The new AARP Headquarters Building is located in an historic district at 6th and E Street, NW, in Washington, DC. This 820,00 sf project is the first stage of a two-block master plan, which comprises over two million square feet of new construction. It consists of two 10 story buildings, which were pre-leased to a single tenant. A classical tripartite composition of base, middle,and top is rendered in two basic materials, limestone colored architectural precast and Norman size buff brick. A lively street wall is developed using recesses and awnings within the 4-story base. The fifth through ninth floors are sheathed in Norman brick with precast accents. A central pediment unites the two buildings above the great arches.

Affiliation: Kohn Pederson Fox, Arthur May, Design Partner