Hospitality and Public Spaces Case Studies

EAA - Youth Education Center

The EAA - Youth Education Center was a two - story 30,000 sq. ft. expansion to the EAA Museum. The addition houses a Youth Education Center and a Pilot Proficiency Center.

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Resch Expo

The Resch Expo is a 125,000-square-foot event and exhibition hall located in the heart of Green Bay. The building sits in the former location of the Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena and Shopko Hall, which were both demolished in 2019. As a central visitor’s center in Green Bay, the facility is essential to the overall community.

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Art Preserve of the John Michael Kohler Arts Center

The Art Preserve at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center is a new 56,000-square-foot, three-story building, open June 2021. The $40 million Art Preserve museum will be an exhibition space and visible storage for more than 25,000 works of art by over 30 artists in the center’s collection of artist-built environments.

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The Dick Resch & Family Learning and Conservation Center

In the summer of 2019, the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary opened a new facility on the property to host events and a nature-based 4K learning center, the Oak Learning Center.

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Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott

The Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott hotel in Sheboygan opened its brand new building in early February 2020 for guests. The four-story, 108-room hotel includes a gym, pool, dining area, bar, outdoor patio, and is the only Marriott hotel in Sheboygan.

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Center for Childhood Safety

The Center for Childhood Safety (CCS) opened its new location in July 2019. CCS works to create a culture of childhood safety in Northeast Wisconsin through education and resources for both children and adults. They provide a number of valuable services to parents in the area including car seat installation checks, programming about wearing helmets, safe sleep, traffic safety, and much more.

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Mineshaft Oshkosh

Originating in Hartford, Wisconsin, Mineshaft Oshkosh is now expanding its roots to Koeller St. in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Designed to look like an old mine shaft, this restaurant seats over 500 people and serves over 10,000 guests weekly.

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Badger State Brewing Company

Badger State Brewing Company located in the Lambeau Field Stadium District has been quickly expanding since opening in 2012. What started off as a craft brewery has quickly expanded into a local hangout including a taproom, beer garden, and industrial event hall.

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Hotel Indigo

Hotel Indigo is a 144-room boutique hotel and restaurant in Wisconsin’s capital city of Madison. Sitting on a four-acre property, it consists of a restored, historic five-story building, along with a new structure, also standing five stories

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Life Time Athletic - Brookfield

Life Time operates nearly 150 large-format health clubs across 30 U.S. states and Canada, which are designed to be a “luxury, resort-style destination.” The company brought its first club to Wisconsin in 2019 as part of The Corridor mixed-use development in Brookfield, a suburb of Milwaukee.

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Kohler Riverbend Estate

The Kohler Riverbend Estate is an historic property located in Kohler, Wis. Built in 1923 by Walter J. Kohler Sr., then governor of Wisconsin and president of Kohler Company, the reported original construction cost exceeded $1 million.

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Republic Chophouse Addition

Republic Chophouse is an upscale restaurant in downtown Green Bay, serving artisan-aged beef alongside an eclectic wine list. It offers guests an air of sophistication and low-light ambiance.

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Fox Cities Exhibition Center

The Fox Cities Exhibition Center is a destination venue in downtown Appleton, Wis., designed to hold conventions, trade shows, special events and entertainment functions. Ten area communities came together to help fund the new, $31.9-million facility, which was completed over a 16-month time period starting late in 2016.

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Hyatt Place

Hyatt Hotels Corporation is a multi-national hospitality company that has nearly 800 hotel/resort/vacation properties in 54 countries. Its Hyatt Place brand consists of mid-sized hotels which cater to families.

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Courtyard Marriott Appleton Riverfront

The Courtyard Marriott Appleton Riverfront is a four-story, 97-room hotel along the banks of the Fox River in Appleton, Wis. The $12-million property is on the north end of the RiverHeath District, a commercial/residential mixed-use development that also includes townhouses, apartments, retailers, small businesses, offices, restaurants and a coffee shop.

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Hotel Northland

The Hotel Northland is a restored 1920s-era hotel located in downtown Green Bay. First opened in March 1924 as the largest hotel in the state, today its building is listed on the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.

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Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion & Egg Harbor Library

The Egg Harbor Library and Community Center is a hub for residents and visitors of this small village in Door County, a popular vacation and tourist destination in Northeast Wisconsin. With significant underwriting by area philanthropists Donald and Carol Kress, what originally was conceived as simply a new library location ultimately became a multi-faceted facility for community meetings, activities and events.

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Gordon Bubolz Nature Preserve

The Gordon Bubolz Nature Preserve serves Northeast Wisconsin through its mission of teaching environmental ethics through education, recreation and conservation while promoting an appreciation of nature. First opened in 1981, it plays host to approximately 6,000 school children on field trips each year, along with nature enthusiasts of all ages.

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Edgewater Hotel

The Edgewater Hotel is an AAA Four Diamond property along the shores of Lake Mendota, one of Wisconsin’s largest inland lakes. Located in Madison, Wis., the 202-room property sits just blocks from the state capital and the state’s flagship university.

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New Holland Pavilions at Alliant Energy Center

The Alliant Energy Center is a multi-venue complex of four unique and versatile venues located in Wisconsin's capital city of Madison, hosting events that include expositions, conventions, meetings, concerts and sporting competitions.

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Catholic Youth Expeditions

Catholic Youth Expeditions is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering the Catholic Christian community through expedition retreats of prayer, Gospel proclamation and outdoor adventure. Its “outdoor ministry” for high school and college students occurs at Saint Joseph Formation Center (SJFC) in Baileys Harbor, Wis., along the shores of Kangaroo Lake in picturesque Door County.

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1919 Kitchen and Tap

In moving the restaurant inside the Lambeau Field Atrium down to ground level, replacing a 12-year old eatery on the second floor, the Green Bay Packers desired an entirely new brand and atmosphere. The ultimate goal was to make it inviting for year-round guests to the iconic football stadium, not just those visiting on game days, and to appeal to local residents.

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Marriott Fairfield Inn and Suites

A four-story Fairfield Inn and Suites hotel overlooking the bluffs of Decorah, Iowa, a town of less than 10,000 residents in the northeast corner of the state, went up over a 15-month period.

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Museum of Wisconsin Art

In April 2013 the Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA) opened a brand-new, 31,000-square-foot building, designed and built with a triangular layout. HJ Martin's Commercial Doors and Hardware division installed custom hollow metal frames and painted doors with DORMA hardware and FSB hardware from Germany throughout the museum. The Commercial Glass Division of H.J. Martin worked on the approximately 5,100 square feet of windows on the structure. Since opening, MOWA has proudly received several awards for its unique and modern architecture.

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Kohler Waters Spa

H.J. Martin and Son installed custom millwork lockers, custom crown molding, light sconces, Chilewich flooring, couch wall covering, new walls and ceilings and mirrors.

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Apple Creek YMCA

HJ Martin's experienced installers helped to complete expansive rubber floors, pattern in VCT, carpet, LVT, and vinyl base. All work was completed with extensive efforts to reduce dust and noise. Open communication, clean/thorough installers, and a high degree of manpower ensured the project was completed well within schedule.

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Comfort Suites

HJ Martin completed 115 bathrooms for the Comfort Suites, 29 of which had high-end rain showers. The Schluter® System was used to build the showers, helping them to maintain durability and integrity. All showers have porcelain tile and waterproof TVs. This job was completed one wing at a time, allowing the Comfort Suites to remain in operation.

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The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center

HJ Martin helped to install many different types of flooring including ceramic tile, carpet tile, linoleum, rubber tile, and vinyl tile in common areas, an indoor pool location and more. Experienced installers in resilient materials ensure that the flooring at the Kroc Community Center will stand up to the test of time despite high traffic and normal wear and tear.

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Potawatomi Casino

HJ Martin completed the Potawatomi Bingo & Casino project, having installed a variety of curved ceilings and domes. The Walls & Ceilings division played an integral role in several areas that were build outs for restaurants in addition to the main gaming floor. After a year long project, HJ Martin's focus on high-end specialty finishes resulted in a 2009 Build Wisconsin award as specialty contractor for interior finishes.

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