In August 2007, Ford’s Theatre shut down for 18 months for a $12-million rehabilitation. Not only is the 144-year-old, 20,000 sq-ft building now ADA compliant, but the team also modernized facilities and infrastructure without compromising the building’s historical integrity. Kenneth M. Wyner Photography Related Links: Mid-Atlantic Construction�s Best of 2009 Awards The project was also completed on schedule and in time for Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday. The project added new theater seating; fire- and life-safety code upgrades; new audio/visual systems, lighting and automated rigging technology; rehabilitated mechanical, electrical, plumbing and HVAC systems; and new board room and renovation of the
The $5-million, 8,500-sq-ft Founding Farmers restaurant is the first restaurant in Washington, D.C., to be awarded LEED certification of any type and the first full-service, upscale-casual restaurant in the country to earn LEED gold. Photo Courtesy of Michael Moran Photography Related Links: Mid-Atlantic Construction�s Best of 2009 Awards Founding Farmers will also function as a green restaurant as sanctioned by the Green Restaurant Association. The restaurant was able to achieve LEED gold for commercial interiors despite its location atop a base building that was not built with sustainability in mind. The existing building has large, double-story glazing that allows excess
The $29-million, 125,000-sq-ft Helen F. Graham Cancer Center expansion at Christiana Care in Wilmington, Del., brings together under one roof an array of oncology diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitation services and the Center for Translational Cancer Research. The research center is a formal alliance between the cancer center, the University of Delaware in Newark, the Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington and the Delaware Biotechnology Institute in Newark. Related Links: Mid-Atlantic Construction�s Best of 2009 Awards The layout allows doctors and scientists an opportunity to work together closely and quickly to better serve patients. The collaborative relationship between science
Vacant since 1999, the Historic DC Courthouse is one of the oldest public buildings in the District of Columbia. This year, it received a comprehensive, $99-million overhaul to restore it to its original 1820s grandeur and incorporate modern amenities. Related Links: Mid-Atlantic Construction�s Best of 2009 Awards Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners of Washington designed the restoration and renovation program for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Hensel Phelps Construction Co. of Chantilly, Va., completed the project in June. The team constructed all new spaces below grade to preserve the landmark’s historical appearance. The project entailed a variety
The complete $6.5 million renovation of the 834-room Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill took place during the 2008 primary elections while the property was operating at near-100% occupancy and hosting high-profile guests. Maintaining guest egress and limiting exposure to construction noise and debris was critical during the fast-track, 19-week construction schedule. Photo Courtesy of Stirling Elmendorf Related Links: Mid-Atlantic Construction�s Best of 2009 Awards With the elections under way and Hillary Clinton speaking onsite, tens of thousands of guests required access to the hotel. Secret Service protocol involved unannounced interruptions to the work schedule. Construction would halt and the
The $74 million 10-story, 255,000-sq-ft 300 New Jersey Avenue project boasts a dramatic glass atrium with a bright yellow structural steel tree that houses much of the atrium’s mechanical systems. Photo Courtesy of Chuck Choi Related Links: Mid-Atlantic Construction�s Best of 2009 Awards The Clark Construction project links two wings of the L-shaped Acacia Building, which were built in 1935 and 1955. One goal was to create an open gathering space that encourages employee interaction. Most of the building is leased by one law firm, and its employees can use the atrium to meet or go between offices more quickly.
The $59 million 901 K Street project by Clark Construction is a new, 250,000-sq-ft, 12-story building next to the Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church in the East End neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Photo Courtesy of Clark Construction Group, LLC Related Links: Mid-Atlantic Construction�s Best of 2009 Awards The project included a glass atrium that connected the two buildings. A terra-cotta rain screen is used on the building’s exterior, the first major application of the material in D.C. The project team also underpinned the existing church below grade. Clark was also working on a renovation of the church, which was
2000 Tower Oaks Boulevard in Rockville, Md., is a 200,000-sq-ft, nine-story Super Class A commercial office building. One of the two developers is The Tower Cos., a real estate firm that also has its LEED platinum headquarters on the building’s ninth floor. The office property is built in a 200-acre park setting, where two-thirds of the property is set aside as preserved woodland and open space. Related Links: Top Design Mid-Atlantic Projects Go Platinum Lafayette Tower Washington, D.C. The Inger and Walter Rice Center Richmond, Va. Tower Cos. Corporate Headquarters Rockville, Md. The building incorporates Vedic architectural design principals of
The Inger and Walter Rice Center for Environmental Life Sciences is Virginia Commonwealth University’s field station devoted to environmental research, teaching and public service. A primary focus of research at the site is on the science and policy of large rivers and their fringing riparian and wetland landscapes. Related Links: Top Design Mid-Atlantic Projects Go Platinum Lafayette Tower Washington, D.C. Tower Cos. Corporate Headquarters Rockville, Md. 2000 Tower Oaks Boulevard Rockville, Md. The 4,889-sq-ft center sits on 343 acres along the James River. The property is divided by a 70-acre lake, an early 20th Century impoundment of Kimages Creek, which
Located in Washington D.C.’s Golden Triangle, the 11-story, 327,688-sq-ft Lafayette Tower includes three levels of parking and a 1,485-sq-ft roof terrace. The project promotes biodiversity by exceeding the requirements for open space through a vegetated roof design. The green roof accounts for more than half the site’s open space. Related Links: Top Design Mid-Atlantic Projects Go Platinum The Inger and Walter Rice Center Richmond, Va. Tower Cos. Corporate Headquarters Rockville, Md. 2000 Tower Oaks Boulevard Rockville, Md. A high-efficiency chilled water system with advanced energy-recovery systems provides improvement well above current ASHRAE standards. Water is conserved through the use of
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