PlayhouseSquare Foundation, Idea Center at PlayhouseSquare

Pioneering work at PlayhouseSquare continues with the design of interactive facilities integrating multimedia, performing arts, and broadcast for WVIZ/PBS and 90.3 WCPN ideastream and the PlayhouseSquare Foundation. Inserting a contemporary design concept into historic One PlayhouseSquare on Euclid Avenue, the new synergetic center breaks down the barriers between television and radio to foster a convergence of the two formerly independent media streams, with multilevel activities and movement of space adding...

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

The historically significant Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland was originally designed by Walker & Weeks to harmonize with the Beaux-Arts classicism of Cleveland's 1903 Group Plan. When completed in 1923, this building was considered the last word in bank construction and a monument to superb craftsmanship and materials. The Bank retained Westlake Reed Leskosky, in association with HOK, to design an addition and renovation. Westlake Reed Leskosky was primarily responsible...

General Services Administration, Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse

The $51 million rehabilitation of the Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse is an exemplary model for preservation and adaptive reuse of an historic landmark. Selected by the GSA under the Design Excellence program, Westlake Reed Leskosky renovated this national architectural treasure to meet new requirements for function, efficiency, accessibility, sustainability and security. LEED-certified in a groundbreaking approach integrating sustainability and preservation, the 235,600-square-foot building houses the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts with four courtrooms,...

The Dalad Group, Hoyt Block

Westlake Reed Leskosky's master plan creates a residential oasis within the urban Warehouse District, Cleveland's 19th century manufacturing and wholesale center. A prominent Cleveland developer had acquired a city block of the historic district for a mixed-use project, encompassing nearly 1 million square feet of leasable space. Planned for implementation in three phases over three years, the design addresses the deep and dark buildings originally designed for manufacturing and storage....

Huntington National Bank, Huntington Bank Building

The Huntington Bank was until 1970 the second largest bank-office building in the world, and still boasts one of the largest banking rooms in the United States. Designed in 1924 by Graham, Anderson, Probst and White, the building is monumentally scaled and beautifully detailed in the Beaux-Arts classical style. The program included complete restoration of the great banking halls and exterior entrances as well as extensive code and infrastructure upgrades...

National Park Service/The Western Reserve Historic Society of Ohio, James A. Garfield National Historic Site

Honored with a NEA/Federal Design Achievement Award, the preservation of the home of the 20th U.S. President and site of the country's first "front porch" political campaign is recognized for its accuracy, detail, and integrity. The redesign of the 7.8 acre Historic Site included the restoration of the main house, grounds, and several outbuildings as a house museum and the adaptation of the carriage house for a new visitor information...

General Services Administration, James A. Walsh U.S. Courthouse

The $9.8 million Phase 2 major repairs and alterations to the Walsh U.S. Courthouse achieves GSA's priorities for safety, enhanced quality and experience of Tucson's significant National Register landmark. Exterior improvements included replacement of all non-historic windows with new energy-efficient, blast-resistant windows, perimeter security and landscaping enhancing the streetscape. Interior rehabilitation included returning the primary historic courtroom to original character, new judges chamber, state-of-the-art video conference hearing room, redesign/build-out of...

Forest City Development, MK Ferguson Plaza

The adaptive re-use and preservation of the landmark U.S. Post Office building (a National Register Landmark) integrated the building into the 6.5 million square foot Tower City complex, with space planning/interior design of the corporate offices and production facilities of MK-Ferguson Company. Prime design criteria were development of a logical circulation pattern at the first floor level; integration of the historic postal lobby with a newly created formal atrium entry;...

Arizona State University, Old Main Alumni Center

The restoration of a cherished campus building returns an 1895 brick landmark to original splendor, and transforms it into a vital, new home for the Alumni Association. The building was originally constructed in 1895 for Tempe Normal School, the first in Arizona to confer degrees for teaching. On the National Register of Historic Places, the building was the tallest in Arizona when constructed and the first in Tempe with electricity....

Jacobs Visconsi & Jacobs, Society National Bank

The Society Bank was Cleveland's first skyscraper, an outstanding example of the work of Burnham and Root. The ten-story building was completely rehabilitated involving extensive restoration of the exterior, banking hall, and mezzanine boardroom. Connecting existing floors to the bank's new adjoining 55-story tower, a new structural system capable of supporting required floor loadings was inserted within the outer stone bearing wall above the ground level. The original second floor...

Cuyahoga County Soldiers and Sailors Monument Commission, Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument Restoration

Westlake Reed Leskosky recently completed the preservation and rehabilitation of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument on Cleveland's Public Square. Built in 1894 at a cost of $280,000, the structure is the city's major Civil War Memorial and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and Save America's Treasures. The current preservation effort represents a joining of private and public groups-including local foundations, the non-profit Monument Commission, and...

Brittany Corporation, The Union Club of Cleveland

The key initiatives for this project include the consolidation and renovation of the principal Member Spaces on the entry level, including the Formal and Informal Dining rooms and the Reading Room. Private meeting rooms on the second level were equipped with audio-visual and computer technology to address contemporary needs for presentation and conferencing. A fitness center was planned for an underutilized portion of the building. The building mechanical and electrical...

City of Phoenix, Tovrea Castle at Carraro Heights

Tovrea Castle at Carraro Heights has been a beloved Phoenix landmark since its construction in 1929. Originally meant to be a hotel surrounded by a garden of exotic cacti, the building and grounds were purchased within two years by Edward A. Tovrea, a leader in Arizona's cattle industry. Mr. Tovrea died in 1932, leaving the estate to his wife, Della Tovrea, a socialite who later married William Stuart, publisher of...

Trumbull County Courthouse, Trumbull County Courthouse

Designed by La Belle & French and constructed in 1895, this landmark is considered one of the best examples of Ohio's celebrated county courthouses, site of offices of suffragette Susan B. Anthony and courtroom cases of attorney Clarence Darrow. Westlake Reed Leskosky restored the building, then in ruinous condition, to meet the primary goals of the county's current judicial program, rehabilitated the building for new uses, and removed incompatible and...

General Services Administration, Wayne Aspinall Federal Building

Westlake Reed Leskosky, as part of a Design-Build team led by the Beck Group, is designing the Partial Modernization High Performing Green Building (HPGB) renovation of the Wayne N. Aspinall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Grand Junction, Colorado. Funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the project will transform the 1918 structure into a sustainable facility. The building's HVAC system and security system will be...