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Coach House in Washington DC

Residential Redevelopment in Washington, D.C. design by Gardner Architects LLC, USA

May 7, 2018

Design: Gardner Architects LLC

Location: Florida Avenue, Washington, D.C., United States of America

Coach House in Washington, D.C.

Coach House in Washington DC Coach House in Washington DC

Photos by John Cole

Coach House Washington, D.C., USA

Coachhouse comprises a two-story brick building that was originally constructed as a garage between 1907 and 1911.

Coach House in Washington DC

It was historically associated with the adjacent mansion built in 1905, the rear of which is visible in the context photos.

Coach House in Washington DC

Coachhouse is situated on an alley and a major avenue – Florida Avenue – with a courtyard between the building and the street.

Coach House in Washington DC

Measuring only approximately 25’ x 22’ in plan, the building is of robust load bearing masonry and wood frame construction.

Coach House in Washington DC

It was converted to residential use and subdivided to be on its own lot prior to designation of the historic district in which it resides in the 1980s.

Coach House in Washington DC

Coach House in Washington DC

The building is set back from the property line with its courtyard enclosed by a 6’ high brick wall; a second lower brick wall separated a parking space from the sidewalk.

Coach House in Washington DC

Coach House in Washington DC

Coach House in Washington DC

Coachhouse, in orientation and distance, is fully removed from the avenue on which it sits. Further, it has no rear yard nor windows on the rear property line, thus it is dependent on the alley and the avenue for light and view.

Coach House in Washington DC

Coach House in Washington DC

Coach House in Washington DC

Coach House in Washington DC

The building’s context is defined by the alley and rear elevations of large townhouses facing 22nd Street and R Street which range in height between three and five stories. In its existing condition, Coachhouse was dwarfed by its context.

Coach House in Washington DC

Coach House in Washington DC
Before

The client came to Gardner Architects LLC with the goal of making Coachhouse their home. Their program required one more floor. Working through Zoning and the Historic Preservation Review Board, they gained permission to add one floor. Design goals for Coachhouse included the following:

1. Follow the principle of the second man, recalling Coachhouse’s allegiance to its neighbor by mirroring the neighbor’s configuration of solid mass and sleeping porch.
2. Enhance the diminutive scale of Coachhouse in the neighborhood and on the avenue, and give it presence where it had little to none before.
3. Create a home whose character marries its several identities — part coachhouse, raw and exposed; part repository for the homeowner’s extensive and eclectic object collections; and part modern sleeping porch.
4. Bring light in along the west windowless party wall through the creation of a skylit stair zone.
5. Address the foreground of Coachhouse with a redesigned courtyard, and drive.
Embrace a sustainable agenda including the adaptive reuse of the building, onsite stormwater management under the courtyard, an efficient building envelope, all LED lighting, and a green roof.

Coach House in Washington DC

Coach House in Washington DC – Building Information

Project size: 1500 ft2
Site size: 1600 ft2
Completion date: 2018
Building levels: 3

Coach House in Washington DC

Photography: John Cole

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