Caterpillar North of Rawson Facility

Caterpillar North of Rawson Facility GRAEF helped develop a space utilization program and provided design services for this new 260,000 SF facility with fabrication shop, warehouse and high density rack storage system. Employee support areas include restrooms, conference rooms, offices, lunch rooms and a medical office. A new central compressed air plant was designed to…

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Caterpillar Fab Shop

Caterpillar Fab Shop Caterpillar (Bucyrus) retained GRAEF to evaluate their existing fab shop and improve the space. The facility was outdated and bottlenecks and inefficiencies were common in the process flow. The fab shop included 12,300 square feet of workstations and 14,000 square feet of staging areas and aisles. GRAEF conducted value stream mapping, gap…

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Coca-Cola Refreshments Bottling Line Expansion

Coca-Cola Refreshments Bottling Line Expansion Coca-Cola Refreshments’ Tampa facility replaced two existing Carbonated Soft Drink (CSD) lines with two new Blow Fill CSD lines. GRAEF was part of a design-build team that designed facility modifications and system enhancements to accommodate the new blow fill lines. GRAEF is provided industrial architecture services and structural, mechanical, electrical,…

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Marquette University The Commons Residence Hall

Marquette University The Commons Residence Hall To meet the demands of the growing student population, Marquette University built a new $108 million, 890-bed residence hall. The new dorm replaced two aging dorms on campus. The 295,000-square-foot facility is u-shaped with two towers, 10 and 13-stories, with an open courtyard, and common areas connecting the towers.…

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St. Augustine Preparatory Academy

St. Augustine Preparatory Academy St. Augustine Preparatory Academy is a new non-denominational Christian school located on an 11-acre campus located on Milwaukee’s South Side. Starting in the 2017-2018 school year, this new $85 million, 160,000-square-foot school will serve 4K-12 students in a student-centered environment where grade levels are grouped together to form individual learning neighborhoods. The…

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Quad/Graphics, Inc. Stacked Press

Quad/Graphics, Inc. Stacked Press Quad/Graphics is the largest privately held printer of magazines, catalogs, books, and commercial materials in North America. GRAEF recently designed Quad/Graphics’ first stacked press line, supporting four automated press units directly above four identical units to save valuable floor space in an existing printing plant. Special consideration was given to the…

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Milwaukee Tool Corporate Headquarters

Milwaukee Tool Corporate Headquarters Milwaukee Tool expanded their corporate headquarters in Brookfield, WI. The new 205,000 square-foot, four-story building connects to their already existing facility allowing simple access throughout the entire building. Their new headquarters features structural and architectural elements that show off Milwaukee Tool and their values including exposed columns and beams with a…

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Laacke & Joys Redevelopment, Bader Rutter Corporate Office

Laacke & Joys Redevelopment, Bader Rutter Corporate Office Wangard Partners developed a spectacular new five-story downtown Milwaukee development at the former Laacke & Joys manufacturing building. An 80,000-square-foot mixed-use building adjoins an existing 25,000-square-foot building originally constructed in 1926. Although extensive repairs were made, much of the original character was maintained by repurposing hardwood floors,…

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Drexel Town Square

Drexel Town Square Drexel Town Square is a new mixed use town center located on the former 85-acre Delphi industrial site in Oak Creek, WI. The City of Oak Creek and WisPark are developing the site for the City which currently lacks a ‘downtown’ area. Drexel Town Square has civic, retail, office, open space, and residential uses. GRAEF…

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Clock Shadow Creamery Building

Clock Shadow Creamery Building A four-story “green” building focused on sustainable building techniques and products was developed on an urban brownfield site in the Walker’s Point neighborhood of Milwaukee. The building houses the Clock Tower Creamery, Wisconsin’s first urban cheese factory and other businesses focused on environmental impact, energy consumption, and wastewater re-use. GRAEF provided site/civil…

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