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Our Firm CBLH Design is a proven leader in architecture, planning and interior design. For five decades our firm has established successful partnerships with Healthcare, Library and Higher Education clients. Principals Mike Liezert, Jeff Valus and Scott Weaver see each project as unique opportunities. We enjoy the process – providing knowledge, experience and assisting the client in every phase of the design process. Architecture We have accumulated a substantial and distinctive portfolio of projects. We guide our clients - from the inception of an idea to the opening of the doors for the first time. We are continually researching and implementing advancements in architecture and design, producing quality results for client and community. Planning We realize that successful execution of a program requires strong planning - both functionally and aesthetically - as well as rigorous adherence to cost and scheduling parameters. We assist the client in every phase of development, providing the knowledge and experience needed to complement the design process. Interior Design We balance creative passion and creative service. For each project, we envision original solutions for varied spaces, vibrant use of colors and textures and the ability to transform even the most functional of areas into a point of interest. Our talented interiors team has the ability to provide numerous solutions and alternatives for all budgets.
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MetroHealth Medical Center APEX Project MetroHealth Transformation’s promise was to replace its aging facilities and build a “Hospital in the Park” to support the surrounding neighborhood and region. CBLH Design played an integral role in the first phase of this transformation with the design of the vertical expansion of the Critical Care Pavilion which was completed in 2016. Our role today, in collaboration with Perspectus Architecture (AOR), is to design the six-story 312,000 SF outpatient & administrative (O&A) building, 875 car parking garage (criteria only) and 20,000 SF renovation of the existing Rammelkamp building. This design/build team is led by The Turner Construction Company. The new O&A building will be connected to the new inpatient hospital (Glick Center) via a first floor public connector and a third floor patient/staff elevated bridge connection for optimum efficiency. Anchor programs on the first and second floors include a 30,000 SF cancer center and a 10,000 SF breast center. These two programs will be displayed prominently thru the transparent first floor podium adjacent to the elongated drop off drive which will also serve the inpatient hospital. The exterior façade mimics the curtainwall proportions of the Glick Center at a smaller scale and changes in opacity to complement each interior functional component.
Location Cleveland, Ohio Area of Project 332,000 SF 875-Car Garage Project Cost $140 Million
University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center In order to better serve the communities on Cleveland’s west side, University Location Hospitals built a new two-story freestanding cancer center on the Avon Health Avon, Ohio Center Campus. The facility is located across from the existing medical center.
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The radiation oncology program on the first floor includes a clinic with exam 38,000 SF rooms, a linear accelerator with support space, a CT suite with support space, patient changing areas, a family lounge, administration and support spaces, and a community room. The main front entry and lobby as well as infrastructure Cost of Construction spaces including MEP rooms, IT, shipping and receiving are also located on the $31 Million first floor. The medical oncology program on the second floor includes a clinic with 16 exam rooms, an infusion therapy suite with 20 cubicles (including four private), a family lounge, a pharmacy suite, and administrative and support spaces. The scope for this project included a total of 626 parking spaces. Approximately a half acre of existing wetland was removed. However two acres of existing wetlands are located east of the project site and remain protected and undisturbed. The team applied and received permitting through the Army Corps of Engineers to permanently remove and discharge fill material into federal jurisdictional wetland. The project is registered with USGBC to achieve LEED Certification level. The delivery method for this project is Construction Manager at Risk. The work for the University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center was performed in partnership with levelHEADS.
The MetroHealth System Brecksville Health Center CBLH Design was hired as the Architect of Record for the new outpatient family health center for MetroHealth. This new LEED Certified building is situated on a 20-acre site. Using concepts from the MetroHealth Middleburg Heights location, this building is the new prototype, allowing for more interventional patient care going forward for future outpatient centers in the MetroHealth System.
Location Brecksville, Ohio Area of Project 65,000 SF
The program for this building included: Emergency Department, Ambulatory Cost of Construction Surgery and associated Sterile Processing, Imaging, Retail, Pharmacy, $32 million Compound Pharmacy, Medical Office, Infusion, Laboratory and other public spaces. What further makes this project unique was the implementation of a new physician office approach that was designed to allow for longer patient/ doctor collaboration time together without longer wait times. The delivery method for this project was Construction Manager at Risk. It was a fast-track project with the development of several bid packages allowing for a quicker completion schedule coupled with quality design time with the users and stakeholders. CBLH Design teamed with Perspectus Architecture for this project. The MetroHealth Brecksville Health Center was awarded the AIA/IIDA Healthcare Interior Award in 2016 by the Cleveland Chapter.
Allegheny Health Network Cancer Centers
Location Erie, Pennsylvania Forbes, Pennsylvania
The Erie St. Vincent Hospital Community Cancer Center accommodates Medical Oncology and Radiation Oncology services into an integrated out-patient facility located adjacent to the main hospital. This new two-story, 34,000 square foot facility includes programming for an HDR wing and an administrative wing. Radiation Oncology program on the first floor includes a clinic with three exam rooms (+ 3 shelled), a Linear Accelerator (site space for a future Lin ACC vault), PET/CT, HDR, patient changing area, family lounge, pharmacy, and administration space. The first floor also includes the main front entry and lobby as well as infrastructure spaces including MEP rooms, IT, shipping and receiving, etc. The Medical Oncology program on the second floor includes a clinic with eight exam rooms, infusion therapy suite with 20 cubicles (including two private), family lounge, pharmacy, and administrative space. The Forbes Hospital Medical Clinic is a new two-story, 60,000 square foot facility which includes an imaging center comprised of two MRIs, PET/CT, Fluoroscopy, X-ray, Ultrasound, and Bone Scan with a Hot Lab. Radiation oncology with six exam rooms, two linacs, CT, HDR, patient changing area, family lounge, pharmacy, and administration space. The second level of this addition includes a medical oncology clinic with 12 exam rooms, infusion therapy suite with 30 cubicles (including two private), family lounge, pharmacy, and administrative space. CBLH Design partnered with levelHEADS, Inc. for the design of these new Allegheny Health Network locations.
University Hospitals Samaritan Richland Health Center CBLH Design planned a new two-story freestanding medical office building for University Hospitals Samaritan Richland Health Center. The $11 million, 30,000-square-foot outpatient facility was built on the site of a former Big Lots, repurposing the property. The building was designed to sit parallel to the street, for both visibility and ease of access for the public, as well as southern exposure to maximize interior daylighting.
Location Mansfield, Ohio Area of Project 30,000 SF Cost of Construction
The facility features separate, well-defined access for both the main entrance $11 Million and urgent care. The main entrance atrium provides an open staircase and elevator lobby in abundant natural light. There is clear wayfinding for patients and visitors with perimeter paths which provide large floor to ceiling windows for natural light and exterior views. To provide more functional transit for staff, a “back of house” circulation was created to separate staff from patient flow. This provides more efficient staff access between urgent care, imaging and laboratories. The regional health center provides a full range of community health services including urgent care, primary care and services by specialists, including radiology, rehabilitation, laboratory, urology, cardiology and physical therapy/ community wellness. The center also includes a community room where health education seminars and screenings are offered to the public. Additionally, the building is able to accommodate a mobile MRI vehicle. This mobile imaging dock provides flexibility and access to future imaging modalities, as well as rotating mobile community wellness programs.
MetroHealth Medical Center Critical Care Pavilion - Vertical Expansion MetroHealth is planning on a long-term campus revitalization program to rebuild Location its campus. CBLH Design was hired as the Architect of Record for the Critical Cleveland, Ohio Care Pavilion expansion. This project was the first project to begin the sequence Area of Project and its design will set the tone for the rest of the campus redevelopment. 100,000 SF
This project involved building two 44-bed Universal/Acuity Adaptable Patient Care Units above an existing surgical floor and operational Emergency Project Cost Department/ Level 1-Trauma Unit. To meet an aggressive design and $82 Million construction schedule of 17 months, the team utilized a fast-track delivery method and used prefabricated elements such as headwalls, piping and ductwork. Existing elevators were extended to serve the new floors above. The design included a central courtyard to allow maximum patient rooms on each floor and natural light penetration thru the floor plate. An important feature of this project was the application of a Special Diseases Care Unit (SDCU) to handle the region’s threat of Ebola and other highly infectious diseases, the only facility designated to do so in the State of Ohio. CBLH Design teamed with Cannon Design for this project.
Spectrum Orthopaedics Medical Office Building / Ambulatory Surgery Center CBLH Design was engaged as the Architect of Record by Signet Enterprises, Location the Developer in charge of building a new 44,100 square foot free-standing Jackson Township, Ohio Medical Office Building and Ambulatory Surgery Center. Area of Project The new tenant for the project was Spectrum Orthopaedics. A collection of 44,100 SF
doctors, surgeons and other related staff; Spectrum is the largest orthopaedic practice in the Canton, Ohio area. This project will allow their practice to Cost of Construction $10 million consolidate from multiple sites into one location. The primary components to this project include Primary Care with 4 exam pods (each equipped with 8 exam rooms), Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy Suite, MRI Suite with separate waiting, Radiology Suite with 4 Digital Radiology Rooms and 4 Casting Rooms, as well as a lounge and other staff areas. The exterior and interior design reflects the practice’s progressive philosophy. Metal panels, glass curtain wall and masonry materials are intermixed to create a composition reflecting movement. The interiors take their cues from this movement that are coupled with the comforting elements of nature.
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Elyria Public Library System-Wide Redesign - Multiple Branches CBLH Design worked for the Elyria Public Library System on the design of Location four of their branch libraries which include a new facility, an addition and two Elyria, Ohio renovations as well as a distribution maintenance center. The project includes the following features: Area of Project More than
Central Branch - With a budget of $8.85 million, a new 22,000 square foot facility was built on a new site. The branch includes a large meeting room and 63,900 SF a digital makerspace with a focus on STREAM. The design for this building included children’s area with story time space, teen area, community meeting Cost of Construction $13.3 Million space, staff areas and collections. Keystone Branch - This project included the renovation of the existing building and a new addition, which increased the size of the library to 5,990 square feet. This project is on a rural site and had a $2 million budget. The primary focuses of the project included meeting rooms and separate areas for children’s, teens and adult spaces. South Branch - An adaptive reuse project, this branch is now housed in a former dairy processing facility. The renovation of the 8,000 square foot building had a $1.9 million budget. The primary focus was additional youth programs and makerspaces for vocational trade activities. West River Branch - This project is an interior renovation of the 30,000 square foot building. The construction budget for this branch was $582,000. The circulation, children’s and reference desks as well as the furniture plan were revised during the design to accommodate social distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic of 2020. Taylor Street Facility - This project was a renovation for the system’s distribution maintenance center.
Geauga County Public Library Bainbridge Branch Bainbridge Library serves Geauga County’s fastest growing and urbanizing Location district and replaces the outgrown 10,000 square foot facility that sits on the Bainbridge, Ohio southeast corner of the site. Area of Project
Following the natural topography, the building is divided into four wings: an 30,000 SF adult wing, a children’s wing, a service and staff wing, and a community meeting wing. The economical, low-profile library building nestles into the rolling topography, but the roofline dramatically lifts up at the entry to welcome Cost of Construction patrons while revealing the warmth of a wood-lined entry vestibule. Designed $15 Million for maximum flexibility, the library spaces are comprised of “bars” of clustered rooms and a large open volume that can be functionally zoned and re-zoned through furniture and lighting accents. Roll-down security shutters segregate the library space from meeting and pre-function areas to allow for gathering and events to occur outside of library hours. Set on a half-developed and half-wooded site in a district that is transitioning from rural township to an extended Cleveland suburb, the building helps tell this story of growth and development. The library straddles two site conditions: the man-made “orchard” on one side and the untamed “forest” on the other. Celebrating nature while remembering the townships agrarian roots were important goals for the community. Arriving visitors approach the library through a tree lined drive and parking area planted like a rationally ordered orchard. An elevated terrace extends outside the end of the adult wing where patrons can sit fifteen feet above the ground and read in the dappled light of the tree canopy itself. The work for the Geauga County Public Library System was performed in partnership with Perkins&Will.
Geauga County Public Library Thompson Branch CBLH Design worked with the Geauga County Public Library System on the Location Thompson, Ohio design of four branch libraries. One of the new facilities, the Thompson Branch Library, was established to better accommodate the system and the community. Built in a rural setting, the 8,500 square foot building respects the roots of the community around it. Through design charrettes with the public, the form and materials were selected to emulate the existing cherished civil buildings. The project was refined through this engagement and residents stated that the design reminded them of their own homes. This is where the design team and owner knew that this building would serve as a true reflection of the community it serves. The interior spaces are flooded with natural light through vaulted windows providing stunning visuals from front to back. A buffalo plaid pattern is present throughout the floors and bathrooms and evokes the thought of warm flannel on snow-covered nights in the town. A long linear thoroughfare guides the patrons through the library and serves as a path to easily connect all spaces through a centrally located circulation desk. The branch includes dedicated reading spaces for both children and adults as well as two study rooms that offer quiet, glassenclosed spaces for small gatherings. The new branch sits atop a five-acre property formerly occupied by Thompson School, which originated in the late 1890s. In tribute to the site and the library’s strong ties to the local schools, the old school bell hangs over the entry door to the multi-media conference room. The Thompson Branch also features the Frances Spatz Leighton Reading Room, which is of special significance to the community. This nationally renowned author and former resident of Thompson, gifted a large sum of money to her beloved town upon her passing. It was very important to her that Thompson’s children understand the wealth of knowledge that comes from reading. She spent her childhood playing in the woods in the surrounding community and fittingly, the reading room that bears her name is situated on the wooded side of the building overlooking the tree line. The work for the Geauga County Public Library System has been performed in partnership with Perkins&Will.
Area of Project 8,500 SF Cost of Construction $4.5 Million
University of Akron Anthony J. Alexander Professional Development Center The University of Akron Anthony J. Alexander Professional Development Center is the new expanded home of the College of Business Administration (CBA). The development center will prepare students for global business including internship support, business analytics, international development, leadership, and boardroom environments. Common areas throughout foster collaboration and support flexibility. As in all modern campus buildings, flexibility is key. The second floor corporate classroom area features a folding glass wall which can be opened to the commons space to allow for larger community, corporate and international events. The Center contains a speaking studio where students receive presentation skills coaching and record themselves for self-analysis. The building also includes offices for the Institute for Leadership Advancement and professional development staff. Funding for the project was provided by 280 donors from the Northeast Ohio business community. This tremendous support illustrates how a community can support an institution and help develop young professionals to become the successful business leaders of tomorrow. The University of Akron Anthony J. Alexander Professional Development Center was awarded the American Institute of Architects- Cleveland, 2020 Design Award of Merit for the Architecture Category.
Location Akron, Ohio Area of Project 17,500 SF Cost of Construction $5.45 Million
Cleveland State University Washkewicz College of Engineering After receiving a generous donation, Cleveland State University decided to Location construct a large 100,000 square foot building adjacent to Fenn Hall to bring Cleveland, Ohio the complex up to today’s engineering education standards and promote Area of Project “Engineering on Display”. 100,000 SF
The project is LEED Gold certified and includes laboratory, simulation, and classroom spaces for Chemical/Biomedical Engineering, Civil/Environmental Cost of Construction Engineering, Electrical/Computer Engineering, Engineering Technology, and $46.1 Million Mechanical Engineering. It also incorporates maker spaces, collaborative learning spaces and faculty offices. The new building provides the College of Engineering a strong presence off Chester Avenue and acts as a gateway to north campus. CBLH Design teamed with Harley Ellis Devereaux (HED) for this project. The Cleveland State University Washkewicz College of Engineering was awarded the 2018 Outstanding Design for Post-Secondary by the American School & University Magazine.
Cuyahoga Community College – Western Campus Auto Tech Expansion Our team was selected to design the expansion and renovation of the West Campus-Auto Tech Facility. The goal was to create a flexible learning space that approximates the complete real world auto repair environment - from showroom floor to specialized maintenance labs - for students while exuding an automotive aesthetic throughout.
Location Parma, Ohio Area of Project 40,800 SF
An interior renovation and an addition was designed to accommodate a Cost of Construction new space for the Ford Maintenance and Light Repair (MLR) program and $7.27 Million expand capacity of existing GM program. In addition to new classrooms and a 6500 square foot automotive tech lab, the new reimagined space improves circulation, spatial relationships, visibility of the labs, and administrative control of the facility. CBLH Design partnered with Arkinetics, Inc. for this project.
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