Mark Hesselgrave is an architect providing consulting services to design firms, developers, and property owners. Mark's experience and nature combine to enable him to provide sophisticated technical advice guided by design sensitivity.
1. Mark Hesselgrave | ARCHITECT
Design | Project Management | Building Technology
31 Sachem Road | Branford, CT | 06405 | 203.215.2902 | mark.hesselgrave@gmail.com
BIOGRAPHY
Education
Master of Architecture, 1985, Yale School of Architecture
Bachelor of Science / Architecture, 1980, California Polytechnic State University
Year Abroad, Florence, Italy, 1979-1980, California State International Program
Registration & Professional Societies
Registered Architect, State of Connecticut, 1990 – present
Registered Architect, State of Pennsylvania, 2016 – present
LEED AP, 2009 - present
Publications
The Architect’s Handbook of Professional Practice, 15th
Edition, “TheArchitect’s Role in Construction Manager-
Constructor Project Delivery”, 2016
PROJECTS
Selected projects as Mark Hesselgrave, Architect 2009-2018
Institute for Sacred Music, Yale University
Building Technology Consultant to Apicella + Bunton Architects
Enclosure development and details, new work and renovation: design development and contract documents
Sterling Memorial Library, Manuscripts & Archives, Yale University
Building Technology Consultant to Apicella + Bunton Architects
Custom millwork with strict historical precedent: contract documents and construction administration
57 West End Road, East Hampton, New York
Building Technology Consultant to Sophie Harvey Design
New Construction; Interior Finishes, Furnishing and Casework: design development through construction
150 Charles Townhouse, New York, New York
Building Technology Consultant to Sophie Harvey Design
Gut renovation; Interior Finishes, Furnishing and Casework: design development through construction
Feder Townhouse, Aspen, Colorado
Building Technology Consultant to Sophie Harvey Design
Gut renovation; Interior Finishes, Furnishing and Casework: conceptual design through construction
McCormick Place Event Center, Chicago, IL
Building Technology Consultant to Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
Exterior Enclosure: design development
Lanphier Center for Mathematics and Computer Science, ChoateRosemary Hall, CT
Building Technology Consultant to Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
Exterior enclosure including masonry and Curtain Wall: design development through contract administration
Franklin Interior Fit-out, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem
Building Technology Consultant to Sophie Harvey Design
Interior Finishes, Furnishing and Casework: contract documents
Mitikah Mixed Use Complex, Mexico City, Mexico
Project Architect with c-studio design collaborative
Multi-phase mixed use residential complex; conceptual design through contract documents.
Santiago Mixed Use Complex, Santiago, Chile
Project Architect with c-studio design collaborative
Mixed use residential complex; conceptual design feasibility study.
2. Mark Hesselgrave | ARCHITECT
Design | Project Management | Building Technology
31 Sachem Road | Branford, CT | 06405 | 203.215.2902 | mark.hesselgrave@gmail.com
Santa Fe Mixed Use Complex, Mexico City, Mexico
Project Manager with c-studio design collaborative
Mixed use residential and commercial building; conceptual design through construction. Project near completion.
Lago Alberto Mixed Use Complex, Mexico City, Mexico
Project Architect with c-studio design collaborative
Mixed use residential and commercial building; conceptual design through construction.
Office Building and Residential Building, New Haven, CT
Consulting Architect to Anderson-Wilcox Development Company
Feasibility study and conceptual design. Code analysis, ROI study.
Vietcombank Tower, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Curtain Wall Consultant to Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
Design Development and Contract Documents for tower exterior enclosure.
Saint Katharine DrexelChapel, Xavier University of Louisiana
Peer Review Architect for Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
Reviewed contract document set for completeness and constructability. Developed all exterior enclosure details while still
at PCPA, with primary design development responsibility for coordinating complex roof geometry.
The Theater School, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois
Peer Review Architect for Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
Reviewed contract document set for completeness and constructability.
Santa Lucia Mixed Use Complex, Monterrey, Mexico
Project Architect with c-studio design collaborative
Multi-phase mixed use residential complex; conceptual design through schematic design. Project on hold.
Selected projects at Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects 2004-2009
Transbay Transit Center, San Francisco, California
Quality Manager: created and administered the Quality Management Plan, satisfying the client’s strict Federal
requirements whileat the same time building a plan true to the firm’s design practices.
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School, New Haven, Connecticut
Project Manager responsible for all aspects of project design and management from mid design development phase
through project completion for this 145,000 square foot magnet school.
City Center Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Envelope Designer responsible for developing the design of the main facade, conceived as folded glass planes with
architecturally exposed structural steel bow trusses.
Private Residence, Livermore, California
Project Architect responsible for developing the design in the construction document phase and for preparing the
documents for bids on this 4,000 square foot private residence.
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Miami, Florida
Project Architect responsible for reviewing and coordinating several critical components of the building during
construction, including roofing and waterproofing, for this 570,000 square foot performing arts center.
Selected Projects at Fletcher Thompson, Inc. 2002-2004
Brien McMahon High School, Norwalk, Connecticut
Senior Design Leader responsible for all aspects of design for this 320,000 square foot public high school, providing
multiple site strategies and renovation options, and delivering all City and Board presentations.
Student Union Addition, University of New Haven, Connecticut
Senior Design Leader: developed and documented conceptual design options for this 18,000 square foot student center.
Project put on hold in 2004.
3. Mark Hesselgrave | ARCHITECT
Design | Project Management | Building Technology
31 Sachem Road | Branford, CT | 06405 | 203.215.2902 | mark.hesselgrave@gmail.com
Selected Projects at Flad Architects 2000-2002
Connecticut Innovations, Rocky Hill, Connecticut
Project Manager responsible for all aspects of design, taking a key role in the LEED brainstorming session as well as
setting the design parameters. The project was put on hold in 2002 following concept design.
4. Mark Hesselgrave | ARCHITECT
Design | Project Management | Building Technology
31 Sachem Road | Branford, CT | 06405 | 203.215.2902 | mark.hesselgrave@gmail.com
Marshak Science Building, City University of New York, New York
Project Manager responsible for all aspects of design, coordinating all team members and producing the final Basis of
Design document for this 945,000 square foot academic and research building feasibility study,
Eli Lilly Building 88, Indianapolis, Indiana
Senior Designer responsible for all aspects of public space design for this 270,000 square foot Research building, taking
the laboratory diagram into concept and schematic design.
Selected projects at Cesar Pelli & Associates 1985-2000
SRB2 / Luck Building, University of California, Los Angeles
Project Manager / Design Team Leader responsible for all aspects of design for this 225,000 square foot research
laboratory, including site analysis, conceptual design, and schematic design.
Taussig Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
Project Manager / Design Team Leader responsible for all aspects of the project’s design and management from
conception through construction, for this 168,000 square foot outpatient, doctors’ offices, and translational cancer
research laboratory facility.
Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
Project Manager responsible for all aspects of the project’s management during construction of this 120,000 square foot
outpatient eye clinic.
Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
Project Manager for this 420,000 square foot research and educational building. Responsible for all aspects of project
management, including oversight of technical details, construction documents, primary client contact, and contractual
negotiations.
Humanities and Social Sciences Building, University of California, Riverside
Project Manager from project conception through completion, with responsibility for all aspects of design and
documentation of this 115,000 square foot academic building.
Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton, New Jersey
Project Architect: developed the design following the schematic phase, with responsibility for construction documents
and construction administration for this 30,000 square foot academic building.
Math and Computer Science Building, Trinity College, Connecticut
Project Architect: developed the design for this 45,000 square foot academic building following the schematic phase, with
responsibility for construction documents and construction administration.
Ley Student Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas
Project Architect: assisted in design development and construction document production, and acted as the primary client
contact during construction, responsible for all aspects of construction administration.
OTHER WORK
Related Experience
Lecturer, Yale Alumni College, Architectural Fantasies: the Art of Architectural Drawing, 2016
Adjunct Professor, State University of New York / Purchase, Foundation Drawing, 1986-1987
Principal Teaching Assistant, Yale University, Descriptive Drawing, 1984-1985
Teaching Assistant, Yale University, Descriptive Drawing, 1983-1984
Mark is an expert in AutoCad and Revit Architecture. He’s established CADD standards for projects in multipleoffices.
Mark is proficient in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Acrobat Pro, and adept in MS Word, Excel, Project, and Powerpoint.
He is also handy with a No. 2 pencil.