WI GC #DC-1142079 / Design-build since 1987 / Milwaukee & Madison
(414) 555-0187Est. 1987 / Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Corbel is an architecture studio and a general contractor in one firm. One team draws your building, prices it and builds it, so the budget you approve at concept is the one you finish on.
01 / What we do
Offices, civic buildings, retail and light industrial, from 2,000 to 80,000 ft². Fixed budgets from the concept stage.
Workplace · Civic · Industrial
Learn more about commercial constructionArchitect-designed houses and small multifamily, with a dedicated site lead from groundbreaking to keys.
Houses · Townhomes · Additions
Learn more about custom homesHistoric restorations and adaptive reuse. We have brought 41 pre-1930 buildings back into service.
Restoration · Conversion · Fit-out
Learn more about renovation & reuseOur in-house architecture practice: twelve licensed architects who design with the people who build.
Design · Permits · Interiors
Learn more about corbel studio02 / Selected work
Case studyP-108 / Walker’s Point, Milwaukee
An 1898 malt house, empty for two decades, now holds 86 lofts and a market hall. We kept every arched window and slid a new steel frame inside the brick shell.
Commercial
Six storeys of mass-timber offices over street-level retail, delivered three weeks early.
11,600 m² / 2024
Architecture
Three timber pavilions around a sheltered courtyard, designed by Corbel Studio for a family of five.
410 m² / 2024
03 / How we work
Because design and construction sit in the same office, the steps overlap. Permits start before design is finished, and the site team prices every drawing as it is made.
Site study, concept options and a design you can walk through in 3D. Your fixed budget is set here, not after.
Construction drawings, zoning and building permits, and a guaranteed maximum price you sign once.
One site lead, weekly photo reports and an open-book cost ledger you can check any day.
Snag list, manuals and training. We come back at month 11 for a full warranty walk.
04 / Client references
“Corbel told us in month two what the building would cost in month twenty-two. Final account came in 1.8 percent under.”
Priya Raman
Development Director, Lakeline Partners
Project: Malt House Lofts
“Our patrons never saw a closure notice. The old branch stayed open next door until the day we moved the books across.”
Gerald Hughes
Branch Services Manager, Bay View Library District
Project: Kinnickinnic Library
“Architect, builder and structural engineer at one table from the first sketch. Nothing got lost between the drawings and the site.”
Maya & Jonah Lindqvist
Homeowners
Project: Lake Drive Residence
Next step
Run your project through the estimator for a budget range in two minutes, then book a free site walk with a project director.