Structural stability

The work of Barber & Hoffman is integral to the downtown Cleveland scene, Northeast and Central Ohio, and western Pennsylvania, as its signature structures include such stalwarts as the Great Lakes Science Center, CSU’s Library Tower and the Celebrezze Federal Building. But its designs can be seen as far away as Brazil, Korea, Senegal and India, with other work in the US including buildings in West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, New York, Indiana and Maryland. It serves such prestigious clients as the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, the Cleveland Clinic, Cuyahoga County Architect, Duquesne University, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland State University and Cleveland Metropolitan School District, among many others.

Healthcare:
Cleveland Clinic Foundation's Lerner
Research Institute is a 480,000-sf state-of-the-art research and educational facility with three buildings and interconnecting walkways. Floor elevations had to match existing adjacent buildings, and multiple structural framing systems of concrete, steel and post-tensioned concrete were used.

Fairview Hospital in Cleveland added a 25,000-sf suite on an existing surgery wing to house a new obstetrics department, with B&H work including a feasibility study for current new seismic provisions. The updated design allows for the construction of a possible fifth floor in the future while conforming to seismic requirements.

Education:
CSU Classroom & Plaza creates a new centerpiece for the campus and a gathering spot for students, giving it a needed sense of identity.

John Carroll Dolan Science Center is a 265,000-sf building with a two-story reading room, 250-seat auditorium and 50 ft x 50 ft skylight. The steel-framed structure with framed concrete ground floor rests above a 105-space parking garage.

Carnegie Mellon University Doherty
Hall included renovations to existing labs, mechanical rooms and offices, and construction of an eight-story addition. The project presented many phasing and logistics challenges, since ongoing operations had to be maintained at all times.

The Cuyahoga Community College
Center for Innovation in the Arts in Cleveland is a three-story building on the Metro campus with performance space, theater, dance studio and art gallery. The LEED-registered, 75,000-sf structure allocates 20,000-sf for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame library and archive.

St. Kilian Parish Elementary Center was a challenge, as a large portion of the steel structure utilized was exposed at the interior and exterior. Unique exposed steel trusses were designed for the gymnasium and cafeteria area. The facility is located on a gradually sloping site, which creates a “walk-out” basement. The design team's revisions kept the project within construction budget and schedule.

Muskingum College’s Walter K.
Chess Collegiate Center in New Concord, OH, is a three-story, 25,000-sf recreation facility. Its 335 ft pedestrian bridge connects two sides of the campus over a ravine, a badly needed amenity.

Harrisburg University Academic
Center is a 16-story, 250,000-sf facility which uses a structural steel system to accommodate the construction sequence and accelerated schedule. The 125-seat auditorium is located on the 14th floor, which provides a spacious presence for the students and lecturer.

Parking structures:
The Cleveland State University
East Garage is a five-level, 400 car concrete structure with post-tensioned slabs supported from post-tensioned beams framing in to cast-in-place concrete columns.
The brick pier, metal panel and glass curtain wall façade complements the architecture of the nearby recreation center.

The Great Lakes Science Center
Parking Garage is used for the science center, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame & Museum and Cleveland Browns Stadium. The 1998 new construction allows for a green roof with two and a half feet of soil on average to house exterior exhibits and “walking around” space on the lakefront.

Façade restoration:
The Terminal Tower, downtown Cleveland’s iconic landmark, just underwent a five-year façade restoration from the 15th floor to the flagpole. This entails maintaining Ohio Historic Preservation Office standards for this multi-use, historic landmark complex. B&H has worked with diverse contractors during the multi-phase
repair program.

The restoration of the B. F.
Keith Building, a 22-story, 1923 office building that houses the Palace Theater lobby, includes ongoing repair work and coordination with the building manager to budget construction, with cost control paramount. B&H is converting the original building elevation drawings to AutoCAD format to incorporate repairs in a layered fashion for easy historical reference for this classic building.

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
is using B&H’s services for ongoing consultation in the wake of a complete restoration of the original 12-story steel-framed building and its mid-1990s expansion and renovation, one in which a high level of security was a key issue. The elegant façade includes marble, granite and terra-cotta units, and repair issues were complex, with structural services providing in-depth assessment and recommendations for repair.

Senior housing:
South Franklin Circle
Retirement Community in Chagrin Falls is a multi-structure complex sponsored by Judson Park on a 90-acre site with over 320 housing units. It includes an 80,000-sf community center with indoor natatorium, theater and dining rooms. There are nine independent living buildings, while housing units include cottage and garden homes as well as townhouses. Tunnels and pedestrian bridges connect all.

UPMC’s Cumberland
Woods Village
in Pittsburgh is a senior residential community, which includes a 63,000-sf Commons Building, 13,500-sf Lodge, five residential buildings and a plaza with underground parking. It is scheduled to open in the summer of 2010.

Offices:
The Northeast Ohio Regional
Sewer District Headquarters
in Cleveland consists of a rehabilitated existing office structure and a
48,000-sf addition for a total
89,000-sf. A main atrium unites the two structures, old and new, and features a floating monumental stair. The project represented many challenges, requiring solutions beyond the realm of typical structural
engineering.

A new research lab and office
facility in central New York, now under construction, is designed for a firm that conducts leading edge research into display technologies, telecommunications, environmental technologies,
and life sciences. The 150,000-sf addition is designed to house vibration-sensitive equipment and heavy loading conditions.

Civic:
The Howard Metzenbaum
Courthouse in downtown Cleveland is the renovation of an historic five-story, 235,000-sf building on the National Register of Historic Places and was the first building in Cleveland's Group Plan on the Mall,
designed by Arnold Brunner.

Cleveland Botanical Garden addition and renovation included creation of a new glasshouse with two distinct heat and moisture environments and a new underground parking structure. As one of three structural engineering firms on the project, B&H was responsible for creating a new entrance that would interface with these challenging structures and the existing building.

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Expansion and Renovation,
scheduled for completion in 2012, includes renovation of the 1916 and 1971 buildings and tie ins to 200,000-sf of new construction Among the challenges were an aggressive construction schedule and the need to create new openings for construction access in
the historic building.

The Great Lakes Science Center
in Cleveland includes 165,000-sf of new construction with a six-story IMAX theater, as well as a nine-story atrium and 400 hands-on exhibits, which utilizes several different structural systems.

The Nemacolin Woodlands Resort Spa
Addition and Renovation in Farmington, PA, was a fast-track design/build renovation that was delivered on a
six-month construction schedule.
Designed using feng shui, the state-of-
the-art fitness facility has an indoor heating pool and sauna. BXM