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Photo © Mary Ford Parker
Citation for Urban Catalyst

Channing E. Phillips Homes
Washington, DC
Shalom Baranes Associates

Structural Engineers: TCE & Associates
MEP Engineers: Provectus
Civil Engineers/Landscape Architects: Wiles Mensch
Corporation (WMC)
Sustainability Consultants: Noresco
Channing E. Phillips Homes, with the Shaw-Howard Photo © Mary Ford Parker
Building Envelope Consultants: Simpson Gumpertz University Metro Station in the foreground.
& Heger (SGH®)
to the federal core was intended to emphasize the importance of
General Contractor: Hamel Builders
collaboration between private developers and public entities.”
The building’s design “eases the aesthetic transition between
The Channing E. Phillips Homes, located at 1710 7th Street, NW,
an eclectic mix of new and historic structures in the surrounding
across R Street from the Shaw neighborhood’s beautiful Watha T.
context,” the architects said. “The intent was to create a distinct
Daniel public library, is a new affordable housing building with 56
identity for the building and ensure it wouldn’t look like an addition
apartments designed by Shalom Baranes Associates.
to the neighboring Lincoln Westmoreland Apartments, while [still]
The building’s south side cantilevers over the sidewalk to
harmonizing with [that] building.” The new building’s sunshade
maximize rentable space. “The massing and articulation of façades
pattern “evokes bars of music, drawing on the neighborhood’s
at higher floors present a bold vernacular facing directly towards
musical heritage.”
the U.S. Capitol,” the firm said. “The orientation signals an
embrace of the Federal government, which supported project The project was previously covered in the Spring 2017 issue
approvals and financing. Visually connecting the neighborhood of ARCHITECTUREDC.

Channing E. Phillips Homes, with
the existing Lincoln Westmoreland
Apartments in the right background.