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A conference room at Mercury
Public Affairs, with a linear oculus
in the ceiling allowing views to
the industrial clerestory
windows above.

Open office space.

The Medium
The Medium The space before renovation.

is the Message
is the Message Courtesy of Teass \ Warren Architects
All photos © Mark Luthringer Photography,
except as noted

Industrial Interior Sets a

Forward-Looking Tone for PR Firm

by Denise Liebowitz

“Our clients love this space!” said Kieran Mahoney, chief executive undergone a vast transformation as a vibrant mixed-use
officer of Mercury, a high-profile, bi-partisan strategy and consulting destination along the Anacostia River.
firm with an international reach. Maybe it’s the authentic industrial Constructed in 1919 for the manufacture of ship boilers,
vibe, or the dramatic expanse of exposed structural steel, or perhaps torpedo tubes, and other heavy equipment for the US Navy, the
it’s the 15-ton overhead crane that evokes the enthusiasm of Boilermaker Building is at the hub of The Yards development.
Mahoney and his clients. In any case, the workspace embraces Tenants on the ground floor of the building include a brewery,
its new home in the Boilermaker Building, part of the historic restaurants, and shops. Above the retail level is 8,000 square feet of
Navy Yard in Southeast Washington that in recent years has office space occupied primarily by Mercury.

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