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St. Lucy's Parish, Racine, Wi [1996]
Builder: Riley Construction • Photographer: Chuck D´Acquisto
Constructed in 1996 for the St Lucy´s Parish, Racine, Wisconsin, the church incorporates 115 different truss designs. The roof is supported by three girders. The main girder is nearly 91 feet long, ten ply, while the other two are nearly 70 feet long, also 10 ply. Click on photo for full series of construction images.
St Lucy Congregation began as a mission in 1917. The sanctuary has five wide aisles, seating eight hundred on the main floor, with a three hundred seat balcony. The new church is connected to an existing Parish grade school.
The Wood Truss Council of America featured this project at NAHB Show 1997.
The Guest House at Wingspread, Racine, Wi
Architect: Engberg Anderson Design Partnership Inc • Builder: The Bentley Company
The 38,000 sq ft building complements the Prairie style architecture of the Frank Lloyd Wright designed Wingspread. Set on 36 acres, the Guest House is nestled among natural fauna and landforms, including a restored ravine.
Constructed in 2001, the project incorporates many sustainable design techniques to minimize the impact of the Guest House on the environment and to conserve energy. For more information click on photo above.
Kaerek Homes Inc.
Builder: Kaerek Homes Inc, West Allis, Wisconsin
For more than a quarter century, Custom Component Company has provided cost-effective trusses to Kaerek Homes, a Wisconsin builder completing 200 affordable homes each year. "The majority of the homes we build are starter homes for first-time homeowners and for people moving up into their second home, says Michael Kaerek, president of the firm
and son of the company's founder. We offer a great deal of customization, and we also build larger homes to accommodate growing families. In fact, many of our customers choose to build a second, or even third home with us. Our customers recommend us to their family members and friends."