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Foreword Roger K. Lewis, FAIA

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The Aston Washington, D.C.

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Carver Hall Washington, D.C.

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Bonstra | Haresign ARCHITECTS Overview

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The Concordia Washington, D.C.

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Slowe Hall Washington, D.C.

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Firm Timeline

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1728 14th Street, NW Washington, D.C.

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Clear View in Foggy Bottom Washington, D.C.

106 The Hive Washington, D.C.

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Kennedy on L Washington, D.C.

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The Kanawha Washington, D.C.

124 The George Wheaton, MD

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Midtown Row Development Williamsburg, VA

134 Hazel River Cabin Woodville, VA

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Park + Ford Alexandria, VA

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Solo Piazza Washington, D.C. Tapies Washington, D.C. Studio Theatre Washington, D.C. Q14 Washington, D.C. Parker Flats at Gage School Washington, D.C. Hello Cupcake Washington, D.C. Citta 50 Washington, D.C. The Jordan Arlington, VA Woodley Wardman Washington, D.C.

Saint Mark's Church Washington, D.C.

144 Jackson Crossing Arlington, VA 152 The Sanctuary Washington, D.C. 160 Ten at Clarendon Arlington, VA 168 Somerset Cabin Chevy Chase, MD

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Project Credits

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Our Team

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Our Clients

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Additional Projects

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FIRM TIMELINE First Staff Photo 2000

Website Relaunch 2014

Current Office 2014

First Office 2000

FAIA Recognition 2010 - 2012

Celebrating 20 years 2020

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Second Office 2003

First Website 2005

Fab Lab Design Studio 2021

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First Bonstra | Haresign ARCHITECTS Staff Photo 2005

A Bonstra | Haresign ARCHITECTS Retrospective 2022

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SOLO PIAZZA multifamily • urban infill • new construction

WASHINGTON, D.C. • 2002

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THE STUDIO THEATRE adaptive use • renovation and addition • historic preservation

WASHINGTON, D.C. • 2004

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Flare For the Dramatic THE STUDIO THEATRE

The design team considered both the physical and the philosophical when renovating a renowned theater focused on contemporary works, housed in a group of historic brick buildings. Repurposing and expanding the space by incorporating two adjacent structures — former auto repair and electric supply shops — allowed the theater to grow its dramatic and educational programming. Located on the corner of 14th and P Streets NW since 1987, the project energized this urban corner, and, along with new zoning initiatives, inspired more multipurpose buildings.

The theater’s mission involves engaging the community and appealing to a broad range of local and visiting audiences. Restoring — as well as reinventing — original exteriors, inserting modern elements and reconfiguring interiors accomplished a visual representation of this mission.

LEFT + ABOVE The glowing atrium with projecting fins and suspended glass and steel canopy announce the theater’s entrance in the center of the three brick buildings. TOP Neon scribbles add energy to the lobby and exterior.

PREVIOUS PAGE Studio’s signature faces — now glowing with backlighting — form a continuous band of light along the corner façades.

All three structures started out as car showrooms lined up along Washington’s former “Automotive Row” where the firm is located and has completed numerous projects. A twostory glass atrium inserted above the middle building accomplishes several objectives. First and foremost, it generates a cohesive design in merging old with new. The translucent glass box with sandblasted polycarbonate fins links the buildings, softens height differences and serves as an entry beacon. Clear walls also allow passersby to see activity inside, while theatergoers within can gaze outside. Exposed steel framing relates proportionally to historic exteriors, but the sleek atrium allows the theater to stand distinctively apart.

A double-height performance space with stepped seating for 200 occupies the northernmost building. To accomplish this structurally, the second-floor slab was surgically removed, and steel beams sit atop existing structural columns to support the upper levels. The deep beams also underpin the control booth, catwalks and lighting rigs.

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Located above the ground-floor space are new administrative offices, classrooms and a fourth-floor black box theater. This space sits beneath sloped eaves overlooking the interior atrium and beyond to exterior views across nearby rooftops. Updates to the facility’s original corner façades work to enliven the street by backlighting photos of past performers topped by whimsical zigzags rendered in red neon.

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HELLO CUPCAKE retail • adaptive use • renovation

WASHINGTON, D.C. • 2008

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THE JORDAN multifamily • affordable housing • EarthCraft Certified • LEED Certified

ARLINGTON, VA • 2011

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Artistic Affordability THE JORDAN

The Washington, D.C., suburb of Arlington, Virginia, is one of the most rapidly growing areas in the country. This 90-unit building reconceptualizes affordable housing in this increasingly high-end neighborhood. Adjacent to public transportation — along with easily walkable retail, entertainment and restaurants — the complex gives residents ready access to myriad services.

Built above the parking garage of a stalled office building, an innovative land swap deal engineered by county planners catalyzed a larger project, spurring completion of the entire surrounding development. The design team quickly generated concept drawings and received approval in mere months. The fast yet thorough and thoughtful efforts yielded this four-story, wood-framed masonry building functioning as a visual transition between a high-rise office to the east and rowhouses and single-family dwellings to the west.

ALL A change in the brick color and glazing pattern indicates the building’s corner entrance.

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SAINT MARK'S CHURCH renovation • historic preservation

WASHINGTON, D.C. • 2014

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Ecclesiastical Enhancement SAINT MARK'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, CAPITOL HILL

For this 1920s parish hall annex to St. Mark’s, a neo-Romanesque church from the late 1800s located just steps from the Library of Congress, taking on any renovation would require extreme care. The hall presented its own significance, designed by local Washington, D.C., architect Delos H. Smith, who specialized in ecclesiastical structures. The church wanted to triple the building’s usable space. Its historic designation, however, required U.S. Commission of Fine Arts approval, which limited exterior alterations.

Expansion had to happen within the building’s L-shaped footprint and without damaging the adjacent courtyard or affecting the working church.

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OPPOSITE The renovated parish hall.

ABOVE A brick archway into the historic courtyard frames a side entry into the hall.

Renovating and enlarging the original single-story hall into a three-story multipurpose annex under the watchful eyes of not one, but three review boards took meticulous deliberation and seamless alteration. To minimize intrusion on the brick exterior, the design team’s strategy involved underpinning the building’s entire perimeter to dig out a 10-foot-deep basement for meeting rooms, plus inserting second-story administrative offices within the space’s steeply gabled massing. Close coordination with historic review also allowed installation of a concealed solar array facing the site’s rear alley.

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