Klondike Cheese Dry Storage Addition Update

After a recent cream room addition and a remodel of 3 silos, Klondike Cheese Company has again selected Kraemer Brothers to construct its latest addition. This 16,500 square foot project consists of a single story, dry storage and shipping office addition to the existing Klondike Cheese plant. This addition will also have an exterior knock-out panel, which can be used for expanding onto the building in the future. Using a 550 ton crane, telescopic boom lifts, and our unmatched expertise, Kraemer Brothers’ crews installed the exterior precast concrete walls with precision, enclosing the structure for interior concrete floor pours, once the underground MEPs are installed. When completed, this addition will grow Klondike Cheese’s facility to over 241,000 square feet! 

Sauk Prairie Police Station

CIVIC & COMMUNITY PORTFOLIO

SAUK PRAIRIE POLICE STATION

Prairie du Sac, WI

Overview

ARCHITECT

MSA Professional Services, Inc.

Square Footage

27,500

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SAUK PRAIRIE POLICE STATION

Municipal Building

Given the continuing growth of the Sauk City and Prairie do Sac Communities, the need for a new police station was long overdue. This new facility features police personnel offices, community conference rooms, exercise & wellness areas, evidence processing rooms, and a large indoor parking garage. Using a butterfly-style roof and clerestory windows, natural daylighting shines into the briefing and walking corridors. Decorative natural stone and brick cover the exterior, intermixed with burnt orange metal siding and blue fascia, broadcasting a premium look to the new building. Providing an energy efficient touch, Kraemer Brothers constructed three rainwater retention ponds, implemented electric vehicle chargers, while also installing photovoltaic solar panels covering the entire garage roof, creating an abundance of electricity for this building. Security features of this building include bullet-resistant wall panels, doors and frames, a locking gate system, limited access doors, and security cameras.

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From the Client

Kraemer Brothers is a well-run organization. We worked with the same team throughout the planning, budgeting, and construction process. They were effective communicators, responsive and professional. The work performed by Kraemer Brothers crews and subcontractors was outstanding. Our new building is beautiful and will serve our needs for decades. It was an honor to work with the entire Kraemer Brothers team and I highly recommend them.

Josh Sherman
Chief of Police | Sauk Prairie Police Department

Burnett County Public Safety Facility Breaking Ground

The new Public Safety Facility in Siren, WI hosted its groundbreaking ceremony on June 8th. This project encompasses a large addition and partial remodel to the current Burnett County Government Center. A total of 68,000 square feet, this facility will feature 92 beds, a drive-through sally port, sheriff, deputy, and detective offices, an expanded dispatch center, and security upgrades. The addition is constructed of precast concrete panels around the jail portion and 3 shades of decorative concrete brick around the office area, seamlessly matching the existing facility. Greatly benefiting the sheriffs, county administration, and jail support staff, this building will keep the essential services all under one roof.

Weldcorp Manufacturing

INDUSTRIAL PORTFOLIO

Weldcorp Manufacturing

DeForest, WI

Overview

ARCHITECT

Jewell Associates Engineers, Inc.

Square Footage

27,250

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WELDCORP MANUFACTURING

New Facility

WeldCorp Manufacturing, a family-owned structural steel welding and fabricating firm, quickly outgrew their current facility and needed a larger area for their operations. This manufacturing facility features a large fabricating and warehouse area with office and mezzanine space and has been designed for future expansion. Using conventional structural steel and miscellaneous metal components manufactured by WeldCorp itself, this building is extra special. The bulk of the exterior of the building consists of metal panels, with the exception of decorative split-face concrete block around the office portion. With Kraemer Brothers’ unique capability to perform the concrete, steel, masonry, and carpentry work for this project, the project was able to move along at a rapid pace, while keeping the quality and craftsmanship we are known for.

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New Kickapoo Schools Project

After an approved referendum and a lengthy selection process, Kraemer Brothers was awarded the Aquatics Renovation Project for the Kickapoo Area School District located in Viola, Wisconsin. This project encompasses remodeling existing space in the building to include locker rooms, a multi-purpose room, and a natatorium. Starting in the middle of March, Kraemer Brothers has been at work demolishing the team locker room area as well as the pool deck. After 2 weeks of demolition, the rough underground MEP systems will be installed with a new concrete slab being poured in the team locker room while the pool will continue to be demolished until we are able to back-fill the multi-purpose room area. Once finished, the new 43’ x 38’ pool and 1,600 square foot multi-purpose room will be open for the community to use for wrestling competitions and practices, exercise classes, community meetings, activity training, and scheduled events. 

Promega Kepler Center Taking Shape

After months of pouring footings and foundations at Promega’s distribution and logistics facility, the Kepler Center Expansion is starting to take shape with structural steel under way, along with the mezzanine and metal roof decking. The Kepler Center, originally finished in Fall of 2015, was designed and built for future expansion. On the heels of recent major growth, Promega finalized their expansion plans, which resulted in a 196,500 square foot expansion to the existing 126,500 square foot building.  Once complete, the project will total nearly 323,000 square feet or nearly 7.5 acres of floor space! The new expansion includes additional Vertical Lift Modules (VLM’s), a large freezer farm room, and an enormous warehouse space for fixed and mobile high bay racking systems.  This expansion will allow Promega to continue with their growing product lines of kit assembling, packaging, and shipping internationally and domestically.

Woodland Crest

RETAIL PORTFOLIO

Woodland Crest Retail Development

Waunakee, WI

Overview

ARCHITECT

Gary Brink & Associates, Inc.

Square Footage

19,000 (Phase I)
8,900 (Phase II)

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WOODLAND CREST RETAIL DEVELOPMENT

Mixed-Use Development

Phase 1 of Woodland Crest, located in the heart of a rapidly growing area in Waunakee, Wisconsin, consists of 2 mixed-use commercial buildings. Sitting between a future grocery store and multi-family housing, this development hosts multiple restaurants such as Noodles & Company and Eno Vino Wine Bar & Bistro and retail/service tenants including Sherwin Williams, Sport Clips Haircuts, Shopko Optical, and Aurora Veterinary Care. The Noodles & Company restaurant features a drive-through order area while both restaurants have exterior patio seating for customers to use on nice days. With decorative brick and stone exteriors, contrasted by manufactured wood and metal siding, this building presents a bold appearance.

Phase II of Woodland Crest features a Starbucks, US Cellular, and a Dental Office in this highly sought after location. After demolishing the existing buildings on the site, new construction was off to a quick start. To offset lumber shortages for wood framed panels, our Building Information Modeling and Prefabricating Department designed the plans to fabricate these panels in our Equipment & Distribution Center. This single-story building features a brick and stone exterior, accented by white wood-grain siding, black metal fascia, and aluminum storefronts. Accommodating three unique tenants, each store required strict design criteria and standards, resulting in high coordination between the architect, construction team, MEP subcontractors, tenants, and the building’s owner.

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Mineral Point School District

EDUCATION PORTFOLIO

mineral point SCHOOL DISTRICT

Mineral Point, WI

Overview

ARCHITECT

HSR Associates

Square Footage

52,000 Renovation
21,000 Addition

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MINERAL POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Renovation & Addition

With the fall semester of 2021 fast approaching, Kraemer Brothers finished up the multi-year project for the Mineral Point School District on schedule, providing an exciting start to the school year! With the elementary school located on a steep, rocky hill in the middle of a residential neighborhood, careful site planning and extensive structural engineering was required during the construction process. The two-story addition features a new gymnasium and library/media center, while the existing school was remodeled to make way for updated offices, classrooms, and a cafeteria. Creating one cohesive look, Kraemer Brothers removed decades-old floor and wall tile, and replaced it with new tile and wood flooring that matches Mineral Point’s school colors, bringing extra pep to the school. To complete the transition from the existing building to the addition, a connecting bridge-walkway with a large, peaked glass roof was constructed for natural daylighting and an updated modern look.  In an effort to make the new building energy efficient, MEP upgrades and automatic light fixtures with zoned lighting were added to freshen up this vintage elementary school, presenting a brand-new school feel.

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From the Client

Kraemer Brothers is an outstanding company and worked with us in a team approach. We never felt like our ideas were not being heard. As the project progressed, our staff felt like we were part of their company with our inclusion in weekly meetings that kept us informed at every step of the way throughout our building project.

Mitch Wainwright
District Administrator | Mineral Point School District

Promega Corporation – Chappelle Manufacturing Center

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO

PROMEGA CORPORATION
CHAPPELLE MANUFACTURING CENTER

Madison, WI

Overview

ARCHITECT

Flad Architects

Square Footage

160,000

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CHAPPELLE MANUFACTURING CENTER

Manufacturing Facility

Located three miles from Promega’s main campus, Chappelle Manufacturing Center (CMC) provides connection to the outdoors in the design elements. This manufacturing facility produces small molecule components used in many of Promega’s products. Using nearly half of the building to support the mechanical process systems, this advanced facility design is focused on safety in its manufacturing capabilities of large, small, and kilo scale synthetic organic chemistry. With room for future expansion, this building has many sustainable features such as a double-glass wall system around the office portion of the building which is used to maximize the temperature of the interior of the building, and a rainwater reuse system for the building’s mechanical cooling and heating of water. Walking trails surround the facility leading to a bridge over a pond with an island full of native grasses and flowers. Large limestone rock slabs located near the entrance to the facility provide a remembrance of the surrounding landscape. Using a combination of real stone exterior walls, contrasting brick colors, glass windows and metal accents, this building symbolizes the modern and futuristic capabilities of molecular manufacturing.

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The Promega Chappelle Manufacturing Center is a highly complex facility using nearly half of the building to support the mechanical process systems. This advanced facility design is focused on safety in its manufacturing process. With room for future expansion, the building has many sustainable features such as a double-glass wall system around the office portion of the building which is used to maximize the temperature efficiency of the interior of the building. Onsite Kraemer Brothers management was able to keep up with the fast pace and aggressive project schedule of this project. They area a huge reason for the success of this project.

Eric Loucks
Director of Facilities | Promega Corporation

St. Andrew Lutheran Church Westside Christian School

RELIGIOUS PORTFOLIO

St. andrew lutheran church - WESTSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

Middleton, WI

Overview

ARCHITECT

Zimmerman Architectural Studios

Square Footage

8,500

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ST. ANDREW LUTHERAN CHURCH - WESTSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

Addition & Renovation

With recent growth and a strong waiting list, Westside Christian School needed to expand and add onto their existing church and school. Located on the northwest side of Middleton, this single-story addition consists of 6 modernized classrooms, office spaces, restrooms, and utility rooms. With construction starting in March, we were able to fast-track this building to finish up in August, right before the new school year started. With the septic tanks very close to the entrance of the addition, Kraemer Brothers executed the project with precise excavation and careful concrete pours. Matching the exterior and interior color and materials of the previous building, we were able to seamlessly connect the addition to the existing building. Also included in this project were upgrades in the sanctuary in St. Andrew Lutheran Church. These upgrades include new lighting controls and flooring, renovations to the sound system at the AV desk, as well as acoustical sound panels and a raised platform for musical instruments.

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