PROJECT  1238 Wisconsin

LOCATION Washington, District of Columbia, US​

ARCHITECT McInturff Architects

CLIENT EastBanc Inc. / Anthony Lanier

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN TEAM Mark McInturff FAIA, Peter Noonan AIA, David Mogensen AIA

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
CONTRACTOR James G. Davis Construction Corp. / Tom Gnecco

ENGINEERS
CAC Consulting, Inc. / Roger Chebib, PE
Wiles Mensch Corporation / Michael Syznal PE
James Posey Associates / Craig Rasmussen PE
James Posey Associates / Craig Rasmussen PE

PHOTOGRAPHER Julia Heine; Anice Hoachlander

CONSULTANTS (if applicable)
Lighting Design CM Kling + Associates David Ghatan david@cmkling.com
Specifications Rosa D. Cheney AIA PLLC Rosa.Cheney@RDCAIA.com
Historic Resources EHT Traceries Emily Eig Emily.eig@traceries.com

PROJECT COMPLETION DATE  7/15/2023

PROJECT SUMMARY
A Piece of the City
This project involves all of the programmatic components of city making — retail, commercial
office space and multifamily housing, all within four historic buildings and their new additions, and all on a prominent corner in historic Georgetown.

Four historic commercial buildings were preserved, renovated and expanded, while later additions were demolished and replaced.

The site has 100 feet of frontage on Wisconsin Avenue, Georgetown’s backbone, 75 feet along largely residential Prospect Street, and another 100 feet of frontage on the highly visible alley running behind. This creates a rare urban condition where one project has three facades. All are different, informed by context and materiality.

At the street retail level, the historic Wisconsin Avenue shopfronts were renovated, and two new ones added around the corner on Prospect Street.

Also on Prospect, a new street level lobby serves both the single tenant offices and their private lobby, stacked abov­e, and the five upper story residential units.

Intertwined with and above the office space are the residential units, each unique. Some inhabit
renovated space, some new construction.

At every level above the first floor there are terraces for both the office and residential tenants.

Within the office space, warm interiors of old brick and wood, as well as a variety of shared exterior spaces and common interior spaces for groups of 2 to 24 people, has contributed to an early return to the post-COVID office.

JURY COMMENTS (if applicable)

This project expertly weaves old and new together, generously accommodates a mix of uses, and allows the texture of existing materials to make cozy interiors. This is a complex puzzle of program that feels well resolved. The modern insertion feels comfortable in the surrounding context and elevates the existing historic fabric.

IMAGES – CAPTIONS & CREDITS

Image 1  The second floor double height lobby adjacent to the conference rooms serves the commercial tenants. — Photo Julia Heine
Image 2  A mixed use complex of new and historic structures includes retail, commercial, and residential component — Anice Hoachlander
Image 3  The second floor double height lobby adjacent to the conference rooms serves the commercial tenants. — Photo Julia Heine
Image 4  A new structure with retail below and a double height lobby and stacked conference rooms above — Anice Hoachlander
Image 5  The entry lobby serves both commercial and residential tenants. — Anice Hoachlander
Image 6  The upper level conference room overlooks the street and the adjacent double height lobby. — Julia Heine
Image 7  Main living space of a duplex unit. Each of the five apartments is unique. — Julia Heine
Image 8  Four historic buildings on Wisconsin Avenue provide ground floor retail, with offices and apartments above.

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