Ryan C. MacNichol
Penn State AE Senior Thesis
Construction Management
Multi-Use High Rise
Washington DC Area
Donohoe Construction Company
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BUILDING STATISTICS
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GENERAL BUILDING INFORMATION
Building Name
Location
Occupant Name
Occupancy Type
Project Size
Number of Stories
Construction Dates
Project Cost
Project Delivery Method
Multi-Use High Rise
Washington DC Area
USAA Real Estate
Mixed Use High Rise
214,768 SF Gross Area
10 (Building A) | 6 (Building B) | 2 (Below Grade Parking Deck)
07/24/2012 - 07/29/2014
Roughly $44 Million
Design-Bid-Build
PROJECT TEAM
Owner
Developer
Owner's Representative
Architect
General Contractor
Structural Engineer
MEP Engineer
Landscape Engineer
Civil Engineer
Utilities Engineer
LEED Consultant
Scheduling Consultant
Inspection
USAA Real Estate
ZOM Mid-Atlantic
Patrinely Group
Esocoff & Associates
Donohoe Construction Company
SK&A Structural Engineers
Summit Engineers
Rhoderside & Harwell
Bowman Consulting
Richter & Associates
Paladino & Company
Aegis
ATC Associates
ARCHITECTURAL

Features

 

 

 

  • Serpintine walls, terraces, and railings
  • Glass block "beacon wall" on Building A
  • Metal panel penthouse
  • Fluted concrete terraces
  • Terrace on roof
  • Canopy on upper roof

Function

 

 

 

  • Building A
    • 145 Apartment Units
    • 3 Retail Spaces
  • Building B
    • 42 Apartment Units
  • Underground Parking Garage

Major Building Code

 

 

 

 

 

  • Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code - 2009 ED
  • ICC International Plumbing Code - 2009 ED
  • ICC International Fuel Gas Code - 2009 ED
  • NFPA National Electric Code - 2008 ED
  • ICC International Mechanical Code - 2009 ED
  • NFPA-70 National Fire Alarm Code - 2008 ED
  • NFPA-13 Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems - 1999 ED
  • ICC International Building Code - 2009 ED
  • ICC/ANSI A117.1 - 2009 ED
  • ICC International Energy Concervational Code Mechanical - 2009 ED

Zoning Limitations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Classification: C-3 (General Commercial)
  • Height Requirements
    • 55' for 165' when adjacent to R-district
    • 1:3 Slope for next 165'
    • 110' Excluding mechanical penthouse
  • Parking Requirments
    • 1 Space per dwelling unit
    • 20 Spaces for residential visitors
    • 23 Soaces for retail uses
    • 2% of spaces provided for group R-2 occupancy to be accessible
    • 1 space for 1 to 25 spaces provided for group M to be accessible
    • 1 of every 6 accessible spaces to be HC van space
    • 15% maximum number of compact spaces
    • 1 bycicle space for each three apartments
    • 1 bycicle space for each 10,000 SF of retail spaces
  • Off Street Loading
    • 2 Berths @ 40' Deep
    • 1 Loading Platform @ 500 S
Historical Requirements
  • Historical facade preservation
BUILDING ENCLOSURE
SUSTAINABILITY FEATURES
Building Facade
  • Historical Brick Facade
Roof System
  • Green Roofing System

The owner of this property is seeking a LEED certification for the Multi-Use High Rise. After sustainable design criteria are implemented in the plans, this project is likely to achieve 28 LEED points, causing the project to be LEED Cerification. Some major LEED point opportunities include a green roof system, a waste management plan and an indoor air quality management plan. Other areas where LEED points will likely be achieved are listed below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: While great efforts have been taken to provide accurate and complete information on the pages of CPEP, please be aware that the information contained herewith is considered a work‐inprogress for this thesis project. Modifications and changes related to the original building designs and construction methodologies for this senior thesis project are solely the interpretation of Ryan MacNichol. Changes and discrepancies in no way imply that the original design contained errors or was flawed. Differing assumptions, code references, requirements, and methodologies have been incorporated into this thesis project; therefore, investigation results may vary from the original design.
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This page was last updated on September 28, 2013 by Ryan MacNichol and is hosted by the AE Department (C) 2014