Challenge

1. Salem Lutheran School, serving Milwaukee’s Lutheran community, required expansion to accommodate growing enrollment and modern educational program needs.

2. The school needed to add new classroom space, possibly for early childhood or elementary levels, on a site with existing structures, requiring careful coordination with school operations.
3. The project had to align with both institutional goals and architectural quality, reflecting Lutheran values and school identity, while maintaining cost efficiency and minimizing disruption to students.

Solution

1. Catalyst Construction took on the project as general contractor, delivering a school addition completed in late 2020.

2. Groth Design Group provided architectural leadership to ensure design coherence and functional integration with existing school facilities.
3. The addition appears to involve new classroom or academic support spaces, constructed in an educational context, to enhance capacity and learning environment quality.

Impact

• The addition enabled Salem Lutheran School to grow student enrollment and better serve modern educational demands.

• The project supports improved learning environments, likely including updated classrooms, natural light, and better space utilization.
• Reinforces Catalyst’s portfolio as a trusted builder for faith-based educational institutions, delivering functional expansions with thoughtful design and craftsmanship.