Located less than two blocks from the White House and adjacent to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the new eight-story, all-glass building's top three levels cantilever to the south over the Corcoran roof. The cantilever at the sixth floor is 12 ft at the furthest point; the seventh and eighth floors cantilever over the existing Corcoran by 32 ft.
Additional 15-ft cantilevers along the building's north and south sides enable a column-free perimeter area, requiring considerable post-tension cabling. The facility, designed and built to achieve LEED Gold certification, is constructed of regional and recycled-content materials. It also has a green roof system to collect rainwater and features daylighting and fine views. It also includes efficient MEP systems.
Office/Retail/Mixed-Use Developments: Award of Merit - 1700 New York Avenue, Washington, D.C.
Key Players
Developer Carr Properties
Lead Design SmithGroupJJR
General Contractor Balfour Beatty Construction
Structural Engineer SK&A Structural Engineers
Civil Engineer Wiles Mensch Corp.
Mechanical Engineer Girard Engineering
Concrete SMC Concrete Construction
Electrical Perlectric
Mechanical and Plumbing Hess
Curtainwall Ferguson Neudorf
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