Cultural
Milwaukee County Zoo Adventure Africa Hippo Haven
Milwaukee County Zoo Adventure Africa Hippo Haven Hippo Haven is the second phase of a two part development – Adventure Africa – at the Milwaukee County Zoo. The project represents the largest physical change to the award-winning zoo since it opened in 1961. Adventure Africal transforms 25% of the zoo’s footprint. Phase I included a…
Read MoreChrist Church Mequon
Christ Church Mequon GRAEF electrical engineers provided design services for a 35,000 square foot addition to Christ Church in Mequon, WI. The project featured a multi-venue worship and community gathering space. The electrical service design was developed to accommodate the new addition and look toward the future to another venue yet to be constructed. The…
Read MoreMilwaukee Symphony Orchestra Grand Theater
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Grand Theater After being a tenant in another building since its founding, in 2015 the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra purchased the building that is now its new home. A diamond in the rough best describes the original state of the new home of the world class Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Originally completed in 1931…
Read MoreMilwaukee Art Museum Cudahy Gardens
Milwaukee Art Museum Cudahy Gardens GRAEF worked with Dan Kiley on the development of this public space at the Milwaukee Art Museum. The entrance plaza is roughly 450 feet by 50 feet and is constructed entirely of granite cobbles and pavers. The entry stairs are bisected at acute angles by sloping accessible walkways. This plaza…
Read MoreMuseum of Wisconsin Art
Museum of Wisconsin Art The Museum of Wisconsin Art opened a beautiful 33,000 square foot, two-story museum along the Milwaukee River in West Bend. The building takes on the triangular shape of its 1.5 acre site on relocated Veterans Avenue. The building fits this site specifically, even following the slight curve of the river with…
Read MoreCaterpillar Heritage Building
Caterpillar Heritage Building The expansion and renovation of the Caterpillarexisting facility in South Milwaukee was completed over a three year period covering 234,000 square feet. GRAEF completed a Master Plan/Study for Caterpillar’s Heritage Building and provided all professional design and construction services, including specialized façade services. This fast-track project was phased to allow design and…
Read MoreWisconsin Exposition Center
Wisconsin Exposition Center The Wisconsin Exposition Center is the largest single exhibit hall in Wisconsin, and one of the largest facilities of its kind in the Midwest. The facility is located on the grounds of Wisconsin State Fair Park, six miles west of downtown Milwaukee. The facility replaces five smaller exposition buildings on site that…
Read MoreWade House Historic Site Visitor Center and Wesley Jung Carriage Museum
Wade House Historic Site Visitor Center and Wesley Jung Carriage Museum The Wade House historic site, owned and operated by the Wisconsin Historical Society opened a new $12 million Visitor Center and Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum. The Visitor Center has a multi-tiered orientation to the historic site and a museum store, café and ticketing.…
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Milwaukee Art Museum The Milwaukee Art Museum’s expansion project is an important anchor of the City of Milwaukee’s current cultural renaissance. GRAEF provided structural and site/civil engineering as well as associate landscape architecture for this world-class art museum addition. GRAEF also performed initial environmental site studies and obtained permits in this unique, lakebed site. The…
Read MoreThe Wisconsin Center
The Wisconsin Center Downtown Milwaukee’s state-of-the-art convention facility, is a design-build project which highlights GRAEF’s expertise in innovative structural design. The building is three levels and covers a four-square-block area. The third level exhibit space is large enough to hold two 747s airplanes or 550 city buses and is accessible to semi-trailer trucks for loading…
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