Capital One Center is a 35-acre mixed-use development, the gateway to Tysons, Virginia adjacent to the McLean Metro Station on the Silver Line. Bonstra | Haresign ARCHITECTS (B|HA) designed a second-generation masterplan to determine the road network, general massing and uses along with architecture and urban design guidelines. Led by B|HA and in conjunction with Capital One’s facilities team, zoning counsel and the land development design team, the project received unanimous support from Fairfax County during site plan approval processes. The 3 million square foot development, which now includes the 31-story headquarters tower – the tallest occupied structure in the DC metro area and designed with HKS – is a vibrant arts & entertainment destination which includes a large skypark, The Perch — complete with Starr Hill Biergarten, food trucks, and an 18-hole miniature golf course — and a 300-all-suite hotel, The Watermark Hotel, numerous retail and dining options, and notably a world-class corporate events and performing arts center, Capital One Hall. 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. The distinctive form of the all-glass tower creates a dynamic energy that reflects the company’s future-focused vision and entrepreneurial spirit and their commitment to creating a cutting-edge collaborative and flexible workplace, inclusive of all associates and their different working-styles.

We acknowledge and congratulate the fine work executed by HKS and CRTKL on the office tower, HGA on the performance hall, and Gensler on the hotel and third office tower with their consultant teams.

The Cadence provides high density affordable housing — along with community amenity spaces — on the edge of a moderate density, mixed income neighborhood. The building provides 97 apartments for households whose income is at or below 70% of the area median income. As a new building in a transit-rich location, it replaces an under-used site with a small office building and a single-family house. The Cadence building stands above a three-level concrete parking and amenity podium. 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.