Auburn Avenue

 

HOUSING / MIXED-USE
AUBURN AVENUE

 

Location
Bethesda, Maryland, USA

Client
AUBURN BUILDING ASSOCIATES

DESIGN ARCHITECT
SHALOM BARANES ASSOCIATES

Details

  • 253,202 sf / 23,523 sm - total gsf
  • 177,498 sf / 16,490 sm - residential gsf
  • 143,820 sf / 13,361 sm - leasable residential
  • 167 units ranging from 548 sf - 1468 sf
  • 1 gym / 4 greenroof-decks
  • 8,295 sf / 771 sm - retail

Prominently located in the southwest quadrant of Woodmount Triangle the intersection of Norfolk and Auburn Avenues. The Project proposes a through-block connection, to provide pedestrian permeability through the parcel to Battery Lane Urban Park. Additionally, the building addresses the transition of height that occurs at this edge of the CBD, by providing a unique massing design, based on an arrangement of smaller volumes. Specifically, the building’s western facade incorporates a series of tiered volumes, which step down dramatically to the adjacent residential neighborhood to provide a compatible transition. These stepped volumes will result in the creation of multiple outdoor spaces that provide terraces, designed to support green vegetative roofs, water filtration and storage, and plantings.