COMING HOME
Designing elegant solutions within complex constraints
imagines change in historic and contemporary environments to cultivate thriving, sustainable, and resilient communities. We understand the past, respect our clients and their stakeholders, and revitalize historic buildings and places to benefit current and future users.
For 50 years, Page & Turnbull has led architecture, preservation, and planning projects for civic, cultural, educational, and commercial clients. Our work has impacted some of California’s most significant buildings; and, more importantly, our projects have made a difference in people’s lives. Page & Turnbull’s staff of architects, architectural historians, cultural resource planners, and materials specialists believe that preservation and adaptive reuse are about valuing a community’s stories and envisioning a better future.
One Firm, Three Studios
ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN As prime architect, architect of record, and design architect, we collaborate with clients and specialty consultants to design buildings, places, and spaces that are simultaneously contemporary and contextual.
HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE Our historic architecture team is comprised of architects, designers, and materials specialists who are experts at investigating and analyzing materials, securing entitlements, and designing for the adaptive reuse of historic buildings and places for the way we live today...and into the future.
CULTURAL RESOURCE PLANNING Architectural historians and cultural resources planners evaluate and analyze historic resources to assess their historic integrity. The studio authors a wide range of award-winning reports, develops and implements mitigation measures, and completes National Register and California Register documentation.
Hillside Residence Pasadena, California
Chun Residence Pasadena, California
Disney Bungalow Los Angeles, California
View Drive Oakland, California
Meyer Buck House, Chancellor’s Residence Stanford University
Designed by Arthur Brown, Jr.
Vallejo Street San Francisco, California
Morning Sun Avenue Mill Valley, California
Dolkas Residence Santa Cruz, California
Wysteria Russian Hill Residences San Francisco, California
Weddington House Los Angeles, California
Young Korean Academy Los Angeles, California
SELECT RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS
Rehabilitation
FLEET HOUSE Pasadena
MILL ROAD Pasadena
TOBIN CLARK ESTATE Hillsborough
3800 WASHINGTON STREET San Francisco
2750 VALLEJO STREET Pacific Heights, San Francisco
3233 PACIFIC AVENUE Pacific Heights, San Francisco
4 PRESIDIO TERRACE Pacific Heights, San Francisco
STASKUS RESIDENCE Los Altos Hills
1701 PARK STREET Baltimore, Maryland
CANADA ROAD RESIDENCE Woodside
ZILLMAN RESIDENCE Haight Ashbury, San Francisco
SLOAN RESIDENCE Cole Valley, San Francisco
FOX RESIDENCE Pacific Heights, San Francisco
1032 BROADWAY Russian Hill, San Francisco
MILLER-JOOST HOUSE Upper Market, San Francisco
DONAT RESIDENCE Alamo Square, San Francisco
HARTFORD STREET Eureka Valley, San Francisco
2280 VALLEJO STREET Pacific Heights, San Francisco
SHUMATE RESIDENCE Pacific Heights, San Francisco
ELLINWOOD MANSION San Francisco
JULIEN RESIDENCE Pacific Heights, San Francisco
HORNER RESIDENCE Pacific Heights, San Francisco
COMMODORE-WATKINS HOUSE Atherton
1645 PACIFIC AVENUE Russian Hill, San Francisco
LAGUNA RESIDENCES Hayes Valley, San Francisco
HACIENDA GARDEN APARTMENTS San Carlos
DRAPER RESIDENCE Atherton
MACE RESIDENCE Bolinas
GENTHE HOUSE Carmel
THE CAROLANDS Hillsborough
URBAN RESIDENCE Hillsborough
MOORE DAIRY FARM GUEST QUARTERS Inverness
RAYMOND ROW HOUSES COLOR ANALYSIS Pasadena
1290 HILLCREST COLOR ANALYSIS Pasadena
New Design
CHUN RESIDENCE South Pasadena
HILLSIDE RESIDENCE Pasadena
MILL ROAD South Pasadena
813 LA BELLORITA South Pasadena
20 LA FERRERA TERRACE Telegraph Hill, San Francisco
GREUB RESIDENCE Friday Harbor, Washington
DOLKAS RESIDENCE Santa Cruz Mountains
BUDROW RESIDENCE Santa Cruz
GUSTAVSON RESIDENCE Shelter Island, New York
VAN ETTEN/BAVOSO RESIDENCE Oakland
PRIVATE RESIDENCE Broadkill Beach, Delaware
20 LA FERRERA TERRACE Telegraph Hill, San Francisco
GREUB RESIDENCE Friday Harbor, Washington
DOLKAS RESIDENCE Santa Cruz Mountains
BUDROW RESIDENCE Santa Cruz
GUSTAVSON RESIDENCE Shelter Island, New York
VAN ETTEN/BAVOSO RESIDENCE Oakland
FRANK RESIDENCE Mendocino
Mills Act
FLEET HOUSE Pasadena
GLENDALE MASONIC TEMPLE Glendale
FORD FACTORY Los Angeles
THE STRAND THEATER San Francisco
CHRONICLE BUILDING San Francisco
CARSON BLOCK BUILDING Eureka
1019 MARKET STREET San Francisco
149 9TH STREET San Francisco
WOODS HALL & ANNEX San Francisco
148-154 FILLMORE STREET San Francisco
477 SOUTH 3RD STREET San Jose
WARFIELD THEATER San Francisco
CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE MILLS ACT IMPLEMENTATION STUDY Arroyo
CITY OF GILROY MILLS ACT INSPECTION Gilroy
87 NORTH RAYMOND AVENUE Pasadena
95 NORTH RAYMOND AVENUE Pasadena
353 KEARNY STREET San Francisco
MASONIC TEMPLE Berkeley
807 MONTGOMERY STREET San Francisco
166 GEARY STREET San Francisco
1315 WALLER STREET San Francisco
101 VALLEJO STREET San Francisco
722 STEINER AVENUE San Francisco
HARNEY RESIDENCE Diablo
1619 N STREET Sacramento
2731-2735 FOLSOM STREET San Francisco
855 FRONT STREET San Francisco
5701 INTERNATIONAL BOULEVARD Oakland
627 WALLER STREET San Francisco
John D. Lesak
AIA, FAPT, LEED AP
Principal
California Licensed Architect: C26607
EDUCATION
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Master of Architecture, Structures Option
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Bachelor of Science in Architecture
Coursework in the Conservation of Stone and Marble, Verona, Italy
John is Principal and Founder of Page & Turnbull’s Southern California office. With an interdisciplinary education in architecture, engineering, and materials science, he specializes in the preservation, rehabilitation, repair, and reuse of historic structures. John’s award-winning historic architecture projects include the restoration of Neptune Pool and Hearst Castle roof at San Simeon State Historic Park; the rehabilitation of The Greek Theater, a Los Angeles HistoricalCultural Monument; and numerous projects at The Webb Schools in Claremont, CA. John, an Adjunct Professor at the USC School of Architecture, is an advocate of and sought-after speaker on developing a holistic approach to preservation, sustainability, resiliency, and equity. John meets the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards for Architecture and Historic Architecture.
RELATED EXPERIENCE
• Chun Residence. South Pasadena, California.
• Wyman Avenue Residences. San Francisco, California.
• Hillside Residence. South Pasadena, California.
• Weddington House. Los Angeles, California.
• Fleet House South Pasadena. South Pasadena, California.
• Baker House Historic Design Services. Rancho Cucamonga, California.
• Wilson House Historic Rehabilitation and Addition. Chatsworth, California.
• Scholle House Relocation and Rehabilitation. Camarillo, California.
• The Webb Schools Heads of School House Rehabilitation. Claremont, California.
• Charlotte & Robert Disney Bungalow. Los Angeles, California.
• Azusa Old Schoolhouse. Azusa, California.
Heather Mangrum LEED AP
Associate, Senior Materials Conservation Specialist
EDUCATION
American University of Rome, Masters of Architecture, Sustainable Cultural Heritage
University of Tennessee, Bachelor of Architecture
Heather is an experienced materials conservation specialist who incorporates architecture and history into her work. Her passion is understanding and implementing historic preservation practices, including materials conservation, to create thriving and economically sustainable communities. An ICCROM consultant, she developed “how to” guidelines for reinvigorating historic properties in communities that have experienced displacement due to conflict, environmental disasters, or other issues. She manages challenging projects to align with client’s budgets and schedules. She understands and works with a wide range of materials and is especially skilled analyzing and developing repair recommendations for wood, masonry, marble, and concrete structures.
RELATED
EXPERIENCE
• Baker House Historic Design Services. Rancho Cucamonga, California.
• Scholle House Relocation and Rehabilitation. Camarillo, California.
• Azusa Old Schoolhouse. Azusa, California.
• Sun Residence. Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California.*
• Lancaster Farmhouse Renovation. Lancaster, Pennsylvania.*
• Eakes-Steen Residence. Palm Springs, California.*
• Park Slope Townhouse. Brooklyn, California.*
• Carroll Gardens Brownstone. Brooklyn, California.*
• Carroll Street Condominiums. Brooklyn, California.*
• Shelter Island Home. Shelter Island, California.*
*Work performed prior to joining Page & Turnbull.
