1999 K Street, Northwest

Washington, DC

As Project Manager for WDG Architecture serving as Executive Architect, I led the implementation and designed the floor plans for this striking 285,000-square-foot Class A office building, while Design Architect Helmut Jahn created the building envelope and main lobby design. The twelve-story structure, now fully occupied by the law firm Mayer Brown LP, represents a masterful fusion of art and architecture through its sophisticated use of glass and steel. The building's pure geometric expression creates a powerful presence in the urban fabric, with planes and prisms of glass capturing and reflecting light throughout its facades.

Working closely with Murphy/Jahn's Chicago office, we developed efficient floor plans averaging 21,300 square feet, with floor-to-ceiling windows that maximize natural daylight while reducing energy consumption. We designed the building cores to optimize the depth of tenant spaces for contemporary law firm requirements while achieving an exceptional core factor that maximized leasable area. The project presented unique technical challenges, including the careful retention and integration of the previous building's below-grade perimeter walls for the new four-level parking structure. As part of our scope, our team designed the building's premium amenity spaces, including a rooftop deck, state-of-the-art fitness center, and private balconies on the ninth and twelfth floors.