Submitted by the General Services Administration

Final Site and Building Plans

Synopsis

December 3, 2015

NCPC File # 7707

St. Elizabeths West CampusCenter Building Adaptive Reuse

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Historic Topographic Plan (1860)

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St. Elizabeths Campus Plan (1860)

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Center Building - Aerial Photograph

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Master Plan - 2012

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Center Building – Construction Chronology

1882 - 1884

1859 - 1860

1856 - 1859

1855 - 1856

1871 - 18721869 –

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(Demolished 1965) Building Number = Red #

1 & 2

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3

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Existing - Interior

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Interior Comparison

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Existing Conditions - Exterior

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Background

This assemblage of buildings, which consisted of patient rooms facing north and south along double loaded corridors,stretches nearly 1,000 feet and is essentially symmetrical in layout and massing. The architect for this Gothic Revival stylecomplex was Thomas U. Walter, who is noted as the 4th Architect of the US Capitol building and responsible for the designof the Capitol dome.

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The basic design intent and performance requirements documented in thissubmission are to meet the basic objectives of the government. Simply stated,these project goals are:

• Preservation – To respect architecturally significant parts of the existing buildings, particularly in the Zone 1 preservation areas in Buildings 1 & 2;

• Flexibility – To provide modern flexible work places for tenant groups, complying with accessibility, life safety and security requirements;

• Sustainability – To incorporate environmentally sustainable design with the goal of achieving LEED Gold certification.

Project Design Intent

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Proposal

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Proposal – Landscape

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Floor Plans

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Proposal - Sections

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Proposal – North Elevation, Building

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Proposal – West Elevation

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Proposal – Window Restoration

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Proposal – Window Restoration Detail

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Porte Cochere - Existing

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Porte Cochere - Proposed

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Porte Cochere – Proposed Rendering

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Roofs - Existing

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Roofs – Proposed with Security

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Roofs – Parapets

Parapet Section Detail

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Building Access

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North Entrance – Proposed

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South Entrance - Proposed