Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection open for research.

Use Restrictions

No physical characteristics affect use of this material.

Preferred Citation

Town of Leesburg Municipal Government Center Hanno Weber and Associates Records (M 0124), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.

Acquisition Information

Hanno Weber and Associates, Chicago, Illinois.

Accruals

2016.0090

Processing Information

Gabrielle Sanchez, 25 May 2017

Historical Information

Hanno Weber (born 24 September 1937) is an American architect based in Chicago, Illinois. A graduate of Princeton University, he founded Hanno Weber and Associates (HWA) in 1984. The firm specializes in architecture, interior design, site planning, and urban design.

In 1986, after undertaking an analysis of existing government facilities and downtown parking demand, the Town of Leesburg issued a call for designs for a municipal government center and parking complex. The new combined office building and parking complex would consolidate and expand town services as well as alleviate parking shortages, while blending with the historic scale and context of downtown Leesburg. Over 200 architects submitted entries to the competition. Hanno Weber and Associates' design was awarded the first prize of $10,000 and the design commission. The firm also designed the interior of the building, including furnishings and accessories, and served as project manager for construction of the facility. Construction on the municipal government center began in 1988 and was completed in 1991.

Hanno Weber and Associates' design for the municipal government center won several awards, including Architecture and Urban Design Competition, First Award (1987); AIA Urban Design Award of Excellence (1992); and AIA Chicago Chapter Interior Design Certificate of Merit (1992).

Scope and Content

The collection records Hanno Weber and Associates work as architect, designer, and construction project manager of the Town of Leesburg Municipal Government Center. Included are documents such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, and reports; architectural drawings and sketches; photographs; and material samples.

The collection documents all phases of Hanno Weber and Associates work on the project including the initial design and contest submission; project management and programming; relationships with the Town of Leesburg, subcontractors and consultants; the bidding process; construction itself; dedication of the facility; and HWA's promotion of its work. Whenever possible, materials have been arranged in the order outlined in HWA's Project Index (See M 0124, Box 1, Folder 7) as follows: Project Management and Programming; Client Records; Agencies Records; Consultant Records; Bidding; Contractors Records; Contract Accounting; and Construction Administration. Materials relating to the design competition have been placed at the beginning of the collection, and materials relating to publicity subsequent to the completion of the project have been placed at the end of the collection.

Design competition materials include the design manual and guidelines, Leesburg town plan, HWA's winning entry, and the competition results.

The Project Management and Programming section contains materials documenting management of the construction process. These include meetings of minutes with Town of Leesburg officials, design studies and reports, environmental reports, budgets, schedules, photographs of office interiors (see VC 0083), and product information. This section also contains a large number of architectural drawings, including design sketches, working drawings, and alternate plans. For storage reasons, the majority of these drawings are housed in OMB 029. Please see the Drawings Index for a detailed list of drawings.

The Client Records section contains contracts, correspondence, telephone memoranda, and invoices related to HWA's client, the Town of Leesburg.

The Agencies Records section contains materials related to zoning and building permits.

The Consultant Records section contains contracts, correspondence, and invoices relating to various consultants, including mechanical, electrical, and civil engineers.

The Bidding section contains correspondence, evaluations, and other documents relating to the bidding process for the hiring of a construction general contractor.

The Contractor Records section contains correspondence between the general contractor and HWA, as well as Requests for Information (RFI). In addition, this section contains a large number of architectural shop drawings, samples, and related correspondence. The drawings and samples were submitted for HWA's approval by various subcontractors. HWA assigned a number to each submittal, and HWA's index is available ("Submittals Checklist" M 0124, Box 8, Folder 13 and OMB 029, Box 1, Folder 18). The shop drawings contain numerous notes, comments, and corrections. They are stored folded. The shop drawings and samples have been separated from the related correspondence due to their size and preservation storage needs (See M 0124, Box 20-22 and ART 012).

The Contract Accounting section contains Supplemental Instructions, Requests for Change Orders, Certificates of Payment, and other documents.

The Construction Administration section contains Construction Observation reports by HWA, Town of Leesburg, and an outside contractor, as well as minutes of construction meetings, reports, and punch lists. In addition, this section contains photographs taken by both HWA and professional photographers documenting the construction progress (See VC 0083).

The collection also contains materials, including photographs, related to the municipal government center's dedication ceremony held in March 1991. In addition, there are photographs and slides of the completed exterior and interior of the building and correspondence with vendors and architecture and design publications.

Related Material

Town of Leesburg, Virginia Records, 1813-present, Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA

Leesburg Architectural Surveys 1971-2001 (M 016), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA. Town of Leesburg: Department of Planning, Zoning and Development: (RG 22), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA. Town of Leesburg: Department of Planning, Zoning and Development: Visual Records of Historic Sites (VC RG 22), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA

Historical Postcards, 1900-2008 (VC 0004), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA

Leesburg Opera House Handbill (SC 0012) Thomas Balch Library Leesburg, VA

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Bibliography

Hanno Weber and Associates, www.hannoweber.com, accessed 17 March 2017.

Town of Leesburg Municipal Government Center Hanno Weber and Associates Records (M 124), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.

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