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Snapshot: A Paneled Facade on Johnsen Schmaling's Curtain House Invokes Undulating Textiles

Milwaukee

Pansy Schulman

April 21, 2023

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The three-story residence built for a local couple sits on a long-abandoned lot between two century-old houses.

Flex House by Johnsen Schmaling Architects

Sacramento, California

Lydia Lee

April 1, 2022

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The Milwaukee-based firm builds adaptability into a Sacramento developer's own residential property.

Mantel Ortho by Johnsen Schmaling

Cedarburg, Wisconsin

Laura Raskin

July 5, 2021

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Johnsen Schmaling reenvisions a mundane clinic type with a light-filled orthodontics office in Wisconsin.

Broadway Housing by Johnsen Schmaling Architects

Sacramento, California

Alex Klimoski

October 1, 2019

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In Sacramento, California, an infill project enlivens a dormant urban block with nine modern dwellings.

510 House by Johnsen Schmaling Architects

Milwaukee

Miriam Sitz

March 1, 2017

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A vibrantly colored house in suburban Milwaukee projects shades of summer all year long.

Pleated House

An empty-nester couple desired a modest structure that pays 'sincere deference' to its forest site on the Door Peninsula of eastern Wisconsin.

Therese Bissell

August 16, 2015

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In the far reaches of a peninsula in Wisconsin, Johnsen Schmaling has designed a textured wood structure with a green roof and expansive views of nature.

Topo House

A hill-hugging landform of a structure that rises like a zigzagging ramp out of a grassy incline.

Lamar Anderson

May 16, 2014

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The trouble with building on unspoiled terrain is, well, spoiling it.

Stacked Cabin

Johnsen Schmaling's Stacked Cabin in Muscoda, Wisconsin, adheres to the program of the traditional wooded retreat, with an emphasis on flexibility.

Laura Raskin

September 16, 2012

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Johnsen Schmaling's Stacked Cabin in Muscoda, Wisconsin, adheres to the program of the traditional wooded retreat, with an emphasis on flexibility.

Completion Date: 2009 Owner: Marcus Hotels & Resorts Program: A 960-square-foot basement lounge and dining room serving the janitors, cooks, and maids of Milwaukee's Pfister Hotel. Design concept and solution: Carving out a new canteen from a provisional break room and a smattering of residual spaces, the architects wanted to create a communal gathering place that offers a respite from the formality of the Romanesque Revival hotel upstairs. The perimeter of the canteen weaves around foundation columns and mechanical areas to unify all usable space into one room. A 21-foot harvest table anchors the canteen and encourages communal dining. In

Downtown Bar

Johnsen Schmaling Architects wraps its Downtown bar in a smoldering ribbon of light.

Josephine Minutillo

September 1, 2008

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Similarly, Johnsen Schmaling Architects’ Downtown Bar, a beacon along Milwaukee’s celebrated Riverwalk, draws you in—its deep orange glow radiating over this emerging stretch of the waterway is at once alluring and menacing.