901K Street Lays a Foundation
28 05 2008
Among the numerous construction sites along K Street NW we think the most hotly anticipated project has to be 901K.
We sent our crack team out to the site (pictured left) and it looks like the foundation is ready and the building is set to rise from the ground! We spoke to the design team and we liked everything we heard, but the one design feature we still don’t understand is the feature the developers are calling ”Spa like” restrooms. We have no idea what that means… will there be masseuses waiting for you in there or something?
Of course spa bathrooms aren’t all 901K has going for it, the building has a lot of other cool features that haven’t been seen in this area including a luminescent glass curtainwall as well as a unique European-style terra cotta façade. Though the best part of the building has to be the roof, which as you can see below is a green oasis in a city of concrete, oh and it will have views of the city. How amazing does this rendering look!
Looks pretty good. Can’t wait to see it when it’s done.
As this is right across from what will be the main entrance to the new Convention Center Hotel, this corridor will have quite a different feel in just a few years!
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