Tour: Conrad Washington DC
Southeast corner from I Street NW.
Hilton’s luxury hotel brand Conrad has opened a new location at CityCenterDC in Washington, DC. The 10 story, 360-key hotel is developed by Hines and Qatari Diar. Herzog & de Meuron are responsible for the design which features an organic massing with rounded corners and clad in a glass curtain wall.
Southwest corner from I Street NW.
The ground floor retail features storefronts clad in rounded glass panels. Earlier renderings seemed to show the entire building clad in these rounded panels, but traditional flat glass panels were employed everywhere but the corners above the ground floor in the built project.
Tiffany & Co. retail storefront.
Northwest corner from New York Avenue NW.
Hotel entry on New York Avenue NW.
After entering the main entrance on the ground floor, hotel guests head to the third floor and its central atrium. A chain mesh veil hangs around the perimeter of the organically shaped atrium void and natural light fills the space from numerous circular skylights at the roof above. At the third floor, a collection of hotel amenities radiate around the central atrium, including restaurant Estuary, a lobby bar, conference rooms, and reception desk.
Hotel main entrance.
Atrium.
Looking up at the atrium skylight.
Detail of the chain mesh veil at the atrium.
Estuary entry.
Estuary.
Third floor terrace.
Signage.
Hotel corridor at the 10th floor.
Atrium screen at the 10th floor.
Hotel room entry.
Atlantic Plumbing
Last month, while visiting Washington, DC, I toured the soon-to-be-completed Atlantic Plumbing mixed use project from The JBG Companies and Walton Street Capital. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects with the industrial contemporary style found in their numerous New York projects, Atlantic Plumbing includes two buildings on the site of the former Atlantic Plumbing Supply Company in the Shaw neighborhood. The larger of the two buildings, at 2112 Eighth Street NW, features 310 units of rentals and condos clad in an envelope of glass and corten steel exoskeleton. Closer to completion, 2030 Eighth Street NW includes 62 units clad in an envelope of industrial styled windows that creates an oversized running bond pattern. Interior details throughout 2030 Eighth Street NW reinforce the industrial aesthetic.
Completion on both buildings is slated for later this year.
Looking north on Eighth Street NW.
2030 Eighth Street NW (left) and 2112 Eighth Street NW (right) at Atlantic Plumbing.
Northeast corner of 2030 Eighth Street NW.
Facade detail of 2030 Eighth Street NW.
Lobby entry of 2030 Eighth Street NW.
Lobby of 2030 Eighth Street NW.
Concierge desk.
Mailroom.
Unit entry signage.
Entryway of a one bedroom unit.
Living room and kitchen.
Kitchen.
Bedroom.
Bathroom.
Corner bedroom in a multi bedroom unit.
Top floor fitness center.
Top floor residents' lounge.
Top floor residents' lounge.
Top floor residents' lounge.
Rooftop lounge.
Rooftop lounge.
Rooftop lounge.
Rooftop lounge.
A view of 2112 Eighth Street NW from the rooftop lounge of 2030 Eighth Street NW.
Detail of the facade of 2112 Eighth Street NW.
Southeast corner of 2112 Eighth Street NW.
Southwest corner of 2112 Eighth Street NW.
Looking up at the east facade of 2112 Eighth Street NW.
Architect: Morris Adjmi Architects; Developers: The JBG Companies, Walton Street Capital; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Shaw, Washington, DC; Completion: 2015.
