Additional fee, registration required.It will be hard for you to imagine that this dynamic site once held only the Fannie Mae headquarters. You'll experience a restored historic structure alongside seven new towers of residential and office space. All of these are situated around a shimmering system of pedestrian-oriented streets, plazas, a "great lawn," and parks lined with a range of retail offerings.
This jaw-dropping tour of a 10-acre, urban mixed-use village in the Tenleytown section of Wisconsin Avenue is sure to leave you in awe.
Learning Objectives
- See the results of a master planning process that integrated uses and building services for a more dynamic environment, yielding increased density and efficiencies.
- Discuss implementation of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems in a large mixed-use development, considering project-wide versus individual tower-oriented systems, multiple stormwater management techniques, and challenges of a constricted site.
- Consider multi-generational amenity planning, and review technical issues related to accessibility, acoustics, LEED, and leveraging the rooftop of the commercial office building for residential amenities.
- Dissect detailing and construction challenges for materials including structure, excavation, existing foundation lowering, and exterior cladding.