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BY FOSTER +
PARTNERS
CITYCENTER DC
UNITED STATES
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The Apartments At
A place For Many
Location and Site Context
Sute loacation and Surroundings.
01
Design and Concept
How Design Evolved and Concept behind
it.
02
Apartment/Residential Units
Residential Experience and unit details.
03
CONTENTS
C i t y C e n t e r D C
Special Features
Sustainability, Facade, Central Courtyard, etc.04
Palmer Alley
8 2 5 1 0 t h S t N W , W a s h i n g t o n D C , D C 2 0 0 0 1 - 5 0 7 9
Location
1. Looking S on Restored 10th Street, NW View Corridor 2. Looking E on H Street, NW
3. Looking N on 10th Street, NW
Site
Context
D e s i g n a n d C o n c e p
L i g h t Q u a l i t y d u e t o c u t
p o r t i o n a n d O r i e n t a t i o n
S e c t i o n A
G i v i n g i d e a o f v e r t i c a l
p l a n n i n g
S u s t a i n a b l e
A s p e c t
S U S TA I N A B L E
P L A C E
Fa c a d e
B R I D G I N G L I V I N G S PA C E S
Circulation
Gre e n Conne ctions
Amenities
Comme rcial Units
Q : H o w d i d C i t y C e n t e r D C ’ s D o w n t o w n l o c a t i o n p l a y i n t o F o s t e r + P a r t n e r s ’ m a s t e r p l a n n i n g v i s i o n ?
A : T h e i d e a w a s t o c r e a t e a n u r b a n l i v i n g r o o m , w i t h a c e n t r a l p l a z a f o r g a t h e r i n g a n d a n i n t i m a t e p a r k . W e
b e g a n b y t h i n k i n g o f h o w w e c o u l d b r e a k t h e u r b a n s c a l e d o w n . W e r e a l i z e d t h a t , h i s t o r i c a l l y , W a s h i n g t o n w a s
c r i s s c r o s s e d w i t h a l l e y s a n d s i d e s t r e e t s a n d w e w a n t e d t o c a p t u r e t h e s e t o c r e a t e t r u l y p e d e s t r i a n p l a c e s o f f
t h e m a i n s t r e e t s f o r p e o p l e t o g o t o - - b r i n g i n g i t c l o s e r t o w h a t w e t h o u g h t w o u l d b e a m o r e f r i e n d l y , w a l k a b l e
p a r t o f D C .
Q : Y o u r f i r m h a s a l o t o f a d v a n c e d t h o u g h t a b o u t h o w t o b u i l d i n a m o d e r n e r a . W h a t e n v i r o n m e n t a l
s e n s i t i v i t i e s o r d e s i g n c o n s i d e r a t i o n s w e r e i m p o r t a n t i n c r e a t i n g t h i s p r o j e c t ?
A : T h e f i r s t c o n s i d e r a t i o n w a s t o e n s u r e t h a t p e o p l e w h o l i v e , w a l k a n d w o r k a t C i t y C e n t e r D C w o u l d h a v e s t r e e t s
t h a t h a v e s u n l i g h t . A s a r e s u l t , t h e f i r s t t h i n g w e b u i l t w a s n o t t h e b u i l d i n g s , b u t s t r u c t u r e s t h a t h a d t o d o w i t h
t h e s t r e e t s c a p e s a n d p r o v i d i n g a g o o d p l a c e t o b e . I t a l s o w a s i m p o r t a n t f o r C i t y C e n t e r D C t o b l e n d i n t o t h e
s u r r o u n d i n g n e i g h b o r h o o d , s o w e c h o s e s p e c i f i c t r e e s a n d l i g h t i n g s t y l e s t h a t a r e f a m i l i a r t o t h e a r e a .
I t w a s o n l y t h e n t h a t w e w e n t i n t o d e s i g n i n g t h e b u i l d i n g s t h e m s e l v e s , k e e p i n g i n m i n d t h a t a l l b u i l d i n g s h a v e
f o u r s i d e s a n d e a c h r e a c t s d i f f e r e n t l y , s o t h e r e ' s m o r e e x p o s u r e t o s u n o n t h e s o u t h , l e s s o n t h e n o r t h . W e m a d e
s u r e e v e r y a p a r t m e n t h a d a l a r g e a m o u n t o f l i g h t c o m i n g i n t o T h e R e s i d e n c e s a t C i t y C e n t e r . A d d i t i o n a l l y ,
b u i l d i n g m a t e r i a l s a n d s y s t e m s w e r e c h o s e n v e r y c a r e f u l l y - - m a k i n g s u r e e v e r y t h i n g w a s o f q u a l i t y . A l l o f t h i s
w a s a c h i e v e d w i t h i n t h e f r a m e w o r k o f s u s t a i n a b i l i t y , a n d t h e m a s t e r p l a n h a s b e e n p r e - c e r t i f i e d t o a c h i e v e L E E D
N e i g h b o r h o o d D e v e l o p m e n t , t h e f i r s t c e r t i f i c a t i o n o f i t s k i n d i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s .
Q&A
T h e F o s t e r + P a r t n e r s ’ d e s i g n p h i l o s o p h y i s b a s e d o n t h e b e l i e f t h a t t h e q u a l i t y o f o u r s u r r o u n d i n g s h a s a d i r e c t
i n f l u e n c e o n t h e q u a l i t y o f o u r l i v e s . M a j o r d e s i g n c o n s i d e r a t i o n s f o r F o s t e r + P a r t n e r s i n c l u d e t h e p r i n c i p l e t h a t
a b u n d a n t l i g h t , s p a c e a n d a i r v a s t l y i m p r o v e t h e q u a l i t y o f u r b a n l i f e .
I n t h e u r b a n e n v i r o n m e n t o f d o w n t o w n W a s h i n g t o n , t h e f e e l i n g o f s p a c e i s e s s e n t i a l , a n d i s a d e f i n i n g c o n c e p t
b e h i n d T h e R e s i d e n c e s a t C i t y C e n t e r . T h e i n t e n t i o n i s t o c r e a t e a v a r i e t y o f s p a c e s w i t h i n t h e u n i t s a s w e l l a s
p r i v a t e o u t d o o r a c c e s s . T h e b u i l d i n g d e s i g n m a x i m i z e s n a t u r a l l i g h t t h r o u g h t h e u s e o f o p e n p l a n l a y o u t s w h i l e
t e r r a c e s a n d b a l c o n i e s o f f e r a n e x t e n s i o n o f t h e l i v i n g a r e a t o t h e o u t d o o r s . D i s t i n c t i v e s t y l i s t i c p a l e t t e s i n s p i r e
C o n t e m p o r a r y , C l a s s i c , a n d T r a d i t i o n a l f i n i s h p a c k a g e s m a d e t o a p p e a l t o t h e i n d i v i d u a l p r e f e r e n c e s o f
h o m e o w n e r s . T h e R e s i d e n c e s a t C i t y C e n t e r D C i n c l u d e : L i g h t - - E a c h u n i t h a s f l o o r t o c e i l i n g g l a s s d e s i g n e d t o
a l l o w l i g h t t o d i f f u s e d e e p i n t o t h e r e s i d e n c e . S o l a r s h a d e s a l s o h e l p t o c o n t r o l t h e a m o u n t o f l i g h t i n t h e
r e s i d e n c e w i t h o u t o b s t r u c t i n g v i e w s f r o m t h e w i n d o w s . S p a c e - - T h e c i r c u l a t i o n w a s d e s i g n e d t o c o n s i d e r h o w a
r e s i d e n t l i v e s a n d m o v e s t h r o u g h t h e h o m e , w i t h m u l t i p l e p a t h s b e t w e e n r o o m s l e a d i n g t o a n o v e r a l l
c o n n e c t e d n e s s w i t h i n t h e o p e n l a y o u t . A i r - - E v e r y h o m e h a s a t l e a s t o n e 6 f e e t w i d e s l i d i n g d o o r , t h a t o p e n s t o
i n v i t e f r e s h a i r i n s i d e . A l l r e s i d e n c e s f e a t u r e a b a l c o n y , J u l i e t b a l c o n y , o r t e r r a c e t o p r o v i d e a c c e s s t o o u t d o o r
s p a c e . A m e n i t i e s - - R e s i d e n t s o f C i t y C e n t e r e n j o y a v a s t a r r a y o f a m e n i t i e s d e s i g n e d b y F o s t e r + P a r t n e r s
i n c l u d i n g a f i t n e s s c e n t e r , s p a t r e a t m e n t r o o m , w i n e c e l l a r & t a s t i n g r o o m , c o n f e r e n c e r o o m , l o u n g e s w i t h
c a t e r i n g k i t c h e n s , p r i v a t e p a r k i n g , a n d a n e x t e n s i v e r o o f p a r k w i t h a w a t e r f e a t u r e , o u t d o o r k i t c h e n s , a n o u t d o o r
d i n i n g r o o m , p i c n i c s e c t i o n s , a f i r e - p i t , a n d s u n d e c k .
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Architectural Case Study - Citycenter DC

  • 1. BY FOSTER + PARTNERS CITYCENTER DC UNITED STATES W A S H I N G T O N The Apartments At
  • 2. A place For Many
  • 3. Location and Site Context Sute loacation and Surroundings. 01 Design and Concept How Design Evolved and Concept behind it. 02 Apartment/Residential Units Residential Experience and unit details. 03 CONTENTS C i t y C e n t e r D C Special Features Sustainability, Facade, Central Courtyard, etc.04 Palmer Alley
  • 4. 8 2 5 1 0 t h S t N W , W a s h i n g t o n D C , D C 2 0 0 0 1 - 5 0 7 9 Location
  • 5.
  • 6. 1. Looking S on Restored 10th Street, NW View Corridor 2. Looking E on H Street, NW 3. Looking N on 10th Street, NW Site Context
  • 7. D e s i g n a n d C o n c e p
  • 8. L i g h t Q u a l i t y d u e t o c u t p o r t i o n a n d O r i e n t a t i o n
  • 9.
  • 10.
  • 11. S e c t i o n A G i v i n g i d e a o f v e r t i c a l p l a n n i n g
  • 12. S u s t a i n a b l e A s p e c t
  • 13. S U S TA I N A B L E P L A C E
  • 14. Fa c a d e
  • 15.
  • 16. B R I D G I N G L I V I N G S PA C E S
  • 18. Gre e n Conne ctions
  • 21. Q : H o w d i d C i t y C e n t e r D C ’ s D o w n t o w n l o c a t i o n p l a y i n t o F o s t e r + P a r t n e r s ’ m a s t e r p l a n n i n g v i s i o n ? A : T h e i d e a w a s t o c r e a t e a n u r b a n l i v i n g r o o m , w i t h a c e n t r a l p l a z a f o r g a t h e r i n g a n d a n i n t i m a t e p a r k . W e b e g a n b y t h i n k i n g o f h o w w e c o u l d b r e a k t h e u r b a n s c a l e d o w n . W e r e a l i z e d t h a t , h i s t o r i c a l l y , W a s h i n g t o n w a s c r i s s c r o s s e d w i t h a l l e y s a n d s i d e s t r e e t s a n d w e w a n t e d t o c a p t u r e t h e s e t o c r e a t e t r u l y p e d e s t r i a n p l a c e s o f f t h e m a i n s t r e e t s f o r p e o p l e t o g o t o - - b r i n g i n g i t c l o s e r t o w h a t w e t h o u g h t w o u l d b e a m o r e f r i e n d l y , w a l k a b l e p a r t o f D C . Q : Y o u r f i r m h a s a l o t o f a d v a n c e d t h o u g h t a b o u t h o w t o b u i l d i n a m o d e r n e r a . W h a t e n v i r o n m e n t a l s e n s i t i v i t i e s o r d e s i g n c o n s i d e r a t i o n s w e r e i m p o r t a n t i n c r e a t i n g t h i s p r o j e c t ? A : T h e f i r s t c o n s i d e r a t i o n w a s t o e n s u r e t h a t p e o p l e w h o l i v e , w a l k a n d w o r k a t C i t y C e n t e r D C w o u l d h a v e s t r e e t s t h a t h a v e s u n l i g h t . A s a r e s u l t , t h e f i r s t t h i n g w e b u i l t w a s n o t t h e b u i l d i n g s , b u t s t r u c t u r e s t h a t h a d t o d o w i t h t h e s t r e e t s c a p e s a n d p r o v i d i n g a g o o d p l a c e t o b e . I t a l s o w a s i m p o r t a n t f o r C i t y C e n t e r D C t o b l e n d i n t o t h e s u r r o u n d i n g n e i g h b o r h o o d , s o w e c h o s e s p e c i f i c t r e e s a n d l i g h t i n g s t y l e s t h a t a r e f a m i l i a r t o t h e a r e a . I t w a s o n l y t h e n t h a t w e w e n t i n t o d e s i g n i n g t h e b u i l d i n g s t h e m s e l v e s , k e e p i n g i n m i n d t h a t a l l b u i l d i n g s h a v e f o u r s i d e s a n d e a c h r e a c t s d i f f e r e n t l y , s o t h e r e ' s m o r e e x p o s u r e t o s u n o n t h e s o u t h , l e s s o n t h e n o r t h . W e m a d e s u r e e v e r y a p a r t m e n t h a d a l a r g e a m o u n t o f l i g h t c o m i n g i n t o T h e R e s i d e n c e s a t C i t y C e n t e r . A d d i t i o n a l l y , b u i l d i n g m a t e r i a l s a n d s y s t e m s w e r e c h o s e n v e r y c a r e f u l l y - - m a k i n g s u r e e v e r y t h i n g w a s o f q u a l i t y . A l l o f t h i s w a s a c h i e v e d w i t h i n t h e f r a m e w o r k o f s u s t a i n a b i l i t y , a n d t h e m a s t e r p l a n h a s b e e n p r e - c e r t i f i e d t o a c h i e v e L E E D N e i g h b o r h o o d D e v e l o p m e n t , t h e f i r s t c e r t i f i c a t i o n o f i t s k i n d i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s . Q&A
  • 22. T h e F o s t e r + P a r t n e r s ’ d e s i g n p h i l o s o p h y i s b a s e d o n t h e b e l i e f t h a t t h e q u a l i t y o f o u r s u r r o u n d i n g s h a s a d i r e c t i n f l u e n c e o n t h e q u a l i t y o f o u r l i v e s . M a j o r d e s i g n c o n s i d e r a t i o n s f o r F o s t e r + P a r t n e r s i n c l u d e t h e p r i n c i p l e t h a t a b u n d a n t l i g h t , s p a c e a n d a i r v a s t l y i m p r o v e t h e q u a l i t y o f u r b a n l i f e . I n t h e u r b a n e n v i r o n m e n t o f d o w n t o w n W a s h i n g t o n , t h e f e e l i n g o f s p a c e i s e s s e n t i a l , a n d i s a d e f i n i n g c o n c e p t b e h i n d T h e R e s i d e n c e s a t C i t y C e n t e r . T h e i n t e n t i o n i s t o c r e a t e a v a r i e t y o f s p a c e s w i t h i n t h e u n i t s a s w e l l a s p r i v a t e o u t d o o r a c c e s s . T h e b u i l d i n g d e s i g n m a x i m i z e s n a t u r a l l i g h t t h r o u g h t h e u s e o f o p e n p l a n l a y o u t s w h i l e t e r r a c e s a n d b a l c o n i e s o f f e r a n e x t e n s i o n o f t h e l i v i n g a r e a t o t h e o u t d o o r s . D i s t i n c t i v e s t y l i s t i c p a l e t t e s i n s p i r e C o n t e m p o r a r y , C l a s s i c , a n d T r a d i t i o n a l f i n i s h p a c k a g e s m a d e t o a p p e a l t o t h e i n d i v i d u a l p r e f e r e n c e s o f h o m e o w n e r s . T h e R e s i d e n c e s a t C i t y C e n t e r D C i n c l u d e : L i g h t - - E a c h u n i t h a s f l o o r t o c e i l i n g g l a s s d e s i g n e d t o a l l o w l i g h t t o d i f f u s e d e e p i n t o t h e r e s i d e n c e . S o l a r s h a d e s a l s o h e l p t o c o n t r o l t h e a m o u n t o f l i g h t i n t h e r e s i d e n c e w i t h o u t o b s t r u c t i n g v i e w s f r o m t h e w i n d o w s . S p a c e - - T h e c i r c u l a t i o n w a s d e s i g n e d t o c o n s i d e r h o w a r e s i d e n t l i v e s a n d m o v e s t h r o u g h t h e h o m e , w i t h m u l t i p l e p a t h s b e t w e e n r o o m s l e a d i n g t o a n o v e r a l l c o n n e c t e d n e s s w i t h i n t h e o p e n l a y o u t . A i r - - E v e r y h o m e h a s a t l e a s t o n e 6 f e e t w i d e s l i d i n g d o o r , t h a t o p e n s t o i n v i t e f r e s h a i r i n s i d e . A l l r e s i d e n c e s f e a t u r e a b a l c o n y , J u l i e t b a l c o n y , o r t e r r a c e t o p r o v i d e a c c e s s t o o u t d o o r s p a c e . A m e n i t i e s - - R e s i d e n t s o f C i t y C e n t e r e n j o y a v a s t a r r a y o f a m e n i t i e s d e s i g n e d b y F o s t e r + P a r t n e r s i n c l u d i n g a f i t n e s s c e n t e r , s p a t r e a t m e n t r o o m , w i n e c e l l a r & t a s t i n g r o o m , c o n f e r e n c e r o o m , l o u n g e s w i t h c a t e r i n g k i t c h e n s , p r i v a t e p a r k i n g , a n d a n e x t e n s i v e r o o f p a r k w i t h a w a t e r f e a t u r e , o u t d o o r k i t c h e n s , a n o u t d o o r d i n i n g r o o m , p i c n i c s e c t i o n s , a f i r e - p i t , a n d s u n d e c k . FOSTER + PARTNERS ARCHITECTURE
  • 23. Fourth year B. Arch Sandesh Vedant Sukanya THANK YOU