The building architecture celebrates the rigor and simplicity of the neighborhood’s Mid-Century modernism reimagined with a contemporary massing and articulation. In the spirit of DC’s modernist history, the design embraces precast concrete as the major exterior material, but uses texture, tone, and proportion to express a contemporary character.

Due to the site’s unique visibility at the bend in 7th Street SW, STUDIOS massed the building as two separate volumes, signaling the main entrance and creating a welcoming public plaza. This simple move allowed the building’s north end to step-down two stories, gracefully merging the new architecture with the neighborhood’s historic “high-low” development mix. The two separate volumes also allowed for 50% more corner units facing the water and an additional roof terrace amenity at the eighth floor.

The result is a simple, elegant building in harmony with its neighbors, with the history of the site, and with the promising trajectory of a walkable, waterfront development in Southwest Washington DC.