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Sanjay Gangal is the President of IBSystems, the parent company of AECCafe.com, MCADCafe, EDACafe.Com, GISCafe.Com, and ShareCG.Com. 600 Massachusetts Avenue NW in Washington, DC by CORE architecture + designMay 9th, 2018 by Sanjay Gangal
Article source: CORE architecture + design 600 Massachusetts Avenue NW is a 400,000 SF LEED Platinum office building in Washington, DC. CORE worked with Gould Property Company and Oxford Properties Group to create a project that combines highly-efficient floor planning, clean aesthetics, forward-thinking amenities and green spaces that blur the line between what’s indoors and what’s outdoors.  Image Courtesy © Maxwell MacKenzie
 Image Courtesy © Maxwell MacKenzie CORE envisioned this building as a glass crystal embedded in a brick block–mediating between high-rise Massachusetts Avenue and historic Eye Street. Starting as an 11-story glass office tower facing Massachusetts Avenue, the building cascades down towards Eye Street in a series of landscaped terraces that end in brick facades to reinforce the adjacent historic structures. The landscaped terraces not only provide outdoor space for the adjacent office spaces but also contribute to the building’s LEED Platinum rating. To earn a LEED Platinum rating with the U.S. Green Building Council, the 600 Mass team addressed a spectrum of issues relating to sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor environmental quality, innovation in design and regional priority.  Image Courtesy © Maxwell MacKenzie  Image Courtesy © Maxwell MacKenzie The project’s design was subject to approval from the Historic preservation Review Board and the District of Columbia’s Office of Planning, as well as the City Council, which had to approve an alley closing. The site has a complex geometry resulting from the L’Enfant plan’s angled avenues laid over a rectangular grid – Massachusetts Avenue is at an acute angle to Eye Street. The design takes advantage of this geometry to create a prominent corner element with views east down Massachusetts Avenue towards the Capitol. Take a digital tour of 600 Mass.  Image Courtesy © Maxwell MacKenzie  Image Courtesy © Maxwell MacKenzie  Image Courtesy © Maxwell MacKenzie  Image Courtesy © Maxwell MacKenzie  Image Courtesy © Maxwell MacKenzie  Image Courtesy © Maxwell MacKenzie  Image Courtesy © Maxwell MacKenzie  Image Courtesy © Maxwell MacKenzie  Image Courtesy © Maxwell MacKenzie  Image Courtesy © Maxwell MacKenzie  Image Courtesy © Maxwell MacKenzie  Image Courtesy © Maxwell MacKenzie  Image Courtesy © CORE architecture + design  Image Courtesy © CORE architecture + design  Image Courtesy © CORE architecture + design  Image Courtesy © CORE architecture + design  Image Courtesy © CORE architecture + design
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