Items Tagged ‘DC’
Yale Steam Laundry
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Yale Steam LaundryLocation:
Washington, D.C., USACompletion Date:
2008Original Use(s):
commercial laundry facilityNew Use(s):
residential loftsProject Description:
History
The old commercial laundry building is located in the Mt. Vernon area of Washington, DC. The century-old building is marked by numerous architectural details on its facade.[1]
(Re)Developer
The adaptive reuse project was a joint undertaking by developers IBG Partners, LLC and Greenfield Partners. IBG is a privately-held firm that focuses its developments in Washington, DC, New York, Baltimore, and Charleston, SC. Greenfield is a private real estate investment firm located in South Norwalk, Connecticut.
John Ronan Architects is located in Chicago and caters to landscape design, interior design, furniture design, graphic design and planning.
Outcome
The entire project includes the adaptive reuse of the steam laundry building which resulted in 16 lofts as well as the construction of two towers for an additional 343 lofts.[2] “The architects elected to adapt the building into an amenity-infused condominium, leaving much of the original brick and concrete in place. Even the oddly spaced floor framing was allowed to remain.” This adaptive reuse project received an AIA Chicago 2009 Design Excellence Award. The existing piping and columns remained, retaining a sense of asymmetry.[3]
[1]Yale Steam Laundry
[2]IBG Partners, LLC
[3]AIA Chicago
Images courtesy of The DC Condo Loft.
D.C. Art Activists See Old Trolley Station As Buried Treasure
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The old Dupont Circle Trolley Station in Washington D.C. may see the light of day again. The Arts Coalition for Dupont Underground are proposing converting the station, shut down in 1962, into a series of hip galleries where up to 1,500 people at a time could view avant-garde art shows and exhibits of experimental architecture. The group of artists and architects hopes to make “Dupont Underground” a go-to location in one of the city’s most expensive neighborhoods. The character and layout of this piece of infrastructure lends itself very well to the gallery format.