Project Details
- Project Name
- Mary E. Switzer Building
- Location
- DC
- Other
- Hope's Windows, Inc.
- Client/Owner
- U.S. General Services Administration
- Project Types
- Other
- Project Scope
- Renovation/Remodel
- Size
- 592,000 sq. feet
- Shared by
- McNeil, Gray & Rice
- Team
- HNTB - Arlington, VA, ARCHITECT
- Consultants
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General Contractor: Grunley Construction Co.,Other: Amco Metal Products, Inc.
- Project Status
- Built
Project Description
Built in the 1930s and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the 592,000-square foot Mary E. Switzer Building in Washington, D.C. required a complex, two-phase modernization inside and out. Hope’s was recruited to design and fabricate historically compliant blast protection windows with updated thermal qualities, conforming to the existing Egyptian Revival architectural details.
APPLICATION & BENEFITS
To meet governmental standards for anti-terrorism and historical compliance, Hope’s steel windows with blast protection were custom designed to complement the integrity of this important period building. Hope’s successfully open-air tested its blast resistant windows and met the General Services Administration (GSA) security criteria for Level C and the Department of Defense (DoD) Anti-terrorism Standards.
