Building Statistics: Part 1
1050 K Street
General Building Data
| Building Name: | 1050 K Street |
| Location: | Washington, DC |
| Occupant Name: | The Tower Companies |
| Occupancy Type: | Office, Retail |
| Size: | 143,000 SF Above grade |
| Levels: | 11 Above Grade, 4 Below grade |
| Project Team: | Owner – The Tower Companies, The Lenkin Company |
| Construction Dates: | December 2006- December 2009 |
| Delivery Method: | Design-Bid-Build |
| Architecture & Building envelope: | 1050 K Street is located on the corner of 11th & K Streets in Washington, DC. The street facing facades are clad in a low-e curtain wall while the remaining facades are concrete clad. The first level is reserved for retail space while the remaining 10 floors provide a core and shell design for tenants to fit out. The building will boast a green roof system which allows for storm water management as well as gathering places for the occupants. |
| Major Codes: | 2000 International Building Code, 2000 International Mechanical Code, ASHRAE Std 90.1 - 2004, USGBC LEED - Core and Shell, IECC 2000, Applicable NFPA Codes |
| Zoning: | C-3-C/DD - Combined lot development |
NAVCC
General Building Data
Building Name: National Audio Visual Conservation Center Location: 19053 Mount Pony Road
Culpeper, VAOccupant Name: Library of Congress Occupancy Type: Storage and Restoration Size: 390,099 SF Levels: 4 total levels, 3 substantially below grade Project Team: Owner – Packard Humanities Institute
GC – DPR Construction, Inc
Architect – SmithGroup, Inc.
MEP - Vanderweil Engineers
Structural – Cagley and Associates
Civil – Wiles Mensch Corporation
Program Manager - HanscombConstruction Dates: August 2003 – February 2007 Construction Cost: $120,000,000 Delivery Method: Design-Bid-Build
| Architecture: | NAVCC consists of 3 major building elements serving specific purposes. The Nitrate Vaults which are entirely below grade serve as storage for nitrate emitting media where as the Collections building stores the non-nitrate media as well as low temperature vaults for motion film. The aply named Conservation Building contains the labs and offices where employess restore and conserve media of any kind. In addition to restoration, the Conservation Building also houses theaters and listening facilites for all types of media to be appreciated. |
| Major Codes: | Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code 2000, BOCA National Building Code 1996, ASME A17.1, ICC International Plumbing Code 1995 with 1996 Supplement, ICC International Mechanical Code 1996, CABO Model Energy Code 1995, NFPA National Electrical Code 1996 |
| Zoning: | RA – Rural Residential, R1 – Single Family Residential |
| Building Envelope: | Since NAVCC is mostly below grade, most of the roof area is made up of varying depths of garden roofs. The levels of depth vary from 6” to 48” with 24-48” above the Nitrate Vaults and Collections Building. |
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