HOWARD'S GATEWAY
An interdisciplinary team working towards exposing minorities to the future of S.T.E.A.M
RESLIENCE AND DURABILITY OF THE FACADE
The facade is made up of four main panel types: Double-pane glass, Double-pane glass with ceramic frit, ACM, and Terracotta rainscreens.
All types work together to reduce glare and make the facade bird-friendly, conserve energy through the building envelope, achieve optimum insulation, and relate back to significant buildings on campus such as the Interdisciplinary Research Center
The use of terracotta plays hand in hand with recent new developments on campus. A prominent example is the Interdisciplinary Research Center completed in 2016
Terracotta also relates to the clay red standard bricks used in the construction of the Mackey and Lewis K Downing buildings and across campus This will cement the Gateway's aesthetic connection and keep it from looking out of place It will in fact look like an almost natural progression
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DURABILITY AND RESILIENCE
Double-pane glass
Terracotta Rainscreen
Aluminum Composite Material (ACM) Rainscreen
Double-pane glass with ceramic frit
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MATERIALS
FIGURE
FACADE
Double-pane glass with ceramic frit
DURABILITY AND RESILIENCE
REDUCE
Terracotta Rainscreen
GLARE MORE INSULATION MATERIAL RESILIENCY
ACM COMPOSITE PANEL
ALUMINUM EXTRUDED CARRIER TRACK
= 1'-0" 1 Terracotta -Floor Plate -Curtain Wall Transition Detail
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SEALING JOINT
2 ACM -Terracotta Transition Detail 1
Sheet Title: Sheet Number: REVISIONS Drawing Scale: Project : HOWARD'S GATEWAY 1 1/2" = 1'-0" 2366 6th Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20059 Wall Transitional Sections A109 HOWARD'S GATEWAY THERMAL BREAK POLYAMIDE PRESSURE PLATE ALUMINUM SLAB EDGE COVER 1" INSULATING GLASS MINERAL WOOL CAVITY INSULATION TERRACOTTA TILE N O D A T E D E S C R I P T I O N
FLASHING ALUMINUM CLIP ALUMINUM SUBGIRT ANGLE
1/2"
AIR/WEATHER BARRIER 1 1/2" = 1'-0"
INSULATION 1/2"
Z-FURRING 1'-0"
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3 Curtain Wall -ACM Transitional Detail