Dupont Circle, Washington, DC

Site Size: 1,550 square feet

Project Size: 2,790 square feet

Program: The renovation of an early 20th century, three-story row house in the historic Dupont Circle neighborhood incorporates daylight and sustainable features into a flexible plan.

Solution: The architects gutted the interior to create an open plan for living, kitchen, and dining containers on the first floor. A large operable sliding door separates a bedroom at the rear of this level from the public spaces. The bedroom has a glazed wall that leads to a balcony. The dining and kitchen areas situated in a double height space are separated from a bedroom by a large sliding door.

Two bedrooms on the second floor are connected by a bridge that traverses the grand double height space, where a third floor office space leads to a roof deck. The basement level contains a second living area, with its own entrance, two bedrooms, bathroom, and a kitchen.

Structure and Materials: The architects clad the wood and steel frame with cement bonded particle board and aluminum panels. Sustainable features include passive cooling and ventilation, an internal gray water recycling system, and a photovoltaic system.

People

Location: Dupont Circle, Washington, DC

Completion Date: August 2011

Gross square footage: 2790

Total construction cost: Withheld

Owner: John and Monika Relman

Architect:
Division1 Architects
1401 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
202 789-4001

Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit:
Ali R. Honarkar
Jin Yong Kim
Mustafa Ali Nouri, AIA
Christopher F. Brown, AIA
Jeffrey Roberson

Interior designer:
Division1 Architects

Engineer(s):
SOIL & STRUCTURE CONSULTING

Consultant(s):
Lighting: Potomac Lighting

General contractor:
Renovations Unlimited

Photographer(s):
Debi Fox Photography
All Photos © Debi Fox Photography
202 332-4369

Renderer(s):
Division1 Architects

CAD system, project management, or other software used: Vectorworks

 

Products

Exterior cladding
Metal Panels: Custom Aluminum Panels

Rainscreen: VIROC

Windows
Wood frame: Pella

Glazing
Skylights: Velux

Doors
Entrances: Custom

Wood doors: Pella

Sliding doors: Fleetwood

Hardware
Locksets: ORION HARDWARE

Interior finishes
Cabinetwork and custom woodwork: STUDIO SNAIDERO DC

Paints and stains: BENJAMIN MOORE

Special surfacing: VIROC

Floor and wall tile: PORCELANOSA USA

Special interior finishes unique to this project:  VIROC panels used in the interior and Stairs

Lighting
Interior ambient lighting: ARTEMIDE, BLAUET & LUTRON

Downlights: CONTRAST

Other unique products that contribute to sustainability:
GEO-THERMAL - WARMBOARD RADIANT HEAT