GGA designed a concept for a boutique hotel located on a triangular lot across the street from the Howard Theatre in Washington, DC. The 6-story building will consist of 55 hotel rooms, 1st floor retail space and an underground parking garage. Amenities, which include a lobby, administration area, lounge, bar, small conference room, reading room and movie theater, will be organized in a dramatic four-story atrium that will be visible from both T Street and Florida Avenue.The exterior of the building is made of poured-in-place concrete, punctuated with random small openings that allow for selected views of the city from the suites. Overlapping with these openings, a metal screen with a floral pattern covers the entire South façade, further enhancing the aesthetics of the building.The rooms are compact and laid out along the periphery of the building. Each is simply organized in a rectangular shape that can be divided by a system of curtains. This system provides guests with the option to open and close the room at their convenience; also allowing for several levels of privacy as the curtains cross and overlap. All furniture is made of a single fiberglass molded element that integrates a credenza, table, bed and bathtub.
