Landscape Architecture
MSOE Viets Field
MSOE Viets Field Viets Field, an NCAA Division III competition field for soccer, lacrosse and club sports, is home to MSOE men’s and women’s soccer and lacrosse and provides outdoor practice space to other teams and clubs on campus. GRAEF was part of a collaborative design team responsible for the design and engineering of a…
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MSOE Viets Tower The MSOE Viets Tower project is a $37 million expansion and renovation of an existing 13 story residence hall and living-learning community from 1965. The new structure was a two-way concrete flat slab with concrete shear walls. A wind study on the existing building was completed to reduce the expansion joint size…
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MSOE Diercks Hall Dwight and Dian Diercks Computational Science Hall is the new home to Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE)’s Computer Science students. The 81,000-square-foot, four-story building features a 125 underground parking stalls, 256-seat auditorium, six contemporary classrooms, eight innovative teaching laboratories, 32 faculty and staff offices and 18,000 square feet of underground parking. Long-span…
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Children’s Wisconsin Skywalk Building The Children’s Wisconsin Skywalk Building enhances family access to emergency services by relocating the entrance to the front of the hospital. The two-story, 155,000 SF facility includes critical healthcare components like the Emergency Department and Level 1 Trauma Center, a pediatric transport center, and a retail pharmacy. The project features a…
Read MoreDrexel Town Square Wetland Park
Drexel Town Square Wetland Park Drexel Town Square is a new mixed-use town center on the 85-acre site of the former Delphi automotive parts factory in Oak Creek. Oak Creek is an auto-dependent suburb of Milwaukee that currently lacks a ‘downtown’ area. Drexel Town Square will house civic, retail, office, open space, and residential use,…
Read MoreRiver Trails School Urban Forest
River Trails School Urban Forest River Trail School of Agriculture and Science, a school within the Milwaukee Public School (MPS) system, caters to a diverse community of approximately 400 K-8 students located on the Northwest side of Milwaukee. Renowned for its commitment to fostering excellence in agricultural sciences education from kindergarten through eighth grade, River…
Read MoreSouth Milwaukee High School Field Redevelopment
South Milwaukee High School Field Redevelopment South Milwaukee High School made upgrades to revitalize its athletic fields, igniting excitement among the district and community. Due to inadequate drainage, suboptimal soil conditions, and the cumulative impact of regular use over the years, renovation efforts were completed on the natural grass fields dedicated to football, baseball, and…
Read MoreCarl Sandburg High School Baseball Field
Carl Sandburg High School Baseball Field Tasked with developing the reconstruction plans for the varsity baseball field at a high school, the GRAEF design team went to work! The new field is surfaced with artificial turf and an underlying drainage layer to convey storm water flows, making it easier to take the field after adverse…
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Historic Third Ward Riverwalk The Third Ward section of Milwaukee’s Riverwalk promotes greater pedestrians access to downtown as well as provides artistry to the junction of built and natural environments. In 2005 Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward celebrated the opening of the riverwalk, stretching along the Milwaukee River for three-quarters of a mile. GRAEF was selected…
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333 Water 333 N. Water Street will be a 31-story luxury residential high-rise, the first located in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward neighborhood. The building is expected to create 333 new luxury rental units alongside over 22,000 feet of indoor and outdoor amenities. The units will be finished with floor-to-ceiling windows, quartz counters, a fitness center,…
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