B y N i k k i K a l l i o + P H O T O G R A P H S B Y S H A N E VA N B O X T E L , I M A G E S T U D I O S
De Pere-based architectural firm Performa
builds relationships before structures
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W
hen Performa CEO Jeff Kanzelberger was working with
the Carmelite sisters on a design for a new monastery in
Denmark, he had to step outside his comfort zone and
rely a bit on faith. Early in the project, the Mother Prioress
asked Kanzelberger to go to the site and find the place in Brown County where the
monastery's altar would be located. At that point there were no project drawings, no
topographic maps, no clear directions about where, exactly, this altar might be sited.