Hathaway Brown School

Westlake Reed Leskosky has a longstanding relationship with Hathaway Brown School, a private independent school for girls situated on an eighteen-acre campus in Shaker Heights, Ohio. This 20,000 sf natatorium addition, designed in association with Graham Gund Architects, includes an eight-lane, 25-yard competition pool, 1-meter board diving well, instructional pool and support functions. The materials match the context of the existing school, assembled so as to create a light pavilion-like...

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 Restoration

Tovrea Castle 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 the Prescott Daily...

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...

City of Yuma, Yuma Art Center

The Yuma Art Center is a unified performing and visual arts center featuring the Historic Yuma Theatre and highlighting a new two story museum, with a loggia compatible with the historic character of Main Street. Designed with integrated theatre technical services, this first phase includes upgrades to the historic theatre, renovations to an adjoining building for art studios and classrooms, an outdoor courtyard, and contemporary new construction housing art galleries...

Wausau Performing Arts Foundation, Artsblock

ArtsBlock, in Wausau, Wisconsin is a $13.1 million cultural and civic asset that expands the 1927 Grand Theater as the centerpiece of an entire city block, and creates a community arts center with the restoration of the 1,200-seat historic theatre at the heart. The design concept for ArtsBlock links three historic structures on its downtown block, and creates flexible new facilities as it restores, enhances, and connects the existing buildings....

City of San Diego, Centre City Development, Balboa Theatre

Revitalizing the long-dark San Diego Balboa Theatre returns the "glittering jewel box" to original 1924 splendor, transformed as a modern performance venue enlivening downtown. Leveraging tax increment financing, the $26.5 million phased project solved space constraints, technical complexities and seismic retrofit to restore rotunda, lobbies, audience chamber, and bring alive rich Moorish decoration, astounding color palette, and cascading waterfalls.  Integrated services included state-of-the-art engineering and performance systems, and recreated house...

Friends of the Coronado, Coronado Theatre

Recognized by a National Trust Honor Award, the revitalization and expansion of the Coronado Theatre serves as an exemplary testament to the importance of the performing arts and preservation of America's landmark theatres. Drawing on extensive research, the faithful $18.5 million restoration of the former 1927 movie palace is the result of a unique public/private partnership and a catalyst for urban redevelopment. The annexation and adaptation of the adjacent two-story...

Orpheum Theatre Foundation, Orpheum Theatre

The original Orpheum Theatre premiered on January 5, 1929, as a showcase for vaudeville, touring shows, and movies. Built by theater owners Harry Nace and J.E. Richards, the Orpheum was reputed to be the most luxurious movie palace west of the Mississippi. In 1998, the firm completed a 9-year, 4-phase project to implement restoration of the theatre to its original splendor, while upgrading the audience chamber and stage to meet...

PlayhouseSquare Foundation, Playhouse Square

Westlake Reed Leskosky orchestrated a master plan for a theater district downtown that is now a national model, major visitor attraction and economic development catalyst for Cleveland. Playhouse Square attracts over 2,000,000 patrons annually to a wide variety of arts and entertainment events, injects over $40 million each year in new income and has initiated a renaissance of development in the district with an annual impact exceeding $300 million. Key...

Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center, Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center

The revitalization of the Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center rejuvenates two landmark theatres: The magnificent 1,267-seat Strand Theatre, restored in its entirety with new 250-seat mezzanine balcony seating, and the 600-seat Capitol Theatre, enhanced with stage expansion and improvements. The $17.3 million project, encompassing restoration, adaptive reuse, and new construction, creates a unified performing arts block by integrating four varied landmark buildings and three complementary building additions was a model for...

Tennessee Theatre Restoration, LLC, Tennessee Theatre

The restoration of the landmark Historic Tennessee Theatre in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee serves as an exemplary project in terms of its financing strategies. The rehabilitation of this 1928 movie palace, a superb example of Spanish-Moorish architecture, could have stopped at a $14 million project, merely restoring it as a movie house. Instead, in January 2005, the theatre debuted a new stage house for symphony, opera, and a variety of performing...

PlayhouseSquare Foundation, The Hanna Theatre - Great Lakes Theater Festival

The theatre, which has been adapted for use by the Great Lakes Theater Festival – an anchor production company of Playhouse Square and one of the country's top regional theatres - conveys an open plan that connects the patron to the stage from the street to their seat, always visually connected to the performance. Typical and atypical support spaces (such as a café integrated into the lobby through movable glass...

The Clemens Center, Clemens Center

The Clemens Center honors Samuel Clemens in his adopted home of Elmira, New York. Westlake Reed Leskosky developed a master plan to be implemented in two phases. Phase 1 architectural and engineering work, completed in 1999, has restored the Clemens Center's place as one of the most significant venues for the performing arts in the region, and paves the way for future improvements. Premium fixtures and finishes provide a rich...

General Services Administration, A.J. Celebrezze Federal Building

Through a GSA Design Excellence selection process, Westlake Reed Leskosky was awarded the current architectural and engineering project to modify space and rehabilitate the A.J. Celebrezze Federal Building in Cleveland. The scope includes a building wide assessment, upgrade of mechanical systems, two full floors of renovated tenant space, improvements related to the core and shell and GSA's First Impressions program. The 32-story building of approximately 1.5 million square feet houses...