1100 First Street, Wasington DC, Office Building, Images

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1100 First Street, Wasington DC, America : Architecture
1100 and 1150 First Street, Washington DC Tishman Speyer Properties Design Architect: Krueck & Sexton, Chicago IL Architect of Record: Gensler, Washington DC image © Imagefiction, Chicago 1100 First Street office building due to open 4 June 2009 With building heights limited to a uniform 130’ throughout the city and allowable floor area to be maximized, the urban design opportunity for 1100 and 1150 First Street is realized in the most advantageous placement of the limited and precious open site area. The project consists of two distinct buildings placed perpendicularly to First Street, and parallel to each other. This allows both buildings equal frontage on the primary, address side of the site while forming a common plaza courtyard between the opposing long sides. photos : Krueck+Sexton The two buildings are subtly shaped to create a dynamic plaza and courtyard that allow natural light deep onto the site and into the buildings. Additionally, the proportions of the First Street Facades are improved as their verticality is emphasized. Rather than following the Washington, D.C. office building paradigm of absorbing open site area in an enclosed atrium, 1100 & 1150 First Street acknowledge and improve the immediate neighborhood by creating public space on private property. photo : Gensler Environmentally sustainable design principles are followed throughout, with LEED Gold certification as the projected benchmark. The concrete structural frame, consisting of a typical 30’ by 30’ bay, is manipulated along the perimeter to allow for the building shape. On the courtyard side, perimeter columns lean in, out, or kink once as they rise. photos : Krueck+Sexton The precisely folded facades open up to the sky to maximize daylight, and offer an intriguing play of unexpected views and reflections. Visually, once building #2 is completed, the project will have a sense of movement, like two icebergs sliding past, one shaping the other. The strength of the architectural concept is proven in its ability to guide all aspects of aesthetic and technical development and decision making during all phases of design: selection of materials and systems, articulation of building elements, and the resolution of details at every scale are guided by the overriding concepts of dynamic design, precision, and innovation. photos : Krueck+Sexton The all glass east and courtyard facades of 1100 & 1150 First Street are made of insulated glazing units with 5/16” thick outer glass. This additional 1/16” thickness over the typically used ¼” glass results in extraordinary flatness, which conveys the precision of a machined aesthetic. Additionally, the sound isolation from the exterior is improved significantly. The selection of Viracon VRE 1-46 for the glass low-emissivity coating was driven by a balancing of glass color, reflectivity and transparency, and thermal performance. The ever changing appearance of the selected glass which oscillates between transparent and reflective enhances the character the dynamically shaped buildings. Detail : Carl Hensler Washington DC Architecture - selection National Museum of African American History and Culture Freelon Adjaye Bond Smith Group image courtesy Freelon Adjaye Bond Smith Group National Museum of African American History and Culture : Designs Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington DC Polshek Partnership with Ralph Appelbaum Associates picture : Eric Taylor © EricTaylorPhoto.com Newseum Washington DC Smithsonian Museum Redevelopment - Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard Foster + Partners photo : Nigel Young / Foster + Partners Smithsonian Institute Swiss Embassy Steven Holl Architects photo © Andy Ryans from Steven Holl Architects Washington DC building Arab Cultural Center Washington DC Monolab picture from the architect Arab Cultural Center : Architecture Competition Neighbouring State/Country Architecture to Washington DC: Virginia Architecture Pennsylvania Architecture World Architecture : e-architect - a guide to key buildings across the globe World Buildings Comments / photos for the 1100 First Street, Wasington DC, America Architecture page welcome: info@e-architect.co.uk 1100 First Street Wasington DC Building : page - adrian welch / isabelle lomholt			Buildings by this architect: Spertus Institute Key Links: Skyscrapers Architecture Studios Contemporary Interiors Church Buildings New Houses Office Buildings School Buildings University Buildings American Architects American Architecture