Vernacular Transformed: Reoccupying Agro-Infrastructure

Please join the AIA Milwaukee and AIA Northeast Wisconsin on Thursday, October 10 for a presentation, panel discussion and tour of the Door County Granary.

Register below through AIA Milwaukee's eventbrite: 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vernacular-transformed-reoccupying-agro-infrastructure-tickets-1016926363127?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Constructed in 1901, the “Granary” is one of many ubiquitous structures scattered throughout the Midwest built to meet the silage demands of an extensive agrarian economy. By the mid-1960s, however, the need for such granaries diminished as industrial scale farming operations gave way to in-situ storage facilities. While this example of agro-infrastructure has remained idle along the shores of Sturgeon Bay for the past 60 years, the local community recognizes the transformative value of this towering wood structure repurposed for civic use.

Featuring a presentation and panel discussion, attendees will learn more about the process of reinventing this historic grain elevator from members of the design team and local project executives. Ensuing tours will reveal the new ascending pathway within the original cellular bin compartments leading to the head house and views of the Sturgeon Bay harbor.

PRESENTERS:

Michael Telzow

Executive Director

Sturgeon Bay Historical Society Foundation

Nicole Matson

Director of Operations

Sturgeon Bay Historical Society Foundation

James Dallman, AIA

Principal, LA DALLMAN Architects

Jeffrey Beane, PE, SE, LEED AP

Principal, Beane Engineering

Chris Rute, AIA, RIBA

Principal, CR Design

Nate Brown

Assistant Project Manager, Greenfire Management Services

MODERATOR:

Nathan Schieve, AIA

President, AIA Milwaukee