Zachary Bruell, Chinato

Chinato is a 130 seat restaurant located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. The setting is the first floor and basement of a turn of the century loft structure. Formerly a jewelry store, the former improvements to the space had been demolished prior to initiation of the design, revealing a backdrop composed of concrete floors and ceilings, and a series of dendriform columns positioned on a 15'-0" center to center grid. The...

Nick & Ruthie George, George House

Set on former farmland with gently rolling terrain and a dense coverage of trees, a major challenge was to work within subdivision covenants intended to direct design toward traditional vocabulary, yet achieve the classically modern dwelling desired by the owners. The result is a house whose forms, composition, and primary materials - masonry and standing seam metal - evoke farm structures, but which gains a sense of urbanity through color,...

Tom & Alison Klocker, Klocker Residence

The Klocker Residence is a town and boathouse located in an enclave of permanent boathouses in near west suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. The 2,800 square foot house is built on existing pilings and the site, which is 25' wide by 106 ' deep, is part of a lagoon leading to the Rocky River. The front portion of the dwelling, accessible by land, is three stories, with primary living spaces facing...

Zachary Bruell, L'Albatros Brasserie

L'Albatros is the second restaurant designed by Westlake Reed Leskosky for noted chef Zachary Bruell. Housed in a pair of connected, turn of the century carriage houses in University Circle, the design interprets and reimagines the setting of a Belle Époque brasserie. To invoke the characteristics of café society, and to provide choice in ambiance for clientele, there are two distinctly different moods established in the five rooms; the red...

Naples Jewish Community Center

The Jewish Community Center in Naples, Florida responds to site water issues and integrates natural resources into the experience of the building by means of a series of canals and a lake at the front of the site accommodating storm water retention and creating a formal entry sequence of passing across water to arrive at the building. The 80,000 square foot facility includes an aquatic center, exercise and fitness center...

Zachary Bruell, Parallax

Definitions of the name "Parallax" presented on a glass panel in the restaurant's vestibule set the stage for a sophisticated dining experience in a remerging inner city neighborhood. Creating a carefully scripted environment, the minimalist architecture serves as the backdrop for renowned chef Zack Bruell, and transforms the street level of the former mercantile building into an urbane destination that injects a new vitality and interaction with the street scene....

Select Restaurants, Pier W

In reimaging this seafood restaurant, the challenge was to create a sophisticated, urbane environment reflective of the cuisine and lakeside setting without relying on cliché. An aqueous palette of materials including heavily veined marble, rippling cast glass, ice-like resins and upholstery evocative of wet suit material is combined and modulated by transformational theatrical and LED lighting. The ceiling and floor planes appear to be extensions of the lake and sky...

Sweet and Associates, Sweet and Associates Showroom

The interiors for Sweet and Associates Showroom, done on a remarkably low budget of $30 per square foot, achieve the sophistication and elegance of a dramatically higher budget project through an ingenious process of discovery and peeling back of layers. Showcasing top line contract and residential furniture by Cassina, B and B Italia, Montis, Kartell, Smed, Flos, and Alessi as vignettes of classic and cutting edge contemporary furniture design, the...

TravelCenters of America, TravelCenters of America

The merging of National Truck Stops and Truck Stops of America into TravelCenters of America, Inc. required the acquisition, disposition, raze/re-build, new construction and re-imaging of approximately one hundred fifty travel centers across the United States. A new $8 million Prototype was developed for application to approximately twelve sites. Existing facilities were re-imaged both interior and exterior. Facilities feature convenience stores, game rooms, restaurants and fast food service. Truck stops...