AIA | DC Chapter Design Awards
Award in Historic Resources/Preservation

With the assembly of 3 historically significant buildings, 508 K Street, NW demonstrates sound preservation planning and collaboration among the developer, preservationists, the DC Historic Preservation Office, and the B|HA design team. Located at the intersection of Sixth and K Streets, NW in the heart of the Mount Vernon Triangle district, the project combines and reconstructs a 1920s Lord Baltimore Filling Station, a 1940s Hodges Sandwich Shop, and a 1950s mid-century modern Waffle Shop into a single entity, revitalizing the previously underutilized corner site.

AIA | Virginia Chapter Design Awards
Merit in Extended Use: Historic Preservation

The Kanawha completely restores a contributing historic apartment building located within the Georgetown Historic District. Originally built in 1901, this colonial revival building was one of the earliest purpose-built apartment buildings in Georgetown, built for a rapidly growing population at the turn of the century. After receiving approval from the Old Georgetown Board of the Commission of Fine Arts, this long-neglected building received a major renovation and restoration creating modern luxury apartments.

National Apartment Association Excellence Awards
Affordable Community of the Year Award

The Cadence provides 97 apartments for households whose income is at or below 70% of the area median income. Created in an asymmetrical, offset U-shape to address the collision of an orthogonal neighborhood street grid with an angled primary highway, the floorplans are maximized for efficiency to provide as many two- and three-bedroom units as possible, generating a family-centric building. There are also 10 Type A accessible units marketed towards persons with disabilities. Amenity spaces include a community center, computer room, fitness and yoga room, and ample bike parking.

ULI Awards for Excellence
Juror’s Choice Award

The design of Capital One Headquarters II is an embodiment of Capital One’s culture and values and reflects their innovative and trend setting leadership in the world of banking and finance. The new headquarters for Capital One is designed to celebrate the company’s position as a forward-thinking, technology-driven financial services company. The 31-story tower – the tallest occupied structure in the DC metro area – seamlessly blends technology, art, and science to create a truly inspiring environment that drives innovation. Capital One’s new world headquarters captures the spirit of this through its integration of the latest modern building technology, blending environmental responsibility with innovation.

American Society of Landscape Architects | Potomac Chapter
Honor Award

Park + Ford – two out-of-date 14-story office buildings originally constructed in the 1980s – are adapted and converted to market-rate residences. The existing buildings received a Development Special Use Permit (DSUP) approval for conversion from office use to multi-family residential use. One of the key architectural challenges of the project is utilizing the existing components and materials of both buildings and introducing design elements to make both residential buildings. The adaptive use project yields 435 new residential units including 10 affordable units. The ground floor plaza level is redesigned to accommodate interior and exterior amenities for residents, such as private terraces, exterior “lounges”, and a lower level, exterior amenity area. The first lower garage level includes access to additional building amenities, rear terraces, which include misting stations and a feature water wall, while the remaining four lower garage levels will remain as parking for residents and visitors. 

DESIGNArlington Awards
Honorable Mention

Ruthie’s All-Day Restaurant, a single-story brick building that originally housed a candy factory and shop, now provides indoor and outdoor dining for Dominion residents and the surrounding community. The renovation preserved the form and aesthetic of the original building on the property. Conversion of the historic candy shop into a local restaurant maintains the retail use at the prominent corner, contributing to the pedestrian-friendly scale of the streetscape.