1700 K Street

Washington, D.C.

This office building respects the scale and character of two very different urban scenes: historic Farragut Square on one side and K Street, a major commercial boulevard, on the other.

  • Headquarters & Office

On Farragut Square, the building has a formal masonry facade with monumentally proportioned punched windows, deeply recessed within a frame of stone-clad lintels and piers, creating a restrained presence at street level. K Street called for a more animated facade of metal and glass, composed of floor-to-ceiling windows suspended within colonettes that articulate a 10-foot modular bay.

Stats

  • Site

    Corner fronting historic Farragut Square and K Street

  • Components

    12 floors above grade comprising 11 office floors (22,300–33,600 s/f per floor) over street level retail (18,300 s/f) and two-story entrance lobby. 4 levels below grade consisting of 10,900 s/f rentable space and parking for 225 cars.

  • Client

    Charles E. Smith Commercial Realty; Potomac Investment Properties, Inc.; Southern Engineering Corp.

  • PCF Services

    Architecture, exterior envelope, interior design of public spaces

The office floors above are dramatically cantilevered over K Street, creating an open pedestrian arcade. At street level, the storefront’s boutique windows are wrapped in broad frames of stainless steel and set between granite piers, and an expressive glass and metal marquee crowns the main lobby entrance.

Awards

  • Building of the Year Award
    Building Owners and Managers Association, 2009
  • Best Urban Office Award
    National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, 2006

Project Credits

  • Associate Architect

    Weihe Design Group PLLC, Washington, D.C.

  • Structural

    SK&A-Smislova, Kehnemui & Associates, P.A., Washington, D.C.

  • Mechanical / Electrical

    Girard Engineering, McLean, VA

  • Civil Engineer

    VIKA, Inc., McLean, VA

  • Images

    Alan Karchmer

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