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We believe that design inspires curiosity and improves lives. Together, we build resilient communities, support holistic wellness, and cultivate lifelong learning. We design with a difference to make a difference.
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Our Services
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About Us
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Sustainability & Energy
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Interior Design
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Our Work
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Since opening in 1964, Legat Architects has been a nationally recognized architectural and interior design practice specializing in specializing in Learning, Wellness, and Community design. Our team provides clients and users the highest level of attention and services through extensive resources under multiple studios.
DESIGN Our integrated design approach incorporates a variety of interests, ideas and goals from stakeholders, community members and designers to develop a responsive solution that reflects the client’s economic reality, vision and purpose.
SUSTAINABILITY Legat Architects’ sustainability experts have helped our clients emerge as sustainable leaders within their communities. Projects range from LEED certified facilities to sustainable campus planning. In each case, clients reduce costs by saving energy.
PERFORMANCE Buildings carry a powerful message to their occupants and communities. Our designs focus on creating environments that enhance and enrich the occupant’s experience and improve long-term efficiency and economic performance.
SERVICES PROVIDED IN-HOUSE
CLIENT SURVEYS FUNDRAISING ASSISTANCE MEDIA PRESENTATIONS GRAPHIC DESIGN/BROCHURES PUBLIC RELATIONS
COMMUNITY RELATIONS
LABORATORY DESIGN ARCHITECTURE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN RENOVATION/REMODELING LIFE SAFET Y SURVEYS CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION CONSULTANT COORDINATION POST OCCUPANCY SERVICES PROGRAMMING CODE COMPLIANCE ADA COMPLIANCE REPOSITIONING
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LAB DESIGN STANDARDS LABORATORY PLANNING TEACHING LAB DESIGN RESEARCH LAB DESIGN SUSTAINABLE LAB DESIGN
SUSTAINABILITY & ENERGY
NET ZERO DESIGN SUSTAINABLE CAMPUS MASTER PLANS CLIMATE ACTION PLANS FACILIT Y SUSTAINABILIT Y AND ENERGY ASSESSMENT HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDING DESIGN LEED CERTIFICATION GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS RENEWABLE ENERGY INTEGRATION FACILIT Y ASSESSMENT STUDIES GRANT WRITING AND RESEARCH GREEN REVOLVING FUND IMPLEMENTATION WELL BUILDING STANDARDS
COST ESTIMATING SCHEDULING LIFE CYCLE COSTING VALUE ENGINEERING PROJECT DELIVERY STRATEGY CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
MASTER PLANNING
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
FACILIT Y NEEDS STUDIES SITE SELECTION/ANALYSIS FEASIBILIT Y STUDIES CAMPUS PLANNING SPACE UTILIZATION STUDIES PLANNED COMMUNITIE URBAN PLANNING MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENTS
INTERIOR DESIGN
GRAPHIC DESIGN & SIGNAGE
BUILDING ENVELOPE ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT MOISTURE INTRUSION INVESTIGATION ENERGY ANALYSIS CODE COMPLIANCE REMEDIAL DESIGN BIDDING CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION QUALIT Y ASSURANCE INSPECTIONS/OBSERVATIONS ROOF ASSET MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS
SPACE PLANNING INTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FURNITURE, FINISHES AND EQUIPMENT SELECTION SPECIFICATIONS CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS MOVE COORDINATION CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION POST OCCUPANCY SERVICES INTERIOR STANDARDS
GRAPHIC DESIGN SIGNAGE WAYFINDING WALL GRAPHICS IDENTIT Y DESIGN DIGITAL SOLUTIONS BROCHURES CONFERENCE GRAPHICS
BUILDING ENVELOPE SERVICES
Legat Architects is a trusted advisor in every sense. We start by listening and being present to fully understand our clients’ perspectives and the challenges ahead in any new opportunity—before offering our thoughts. Our diverse, experienced, and energetic team always brings a high level of professionalism and expertise to each opportunity. Our team is energized by new projects, no matter how complex. We apply the art of interaction—with both clients and communities—to craft designs that improve performance and impact lives. Whether we create a new regional icon or revive a 100-year-old building, we accept each opportunity wholeheartedly. And whether the client representative is a single person or an entire community, we jump at the chance to collaborate and develop solutions. 12
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STUDIO LOCATIONS
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CHICAGO, IL GURNEE, IL MOLINE, IL OAK BROOK, IL
LEED ACCREDITED PROFESSIONALS
WELL ACCREDITED PROFESSIONALS
COLUMBUS, OH
EMPLOYEE OWNED
IOWA CITY, IA
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SUSTAINABILITY & ENERGY Our practice integrates sustainability, renewable energy, and deep energy efficiency into holistic, high-performance building design.
SUSTAINABILITY & ENERGY RESILIENCE & ADAPTATION HEALTH & WELLNESS Sustainable principles guide every aspect of our practice. From enhancing energy efficiency to incorporating durable, longlasting materials and systems that focus on user well-being and comfort, our designs are aimed at creating economic, social, and environmental success. We are captivated by the idea of a healthy and thriving future for all, and we are willing to work to make that future happen.
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SUSTAINABILITY & ENERGY
NET-ZERO AGRICULTURE COMPLEX
MIDWEST EPICENTER
The ZE Agricultural Complex at Heartland Community College is on track to become one of the first facilities of its kind to achieve net-zero energy certification (i.e., producing enough energy to offset annual energy usage). Sustainable features include a superinsulated building envelope, energy-efficient mechanical systems, a geothermal system, radiant heating and cooling floors, and rooftop photovoltaics. (Completion 2023)
A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR HOMELAND SECURITY
CONSULTING LEED feasibility studies LEED project certification WELL project certification Building energy modeling Carbon emissions inventory Cost/benefit analysis Green policies/standards Grant funding research Grant writing Climate action plans
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SUSTAINABILITY & ENERGY SERVICES High-performance building design Living-building design Green roof design Renewable energy integration
PLANNING Green campus planning Green community planning “Smart Growth” development
The LEED Silver registered College of DuPage Homeland Security Education Center, the first facility of its kind in the Midwest, features metal panels made of recycled soft drink cans.
LEED PROJECT CERTIFICATION LEED for Homes LEED for Schools LEED-CS (Core and Shell) LEED-CI (Commercial Interiors)
LEED-ND (Neighborhood development) LEED-NC (New Construction) LEED-EBOM (Existing Buildings, Operations & Maintenance)
NATIONAL LEADER
HIGHER EDUCATION PLANNER
LEED EB: O&M CERTIFICATION
LEED CERTIFIED GREENHOUSE
Niles West High School is one of the first five schools to achieve LEED-EB: O&M (Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance) certification. Proposed energy use reduction strategies will save $220,000 in expenses annually.
ENERGY PERFORMANCE LEED-NC GOLD CERTIFIED COMMUNITY COLLEGE MAINTENANCE FACILITY The Facility Services Building at Joliet Junior College decreases energy use by 26 percent over a standard code-complaint building of similar size.
Joliet Junior College’s Greenhouse Facility is the first community college greenhouse to achieve LEED certification. Water-efficient technologies reduce water consumption by 40 percent over the design baseline.
CHICAGO’S HIGHEST-RATED LEED FOR SCHOOLS GOLD FACILITY Mariano Azuela Elementary School’s 49 LEED points made it the highest-rated LEED for Schools certified facility in the Chicago Public Schools System.
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LEED-NC PLATINUM CERTIFIED COMMUNITY COLLEGE SATELLITE FACILITY High-performance systems at the Moraine Valley Community College Southwest Education Center reduce building energy use by 35 percent over industry standards.
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LEED PLATINUM: 66% ENERGY REDUCTION The College of Lake County Science and Engineering Building’s sustainable technologies reduce annual energy consumption by 66% compared to a baseline building of similar size. The 42,000-square-foot facility became one of the first Illinois community college facilities to achieve LEED Platinum certification.
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Galesburg High School TOP RIGHT
Student Life Spaces at College of Lake County BOTTOM LEFT
Net Zero Energy Agricultural Complex at Heartland Community College BOTTOM RIGHT
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Interior Experience Occupants have the majority of their experiences inside the building. Legat’s Interior Design group helps clients distill their identities and operations into environments that support business plans, reduce costs, support future technologies, and attract and maintain the best talent. Planning and design experience ranges from Fortune 500 companies and national retailers to hotels, colleges and universities.
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Learning The blueprint to education begins in spaces that are designed to cultivate lifelong learning for all thriving minds.
BRIGHT FUTURES PRESCHOOL
GALESBURG CUSD #205
A retrofit transforms a portion of a former department store turned church into an early learning center. The design, based on research into how Galesburg’s youngest students learn best, brings nature and daylight into the building. This retrofit also includes the Galesburg Area Vocational Center and a district office.
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EARLY LEARNING CENTER
COMMUNITY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT 59 This facility, driven by community workshops, offers a setting customized to early learners: colorful curving patterns, places to gather and explore, and thematic gardens. It consolidates in one building all early learning programs, previously dispersed at facilities throughout the district. The expansion to Holmes Junior High School is designed to accommodate up to 600 preK students each day. Post occupancy research demonstrated daily engagement in outdoor environments and improved student outcomes and enthusiasm for learning through play.
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INDIAN TRAIL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
ADDISON SCHOOL DISTRICT 4
For decades, students avoided the library at Indian Trail Junior High School. The space, which had not been updated since it was built in 1971, offered no natural light, plus its circular shape made it difficult to navigate. After working with a focus group, Legat created nine different options for reinventing the library as an innovation center. The selected option creates curriculum- and non-curriculum-based spaces that allow new programming. The design shapes the renovation around four focal points: digital media lab, tactile media lab, learning stair, and learning tree house. The design reorients the entry and replaces opaque walls with glass to put the innovation center on display to passing students. New glass walls, along with solar tubes and clerestory windows, fill the space with daylight.
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JOHN HANCOCK COLLEGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL
CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS 299
John Hancock College Preparatory High School forms a community nucleus within Chicago’s Clearing neighborhood. It enables its students to ascend from a 1950s-era building to a campus that prioritizes learning and community connections. The facility also introduces Chicago Public Schools’ flagship black box theater. Design of the facility acoustically and aesthetically responds to the Chicago Midway International Airport just three blocks away. The project encouraged inclusion, from gathering community input to building a diverse design and construction team. Despite several construction site COVID-19 outbreaks, the project finished on time and within budget.
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ROCK ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL
ROCK ISLAND-MILAN SCHOOL DISTRICT 41 Additions and renovations at Rock Island High School feature three parts: •
A front addition moves administrative offices from the second floor down to a new secured entry.
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A new commons space featuring a coffee bar connects the front and back additions. It’s a place for studying, collaborating, or catching up with friends and teachers.
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JEFFERSON EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 200
The new Jefferson Early Childhood Center encourages exploration, environmental education, and peer interaction. The design, winner of a district-sponsored competition, also considers the two-thirds of Jefferson students who have special needs or disabilities. The 43,000-square-foot school offers dedicated indoor/outdoor therapy spaces, as well as a community welcome center and resource room for parent training. In the sensory courtyard at the heart of the facility, students of all developmental stages create, explore, and interact. Jefferson also includes an outdoor playground designed to promote independence and confidence, as well as a motor skills zone that doubles as a tornado shelter. Designers drew inspiration not only from administrators, teachers, and parents, but also from community members and specialists ranging from physical and occupational therapists to speech and language pathologists.
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LARAWAY SCHOOL
LARAWAY COMMUNITY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT 70C Laraway School, built in the 1950s, needed costly repairs: corridors were dark and crowded and HVAC systems drained operations budgets. Additionally, nearly 98% of its students are low-income. Legat’s master plan and pre-referendum assistance led to an 80% “yes” vote on the ballot. The resulting preK-8 school, inspired by community input, doubles the size of its predecessor and offers 460 students a spacious, light-filled setting that supports STEM applications and learning beyond the classroom. When consolidating two exhisting schools into one, the community was concerned about older students bullying the younger ones. Post occupancy research demonstrated the school age group neighborhood design reduced bullying and encouraged collaboration.
NORTHRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTHRIDGE LOCAL SCHOOLS
The 95-year-old Northridge Elementary School was in bad shape: corroded and leaking pipes, crumbling plaster, and inefficient HVAC systems. Moreover, for 10 years, students at the condemned Homer Primary School went to school in modular trailers. The district worked with Legat to pass a $22 million bond. The resulting design-build project consolidates both dated facilities in one preK-5 school. The new school brings its 600 students more opportunities, improves safety, and increases efficiency.
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NEW BOSTON SCHOOL (GRADES PREK-12)
NEW BOSTON LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT LEED FOR SCHOOLS SILVER REGISTERED
This project consolidates three outdated schools—the district has not built a new one in 91 years—into one new facility that houses 425 students. The school provides a cost-effective alternative to renovation, and symbolizes its city’s changing image. With preK-12 housed under one roof, each age group has their own identity center around a collaboration space which includes a distributed library and student resources.
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MARK TWAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BETTENDORF COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Mark Twain Elementary School expands the curriculum and provides more community opportunities by bringing together the 60+ year-old Mark Twain and Thomas Jefferson elementary schools. One of two replacement schools for Bettendorf, this project takes advantage of a sloped site by integrating a learning stair and views to a wooded ravine. The central commons cafeteria connects the gymnasium, learning stair, stem overlook, and library, hosting community gatherings. The new school provides lively pull-out spaces between classrooms to enhance intervention and small group learning.
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MARQUARDT PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
MARQUARDT SCHOOL DISTRICT 15
The Marquardt Performing Arts Center connects Marquardt Middle School’s sixth and seventh/eighth grade buildings to create a unified campus. The facility supports a redesigned curriculum in which every student takes exploratory courses. The resulting performance, problem-solving, and teamwork skills not only build student confidence for high school, but also translate to success in college and the workforce. The outdoor courtyard provides a backdrop to spontaneous learning with individual areas for reading and art observing and classroomsized gathering spaces.
MUNDELEIN HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE AND CLASSROOM EXPANSION
MUNDELEIN HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 120
A three-story addition establishes Mundelein High School (MHS) as a regional leader in STEM education and career preparation. Classrooms and labs can quickly adjust to support everything from group work to self-directed study. The expansion has allowed MHS to create business mentoring programs, university and corporate partnerships, and community outreach opportunities. The addition’s transparency puts learning on display, inspiring students to be curious about the subjects being taught in these laboratories. Renovations, as part of this project, moved student services and resources closer for collaboration.
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LANCER ATHLETIC BUILDING
NORTH SCOTT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS The new Lancer Athletic Building includes two multipurpose gyms and more cardio and weightlifting space. The facility provides much needed space for the district’s many athletic programs, improves safety, and solves double-booking problems. It also supports academic programs and serves as a venue for community and park district recreational groups. Since the project completion, curriculum has expanded to include individual exercise and wellness programs for each student encouraging healthy outcomes.
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GALESBURG HIGH SCHOOL ADDITIONS/RENOVATIONS
GALESBURG COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 205
The additions and renovations allows seventh and eighth graders from Lombard Middle School and Churchill Middle School (shuttered junior high) to move to the high school. Renovations touch nearly every part of the 300,000-square-foot existing school. A major portion of the work includes all-new, much more efficient mechanical and electrical systems that reduce operations and maintenance costs. Additionally, all corridors get refreshed with new lockers, flooring, and ceilings. The original building gets updated science and art rooms, as well as a renovated cafeteria and production kitchen. The project also brings more special education classrooms and adds more breakout areas for students to gather outside the classrooms.
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MUSCATINE HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE EXPANSION
MUSCATINE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Muscatine High School’s (MHS) science space, built in 1974, is too small, too dark, and too old to meet the demands of a modern science curriculum. A science addition helps prepare students for productive careers ranging from science and biomedicine to technology and industrial manufacturing. The addition not only provides safe, spacious labs and technology upgrades that enhance the curriculum, but also offers common space to create a community of inquiry. The school anticipates that the expansion will make MHS a regional STEM destination and help build partnerships with local businesses and Muscatine Community College.
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ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CENTER
COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY
College of Lake County, recognizing its county as Illinois’ secondlargest manufacturing region, purchased a vacated Lowe’s warehouse. A big-box conversion project transforms the facility into the Advanced Technology Center (ATC), a regional training engine for both students and local industry. The ATC focuses on economic development for opportunities such as welding and computerized numeric control (CNC). The center, with its showcase atrium, not only excites students about manufacturing careers but also connects employers and future employees.
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ESPORTS GAMING CENTER
OHIO UNIVERSITY
A renovation transforms a dark, underused storage area into a bright, open electronic sports (esports) center for both hard-core gamers and recreational players. The project, located in the lower level of Scripps Hall, attracts potential donors and elevates Ohio University among Mid-American Conference (MAC) esports programs. Among the spaces are a social gaming area, a practice room for the Bobcat Esports club, and a competition room for a varsity team that competes against other MAC teams. A broadcasting booth complete with lighting and cameras ties into the Scripps College of Communication.
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CENTER FOR ADVANCED SIMULATION IN HEALTHCARE
ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE
This satellite facility not only expands the simulation program at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (RFUMS), but also allows the institution to create partnerships with regional healthcare providers seeking training. Those who benefit range from paramedics and nurses to RFUMS students and even local high school students exploring STEM careers.
SCIENCE & ENGINEERING BUILDING
COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY LEED-NC PLATINUM CERTIFIED
A 42,000-square-foot expansion and a 25,000-square-foot renovation allow more class offerings, promote energy efficiency, and create a new south entrance for the campus. The project received LEED Platinum certification for its sustainable innovations, including a geothermal heating/cooling system, photovoltaic panels, rainwater harvesting, a daylighting system, and energy efficient mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.
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GREENHOUSE FACILITY
JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE LEED-NC CERTIFIED
The Joliet Junior College Greenhouse Facility is the first community college (and second of any college or university) greenhouse to achieve LEED-NC certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Three passively and mechanically ventilated greenhouses provide flexible, sustainable growing environments. The 11,900-squarefoot facility contains three greenhouses, a multipurpose classroom, a head house for potting, a pesticide storage room, and shared office space.
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MULTI-UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC CENTER
UNIVERSITY CENTER OF LAKE COUNTY
The client, a partnership between 20 Illinois four-year higher education institutions, operated classrooms in shared buildings, but it had no core facility–no “face” to show the community. This project unveils the solution: the University Center of Lake County. The first facility of its kind in Illinois, the 91,000-square-foot facility enables the client to offer degree and professional development programs from all its partner institutions under one roof.
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DAVID K. HILL FAMILY LIBRARY
HARPER COLLEGE
LEED-NC SILVER REGISTERED
This award-winning project includes the complete renovation of a three-story library designed for the internet age. The upgrades save energy and maintenance costs, improve functioning, and create a more inviting library with a wider array of services. The complete gut and renovation relocates the library from the first and second floors to the second (active) and third (quiet) floors. The first floor showcases tutoring, writing, and student success services, all of which were previously tucked away and hard to access on the third floor. The Academy, geared toward faculty enrichment, moves from the first floor to the southeast corner of the third floor, encouraging faculty to observe and interact with students. The renovated library responds to the paradigm shift from “content consumption” to “content creation” and has become the most popular destination on campus.
STUDENT CENTER RENOVATION
OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Renovations transform classrooms and offices into a bustling student center at the heart of Oakton Community College’s campus. The space encourages students to spend time on campus and provides a hub for Oakton’s 50-plus student clubs and organizations. The Student Center features a large open area (often called the campus living room), as well as staff offices, smaller meeting rooms, student leadership offices, and a space for the college newspaper.
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PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AT TUSCARAWAS DESIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LEED GREEN BUILDING GUIDELINES
The 50,000 square foot Performing Arts Center promotes economic development of the Tuscarawas Valley and enriches Kent State University’s academic and cultural programs.
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HOMELAND SECURITY EDUCATION CENTER
COLLEGE OF DUPAGE
The HEC stands as an epicenter for state-of-the-art multi-jurisdictional training in the Midwest. It is designed to prepare firefighters, police, and other first responders for international and domestic terrorist incidents, as well as man-made and natural disasters. The facility includes an interior immersive street scene for various training scenarios. The 60,000-square-foot center houses the college’s Criminal Justice and Fire Science Technology programs, as well as the Suburban Law Enforcement Academy and the COD Police Department. The HEC creates a new gateway on the west side of the campus. Sited at the intersection of two busy roads, the center displays two volumes: a rectangular glass and steel-gridded stair hall, and an auditorium with undulating metal-clad walls. The auditorium doubles as a mock courtroom for the criminal justice program. A crenellated glass wall defines student gathering zones along the north corridor, and displays an outdoor path.
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION CENTER ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS
COLLEGE OF DUPAGE
New facility supports athletic programs, provides fitness venue for students and community members, reduces energy consumption. Upgrades transform an undersized, poorly-lit PE facility built in the 1980s into a light-filled community recreation center and student athlete training space.
CAMPUS MAINTENANCE CENTER
COLLEGE OF DUPAGE LEED-NC GOLD CERTIFIED
The Campus Maintenance Center consolidates all College of DuPage facilities and maintenance departments. It features a large heated vehicle storage area with mechanics bays and a wash bay, as well as shops, offices, and storage space. On sunny days, the office area lights stay off, and employees can work by natural light streaming through the glass façade. When clouds come, sensors automatically turn on the lights, but only to the light level that is needed.
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PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING CAMPUS – PHASE 2
CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (WESTERN CAMPUS) A multi-facility expansion enables Cuyahoga Community College (CCC) to place law enforcement trainees in lifelike scenarios ranging from domestic disputes to armed robbery. The project benefits the college’s public safety students and campus police officers. CCC also plans to use the addition to gain revenue from outside law enforcement agencies.
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TURNER HALL EXPANSION AND RENOVATION
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
An addition and renovations revive the 55-year-old Turner Hall to respond to program growth and draw more attention to the University of Illinois’ College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES). The 38,000-square-foot project features a spacious atrium and student gathering areas. Upgrades to classrooms, labs, and conference rooms create more space and support modern technologies. The renovation portion of this project was completed in two phases to avoid disruption to the occupied building.
CENTER FOR HEALTH & HUMAN PERFORMANCE
AUGUSTANA COLLEGE
The Peter. J. Lindberg, M.D. Center for Health and Human Performance creates a home for Augustana College’s new kinesiology program. The main level features a light-filled commons area, as well as labs and equipment that support the study of human movement. The new, 25% larger, 10-lane (up from six) competition pool accommodates 25-meter (lengthwise) and 25-yard configurations (widthwise). Kinesiology students use a smaller prefabricated therapy pool equipped with cameras and TVs to analyze motion. The upper floor has a commons space that overlooks the campus and a meditation room, as well as classrooms, conference rooms, and offices for kinesiology and other departments.
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LUTHER STUDENT CENTER
LAKE LAND COLLEGE
The 19,000-square-foot expansion and 26,000-square-foot modernization of the Luther Student Center combine Admissions, Student Services, and Student Life functions into a new one-stop center that creates a strong first impression and eases navigation. The central circulation space greets prospective students with a two-story-high open lobby space and welcome desk, computer lab, restrooms, and expanded student gathering space. The link between the addition and the existing building accommodates student life space for foodservice and dining, as well as an informal tiered seating area for student gathering.
LAKESHORE CAMPUS STUDENT CENTER
COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY
DESIGNED TO LEED GOLD STANDARDS
College of Lake County’s new, six-story Lakeshore Campus Student Center stems from a 40-year relationship between CLC and Legat Architects. The six-story center, which connects to the college’s existing buildings on the second and third floors, paves the way for a wider variety of courses at CLC’s Waukegan campus. Throughout the 63,000-square-foot facility, green and blue design elements reinforce the college brand. Each floor also features a distinctive ceiling, ranging from the acoustical felt baffles that ripple above the library to the perforated metal dotted by light circles above the Health Sciences corridor. Tall windows displaying downtown Waukegan surround the fifth-floor Eleanor Murkey Community Center, named after the first dean of the campus. The top floor also opens to the facility’s showcase space: an outside deck with a cantilevered roof offers unobstructed views of Lake Michigan just a quarter mile to the east.
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Wellness We show up for communities with designs aimed to make a positive difference. Our wellness practice improves patientcentered care for a better today and a healthier tomorrow.
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CENTER FOR PAIN AND SPINE HEALTH BLOOMINGDALE
NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE
A first-floor renovation creates a full-service center for acute and chronic pain diagnosis, treatment, and management. Separate entries access a general exam/clinical area and a physical therapy area. Each group of exam rooms shares a team pod for staff, and the clinic offers two procedure spaces: a traditional X-ray room and a C-arm room for intraoperative imaging.. The 12,000-square-foot space is designed to accommodate growth. The team pods, for instance, can easily be converted into more exam rooms. Moreover, two rooms are fitted out for the future installation of additional X-ray and C-arm devices.
NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL GROUP WOMEN’S HEALTH PHYSICAL THERAPY LAKEVIEW
NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE
A 7,500-square-foot renovation transforms third-floor office space into occupational and physical therapy space for women in Chicago’s Lakeview community. The layout minimizes patient travel, an important factor for physical therapy. One corridor leads to a daylight-filled gym. The other corridor accesses pelvic treatment rooms including one large room with a traction bed. A back staff area with two side entrances houses shared workrooms, private offices, and a break room.
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CANCER CENTER
NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE MCHENRY HOSPITAL The project entails an expansion of the existing cancer center and the services offered at the McHenry Hospital Campus. The scope of work includes a building addition of approximately 8,900 SF to accommodate a new linear accelerator vault, education/conference space along with a new dedicated entry, port cochere, and waiting area. The addition creates a fresh aesthetic consistent with Northwestern Medicine brand and improves the experience for patients and staff alike. Natural light fills internal spaces creating an airy and uplifting atmosphere. The project also features one of the largest linear accelerator vaults in the area at 1,250 NSF and houses a Varian TrueBeam unit. Phase 2 of the project includes the installation of a new CT Simulator installed in the existing linear accelerator vault.
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UI HEALTH WELCOME ATRIUM
UI HEALTH HOSPITAL, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO The University of Illinois Hospital (UIHealth) is a major institution in Chicago’s Illinois Medical District, its original 1980s entry canopy and lobby configuration was not designed to serve today’s healthcare delivery model. With formidable competition from other nearby institutions already upgraded, and the Affordable Care Act providing more choice, this upgrade is considered critical for its future success. Paired up with a UIHealth interior public space redesign to strengthen the brand, this new transformation will be the catalyst to reposition the hospital to meet its changing function as a health-related social hub within the community, and serve as a beacon for the university’s healthcare system and a major gateway to the Medical District.
DERMATOLOGY GENEVA
NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE
A retrofit converts a former bank (built circa 1900) into a high-tech dermatology clinic. The design follows Northwestern Medicine’s finish and materials standards, but also considers the facility’s location next to a Starbucks and just half a block north of Geneva’s main shopping thoroughfare. A subdued color scheme and distinctive material palette create a less clinical, more spa-like setting.
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ERIE HEALTHREACH WAUKEGAN HEALTH CENTER
ERIE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER
Chicago-based Erie Family Health Center wanted to open a community health center in Lake County, Illinois, where nearly 150,000 residents lack access to medical and dental care. The organization purchased a 40-year-old bank in Waukegan, the county seat. Today, the Erie HealthReach Waukegan Health Center stands as a community-sensitive portal to care that annually provides medical and dental services to over 12,500 Lake County residents, regardless of their ability to pay. The design welcomes the community and celebrates the facility’s origins.
LAKE BEHAVIORAL HOSPITAL
US HEALTHVEST
Lake Behavioral Hospital will provide a wide range of behavioral health services to an under served region of Lake County, Illinois. The project entails the transformation and re-purposing of a vacated and stand-alone 1980’s medical office building into an in-patient and out-patient behavioral health hospital. The planning and design strategy began with a complete gut of the existing building down to its concrete superstructure establishing the framework for the planning and design. The new hospital includes a building addition that expands the original building’s area by 50%. The streamlined design will breathe new life into an iconic community hospital campus that had become antiquated, underutilized, and forgotten.
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INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE MCHENRY HOSPITAL When McHenry Hospital set out to transform a medical-surgical unit into an expansion of its intensive care unit, it faced a major hurdle: not only was the space tight, but an ICU requires more staff and more equipment than a med-surg unit. A renovation opens the space for a new central nurse station surrounded by nine patient rooms including the hospital’s first bariatric ICU room. The design retains the walls between the existing rooms but pushes in the walls between the rooms and the nurse station to accommodate a larger work area with more support areas.
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NORTH NAPERVILLE MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE
Two phases of renovation cover six practices in Northwestern Medicine’s Regional Medical Group North Naperville medical office building. Work on all three stories includes new exam rooms, waiting areas, and nursing/reception zones, as well as locker rooms and break areas. The project also rebrands common areas (e.g., corridors, lobby, entry) and the building envelope to meet Northwestern Medicine standards.
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Community Our clients are our community, and people are our purpose. Every community is built on a unique history. At Legat, we share and shape those stories with purpose.
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AQUATIC FACILITY
RIVERSIDE SWIM CLUB Riverside Swim Club’s 60-year-old facility was outdated and too small for its member families. Parts of the deteriorated clubhouse fell short of code and ADA requirements, plus the pools had begun to leak. A new, ADA- and code-compliant facility on the same site features a larger clubhouse, an eight-lane main pool, a children’s pool, and a sports court (tennis/pickleball/basketball). The main pool includes a waterslide and one- and three-meter diving boards. The smaller pool’s 25-yard length and shallow depth support safe swim lessons. Children can sit on the entry stairs and keep their bodies submerged as an instructor teaches.
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THE TEMPORARY BY AMERICAN PLACE
FULL HOUSE RESORTS
Full House Resorts set out to build a temporary casino in Waukegan, Illinois as fast as possible. The facility also needed to create a strong first impression, as it would pave the way for a future permanent casino. The resulting Temporary by American Place, Lake County’s first casino, was designed in five months and built in nine. The 93,000-square-foot facility houses one thousand slot machines, fifty tables, a sportsbook, and three restaurants. It consists of three main components: the Sprung modular building (games and some foodservice components), Willscot Mobile Mini trailers (employees), and Kitchens To Go trailers (production kitchens). The tight timeline required overcoming several logistical hurdles. These included fitting the facility on the site, which sat as an empty field for two decades after a shopping mall was demolished. Legat coordinated phasing and worked with the structural engineer to accelerate documentation during planning and zoning. We also worked with the client’s vendor to locate every component, from restaurant murals to the paddles on the ceiling in the gaming area.
HIGHLAND SPRINGS CLUBHOUSE
ROCK ISLAND PARKS & RECREATION
While Highland Springs Golf Course has grown and improved, its nearly 60-year-old clubhouse has remained the same. It was built with utilitarian concrete block and its primary view is toward golf carts. A replacement facility designed in the Prairie style creates a more inviting atmosphere. It not only welcomes golfers, but also hosts events from holiday parties to wedding receptions. Large windows and an outdoor patio display a putting green and the course beyond.
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ARLINGTON HEIGHTS POLICE STATION
VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON HEIGHTS
Arlington Heights’ 40-year-old police station suffered from dated infrastructure and failing mechanical systems. Its design also clashed with that of the newer village hall and fire station on either side of it. A budget-sensitive and energy-efficient replacement respects the traditional character of the municipal campus and downtown Arlington Heights. The project includes a 10,000-squarefoot garage.
80TH AVENUE METRA TRAIN STATION VILLAGE OF TINLEY PARK
A 50-foot-high clock tower soars over surrounding facilities to create a community focal point. Stone and face brick walls with slate roofs give the 5,600-square-foot station a strong image. A stone arch identifies the station’s entry. Commuters who once avoided a tiny station with concrete floors now enjoy a stone fireplace and a terrazzo floor. In the great hall, the high ceilings and openness create a monumental feel, while the café offers a more intimate, lodge-like atmosphere.
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NEW VILLAGE HALL AND POLICE STATION RENOVATION
VILLAGE OF ROUND LAKE
After construction of the new Village Hall, the existing Village Hall building was renovated into the new Police Station, providing the police department with three times as much space as they previously had. In order to provide a new appearance, the existing building facade was clad with a new facade including new face brick and a hip-gabled roof.
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ASCENTRA HEADQUARTERS
RUSSELL CONSTRUCTION (CLIENT) A new facility consolidates Ascentra Credit Union’s administrative functions, previously spread out over several dated buildings. It features a branch bank on the first floor, open offices on the second and third, and executive suites on the fourth. The building, one of the tallest in Bettendorf, optimizes views toward the Mississippi River. The design also announces the organization to those approaching from the new I-74 Bridge (connects Illinois and Iowa). The new headquarters launches a long-range plan to revitalize downtown Bettendorf. The facility’s location on a major corner of the new Bettendorf Town Square mixed-use development encourages additional growth and sets an aesthetic tone for future facilities.
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FMC NATATORIUM
FMC AQUATIC OPPORTUNITIES The FMC Natatorium not only provides an elite swimming venue, but it also serves as one of few Illinois facilities capable of hosting the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) State Finals. The 71,000-square-foot facility welcomes the entire spectrum of swimmers, from the infant getting a first swimming lesson to the U.S. Masters Swimming member with a lifetime of experience.
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NORTH SCOTT YMCA
NORTH SCOTT COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT North Scott Community School District had to rent a substandard local pool for its high school swim team practices and meets. A partnership between the district, the City of Eldridge, and the YMCA creates a 43,500-square-foot fitness center that serves as a home for the swim team, as well as a resource for community members. The first floor houses a lobby, gym, and natatorium including a competition pool, family recreation pool, and kiddie pool. The upperlevel track (12.5 times around = one mile) surrounds a weight room and the gym below. Also upstairs is a dance/yoga studio with a view to the recreation pool.
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AQUATIC & COMMUNITY CENTER
CITY OF MAYFIELD HEIGHTS
The 30,700-square-foot Aquatic & Community Center brings Mayfield Heights residents of all ages a new facility that raises the bar for recreational amenities in Cleveland’s eastern suburbs. The facility serves a variety of users ranging from children in day camps and members of senior clubs to fitness enthusiasts and bridal parties. Aquatics portions include waterslides, a zero-depth entry pool with a playground and splash pad, a warm pool, a cooler lap pool with a diving well, and a lazy river. The outdoor area also features a climbing wall and pavilions for shaded seating.
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HYATT PLACE - DETROIT / ROYAL OAK MIXED USE
TRAILHEAD RO, LLC
The 6-story, 100,000 square-foot building includes ground floor tenant space with the entire second floor dedicated to Regus, a co-working office tenant. The mixed-use hotel was a part of a larger construction site that includes an apartment building and parking garage designed and built by a separate development team.
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HYATT PLACE - CHICAGO SOUTH / UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
THE OLYMPIA COMPANIES / SMART HOTELS
Hyatt Place Chicago-South/University Medical Center marks Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood’s first new hotel in 50 years. The hotel anchors the renewed Harper Court development and provides a sophisticated option for visitors to the nearby University of Chicago campus and Medical Center, as well as for business travelers and tourists. The 83,000-square-foot LEED Gold Certified hotel stands as the centerpiece for the LEED for neighborhood (LEED-ND) Gold certified development whose leaders aimed at inspiring future high-density sustainable neighborhoods in Chicago and across the nation. This public - private - partnership’s intense collaboration and community participation enabled the project to help revive the urban center in the face of a poor economy and lagging real estate market.
ELEMENT MOLINE
THE AMIN GROUP/CTWO HOTELS A retrofit converts the historic O’Rourke Building, a former Sears Roebuck & Company warehouse built in 1917, into the 96-room Element Moline extended stay hotel. The publicprivate partnership challenged the hotel design team to meet preservation requirements from the National Park Service, while capturing Element’s eco-friendly image in the brand’s first adaptive reuse project and its first property in Illinois. Element Moline ties into a transit-oriented development called The Q. The hotel renovation includes retail/restaurant space, along with a new glass pavilion that serves as the rail station’s grand hall on the east side.
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HYATT PLACE AND HYATT HOUSE
GREAT RIVER PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT
When the initial architect’s design for Hyatt Place and Hyatt House hotels in East Moline proved too costly, the developer turned to Legat’s hospitality experts to “fine-tune it to the marketplace.” Legat redesigned the concept, changing it from two separate fivestory hotel buildings to a single nine-story, building that houses both hotels totaling 233 rooms. The dualbranded concept saves the developers $9 million. Sheedy/DeLaRosa Interiors served as our interior design partner on this project.
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THE RIVER ROOM
GREAT RIVER PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT The 9-floor, 2,800 square-foot restaurant lounge puts the Mississippi River and its surroundings “on the doorstep” of those entering the space that is accessed from the Hyatt Place-Hyatt House hotel. Interiors point to the region’s industrial and agricultural legacy, without detracting from the river views. Full-height glazing on the north, west, and south walls offers panoramic views of the river and its many happenings, ranging from water sports to the activities of the bald eagles native to the region. The space is open to casual diners and private parties.
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THE KENNEDY ROOFTOP
1551, INC.
Located at the Hyatt Place - Chicago/ Wicker Park hotel, The Kennedy Rooftop has panorama views of this popular neighborhood as well as the iconic Chicago skyline. The client asked for a unique feature on the rooftop, which the design team named “The Interchange”. The circular concrete form was poured on site to create a color and texture consistent with the exposed structural components on the roof terrace. The Interchange accommodates groups of three to four people huddling together for a social media photo, or couples relaxing with drinks and a bite to eat. The form’s vantage point, coupled with the simple planning of the roof terrace, capitalizes on the Chicago skyline to create visual drama.
SPIRIT OF THE WOODS
LITTLE RIVER HOLDINGS
The public - private - partnership mixed-use project includes new construction Boutique Hotel, a 250-Seat Event Center, 180-car parking garage, and outdoor park with food trucks. The project creates a new visual to a historic downtown on the West coast of upper Michigan. This project scope was for concepting and initial Planned Unit Development negotiations. The client sold their primary equity position and the project continued with a new development team.
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ADDITION AND RENOVATION
GENERATIONS AT APPLEWOOD
An addition included a new front entrance, administration suite, physical therapy room, ice cream parlor, salon, and 17 patient rooms. The renovation doubles the size of the cafeteria and kitchen. Maintenance improvements include asphalt paving replacement, door replacement, and nurse station upgrades. Legat Architects led this project through construction documents.
REHABILITATION CENTER ADDITION
SYMPHONY AT THE TILLERS
The Tillers lacked space to respond to an influx of rehabilitation patients. An addition triples space for rehabilitation programs and provides a more therapeutic atmosphere. It also enables a higher level of service, improves efficiency, and supports marketing efforts. Spaces include a dedicated speech therapy office and an “activities of daily living” (ADL) lab, which simulates a residential kitchen, bedroom, laundry area, and bath. Occupational therapists use this space to ensure that rehab patients safely resume their lives at home. Nestled among the oak trees and vibrant red-twig dogwood shrubs along The Tillers’ award-winning garden path is the addition’s showpiece: a physical therapy gym. The heavy timber construction, earthy colors, and durable materials mesh into the natural surroundings visible through large windows. Both patients and therapists enjoy the light-filled space and the views it offers. The positioning of the workstation allows therapists to observe patients at all times.
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GENERATIONS AT NEIGHBORS
GENERATIONS HEALTHCARE NETWORK This project supports Generations at Neighbors’ short-term rehab program, creates more gathering areas, and improves caregiver efficiency. An entry addition has an ice cream parlor/internet café, lounge, country store, expanded beauty salon, waiting area, and offices. The work also modernizes the main dining room and the central caregiver station. The short-term care addition includes a dining room, lounge physical therapy room, eight semi-private rooms, and fourteen private rooms. A “rehab room” offers simulated kitchen, grocery store, and bedroom spaces.The renewed and expanded Alzheimer’s/dementia care unit has a new lounge, kitchen, and dining room, along with revived resident rooms and a gated courtyard.
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OAKTON PAVILLION
GENERATIONS HEALTHCARE NETWORK Renovations breathe new life into rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility. A renewal of Oakton Pavillion brings more gathering places for residents and family members, while expanding short-term rehab services. The first floor of Oakton Pavillion was dark and enclosed. Upper floor residents often avoided coming down. Today, that same area is a hub of activity with a renewed lobby, revived common areas, an intimate dining room, and 19 new resident rooms.
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