GPI provided engineering consulting services for the mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems for a build-to-suit, seven-story, 100,000-SF building with three levels of underground parking.
The building’s ground floor includes the lobby and a fitness center with locker room. There is an atrium that extends up through the seventh floor with glass walls on two sides and elevator lobbies on each level. It posed a unique challenge for conditioning the space and for designing a smoke evacuation system that satisfied all code requirements. APTA took 60,000-SF for their new headquarters on the first, second, third, and parts of the fourth and seventh floors, which included typical office space, a conference center, and a rooftop terrace. The remaining 40,000 SF of interior office space will be occupied by a future tenant. Other equipment includes supplemental AC systems for the LAN rooms on each floor and a natural gas generator mounted on the roof that provides backup power.
- 2021 ENR MidAtlantic Award for Best Project Office/Retail/Mixed-Use
- 2021 NAIOP Northern Virginia Build-to-Suit Non-Institutional Award of Excellence
Project Highlights
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Owner/ClientGensler Architects
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LocationAlexandria, VA
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Size100,000 SF
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ServicesBuilding Systems Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Plumbing Engineering
