VIEW DOWN IRVING STREET NW
IRVING STREET NW FACADE
LA CASA is a new prototype for homeless care in the Nation’s Capital. Rather than function as a shelter, where clients are housed at night and asked to leave during the day, La Casa provides round-the-clock permanent housing for forty men. Each living unit is designed as a single person efficiency. This permanent housing will provide stability and predictability for the men as they re-immerse themselves into day-to-day living. Permanent Supportive Housing is a significant step in the transition from full time care to independent living. With this project, the District of Columbia will redefine a homeless care paradigm that produces antiseptic institutional facilities. The architects were fortunate in having a municipal client that requested the design quality of La Casa exceed that of the adjacent market-rate condominiums. This is the first permanent supportive housing facility in the City and an important milestone for the District in its efforts to redefine the concept of housing for the homeless community.
25’-3”
20’-2”
ONE BEDROOM PROGRAM APPROX. 510 SF one bedroom configuration u-shaped kitchen accessible bathroom 36” round dining table living/dining area full size bed HVAC and plumbing systems wihin unit
Unit interiors are designed for space efficiency and durability. Inspired by more costly studio loft apartments, each dwelling unit provides floor-toceiling operable windows for natural daylighting and ventilation. The units offer functional simplicity, coupling a hybrid living, eating, and kitchen space with a sleeping niche. Warm and durable flooring of exposed concrete and bamboo complements crisp white walls and a refined gray kitchen. Unlike the effeciency units or single room occupancy units found in many supportive housing projects, La Casa is designed to foster individualized identity within the context of collective housing. La Casa’s building mass is carved at the street level to create an open and inviting entry. Layers of glazing provide visual access to the interior, reinforcing to the community the accessibility of the building’s programs, while also providing security.
21’-6”
DATE 2011-2014 AREA 29,192 FT2/2,728 M2 LOCATION WASHINGTON DC
16’-5”
OLD SOLDIERS HOME NATIONAL CATHEDRAL
EFFICIENCY UNIT PROGRAM APPROX. 350 SF studio configuration efficiency kitchen accessible bathroom 36” round dining table seating area full size bed
MCMILLAN RESERVOIR NATIONAL OBSERVATORY
LA CASA
KENNEDY CENTER
WHITE HOUSE
UNION STATION US CAPITOL
10’-6”
EASTERN MARKET JEFFERSON MEMORIAL
ARMY WAR COLLEGE
12’-2”
NAVY YARD
SRO UNIT PROGRAM APPROX. 130 SF sleeping room only one multi-fixture bathroom per floor kitchen/meal service on ground floor furniture: full size bed, desk and chair, closet unit
HIATT PLACE NW
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IRVING STREET NW
SIDEWALK PRESENCE
VIEW FROM NEIGHBORING COURTYARD
VIEW OF LOBBY FROM BALCONY
EATING ENTRY
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LIVING SLEEPING
UNIT TYPE A3 EATING
UNIT TYPE A3 LIVING
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ESTABLISHMENT OF PLACE
LA CASA
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
1444 IRVING STREET NW WASHINGTON, DC
CLIENT + USER
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES
JV ARCHITECT
STUDIOTWENTYSEVENARCHITECTURE
2000 14TH STREET NW EIGHTH FLOOR WASHINGTON, DC 20009 T (202) 724.4400 F (202) 727.9877 WWW.DRES.DC.GOV
1600 K STREET NW SUITE 800 WASHINGTON, DC 20006 T (202) 939.0027 F (202) 939.0270 WWW.STUDIO27ARCH.COM
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
LEO A DALY
64 NEW YORK AVENUE NE SIXTH FLOOR WASHINGTON, DC 20002 T (202) 671.4200 F (202) 671.4325 WWW.DHS.DC.GOV
1201 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW TENTH FLOOR WASHINGTON, DC 20036 T (202) 861.4600 F (202) 872.8530 WWW.LEOADALY.COM
CIVIL ENGINEER
PLACIDITY OF SKYLINE
BLENDING OF MASS+ENVIRONMENT
EQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF GLAZING
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MEP ENGINEER
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Description
100% PREFINAL SUBMISSION
DRAWING NUMBER
IRVING ST NW
AMT, LLC
METROPOLITAN CONSULTING ENGINEERS
10 G STREET NE SUITE 430 WASHINGTON, DC 20002 (202) 289.4545
4345 NEBRASKA AVENUE NW WASHINGTON, DC 20016 T (202) 244.8880
DRAWING TITLE
A3.1
BUILDING ELEVATION - NORTH DRAWING TYPE
ARCHITECTURAL
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
DRAWING SCALE
1 4"
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= 1'-0"
DRAWING DATE
1053 31ST STREET NW WASHINGTON, DC 20007 T (202) 333.6230 F (202) 318.3015
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PROJECT NUMBER
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IRVING STREET NW