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REGISTRATION:
Architect, State of Washington Certificate No. 1846
Architect, State of Arizona Certificate No. 15107
NCARB 1991, No. 41,397
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GENERAL:
Les Tonkin has been in private practice in Seattle for over 25 years. He has been responsible for the design of many significant public and private buildings in the Northwest. Tonkin's specialties are new, low income and multi-family housing, and additions to and restoration of historic structures. These historic buildings have had a variety of uses including courthouses, city halls, libraries, administrative offices, athletic facilities, schools, and public, low-income, family or elderly housing. Projects include the Washington School, San Juan County Courthouse, King County Courthouse, Port Townsend Library, Hoquiam Library, the King County Libraries and the $24 million, 512 unit housing renovation project at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. Recent Seattle projects include the renovations of the historic Bush Hotel, Morrison Hotel and 225 unit, 11-story Frye Hotel to provide low income housing.
Tonkin was planner and architect for the Scattered Site Housing Apartments for the Seattle Housing Authority and was responsible for design and management of 104 units of low income, multi-family housing on 22 Seattle residential sites. Tonkin was principal-in-charge for the 30-unit recently completed Denice Hunt Townhomes in Seattle, the 24-unit Matsusaka Townhomes, and Dixon Village, a 31 unit, low income housing development for the Tacoma Housing Authority. Villa Park, a 43 unit, low income multi-family housing for the Seattle Housing Authority, was completed in 1997 and was featured with the Denice Hunt Townhomes as Seattle Times/AIA Award Programs for excellence in multi-family housing design in June 1998.
He recently designed the historic renovation of the Washington School to provide elderly housing for the Walla Walla Housing Authority. Les was chief architect and planner for the Seattle/King County Homeless Coalition on the Sand Point Community Planning Study. He is also Planner/Architect for the Seattle Housing Authority’s redevelopment of the 900-unit High Point Family Housing, and the 500 units of family housing at Rainier Vista. Les is currently heading up the redesign of Roxbury Village, another SHA 235-unit redevelopment, which was recently awarded $17 million from HUD's Hope VI program.
As an urban designer, Tonkin was the local architect on the successful Seattle Housing Authority Holly Park, $47 million HUD Hope VI application, and was chief designer for the Redevelopment of the Seattle Housing Authority’s Rainier Vista, which was awarded another HUD Hope VI grant of $35 million to produce almost 1000 units of new multi-family, low income and market rate housing.
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AWARDS:
- Washington State Historic Preservation Officer's 1998 Annual Award for Rehabilitation of the Washington School, Walla Walla, Washington
- Washington Trust for Historic Preservation, 1998 Design Award for Washington School Restoration, Walla Walla
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Washington Trust for Historic Preservation, 1998 Award of Merit for the Jensen Block Restoration, Seattle
- Denice Hunt Townhomes and Villa Park Townhomes were featured in the Seattle Times/AIA Awards Program for Excellence and Innovation in Multi-Family Housing Design, June 1998
- Washington Trust for Historic Preservation, 1994 Award for Restoration Design of the Snoqualmie Valley School District Administrative Office Complex
- Washington Trust for Historic Preservation, 1991 Award for Restoration Design of the San Juan County Courthouse
- Seattle Chapter, American Institute of Architects, Award of Merit, 1983 for the Old Capitol Building Renovation, Olympia, Washington
- Seattle Design Commission Award for "Neighborhood Designs That Work", 1989 for Wallingford Center, Seattle, Washington
- Washington Trust for Historic Preservation, 1986 Award for Outstanding Merit for Wallingford Center/Interlake School Restoration
- Associated General Contractors Award for Design & Construction Excellence, 1986 for Wallingford Center, Seattle, Washington
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ASSOCIATIONS & COMMUNITY SERVICE:
Washington Trust for Historic Preservation: Board member 1984-99, President 1988-91, Treasurer 1992-1999.
Historic Seattle Preservation and Development Authority Council Member, Mayoral appointment, 1996-2002.
Member, Lake Union Steam Plant Mayor's Citizens Advisory Committee, 1995.
Pioneer Square Community Council Board, 1984-1988.
Pioneer Square Community Council Board Vice President, 1985-1987.
President, Wallingford Community Council, 1985-87.
Society of Architectural Historians, Washington Chapter.
Environmental Works Board Member, 1984-87.
Member, Georgetown Steamplant Mayor’s Advisory Committee, Seattle City Light, 1982-83.
National Endowment for the Arts Grants Panelist, 1988; Architectural Awards Juror, 1990.
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