. Key features include a large glass entry atrium and an elevated glass "box" in the northwest corner containing the library and art room. This project was designed to maximize the learning space for the students, and also allow for cross-classroom collaboration and instruction.
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This building addition provided much needed classroom space, a large Gathering Area as well as necessary support spaces. An efficient structural system of steel bar joist supported by cold-formed steel stud bearing walls was utilized.
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This project seeks to revitalize an early-1900s campus with an expansion to provide class space for music and art, a new gymnasium, new library space, and a large STEM classroom. The project also includes a renovation to the existing building, which will provide three additional classroom spaces for the school.
This project created a new 3,000 square foot commercial kitchen with a 2,700 square foot basement below for Nourish Farms. Nourish partners with local farms to create hands-on educational opportunities for kids, as well as providing healthy food options for families, to encourage their community to eat nutritionally and support local agricultural businesses.
This addition to an existing church provided the congregation with a new, state of the art Worship Space, large gathering space and classrooms necessary for the growing membership. Structural systems included cold-formed steel trusses, a composite structural steel and concrete floor system and braced structural steel frames to support the large curtainwall systems.
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Through adaptive reuse of the existing warehouse the building was opened for Escuela Verde, a charter school for students in grades 7 through 12. The staff help students collaborate with their community, develop biliteracy and honor linguistic/cultural identities.
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With six classrooms, a computer lab, online testing center, and a large conference room this 8,600 square foot renovation brings the history of Central Tool house together with Lakeshore Technical College’s accredited career programs to provide a one-of-a-kind learning environment.
This project expanded the rear of the school to create a large cafeteria, art classroom with kiln, and ample storage spaces for the art and music classrooms as well as the kitchen. A new vestibule connects the cafeteria with the existing gymnasium. Along with this expansion, this project also included a remodel of the main entrance giving Westlawn Elementary a new “face” in the community.
This new 36,000 square foot facility is home to students pre-K through 8th grade as well as First Steps Child Care Center. The project helped create ample classroom spaces across all grade levels as well as a gym, commons area with a stage, a library, and art/music classrooms. Just inside the beautiful entryway you can find an open lobby area with access to offices and staff space as well as a large kitchen and conference room.
These two elementary schools were given large, identical additions to their existing buildings. The expansion created a large gymnasium as well as new spaces for art, music, special education, and 4K classrooms. The new construction also adds a new kitchen space and office/security space for the school staff.
