parker flats at gage school, washington, d.c.

bonstra | haresign architects, washington, d.c.

Bonstra | Haresign ARCHITECTS converted an abandoned public school building into 92 loft-style condos with two levels of underground parking. Our judges lauded the results as “skillfully done inside and outside.”

Preserving while creating, the design team retained the brick shell, standing seam roof, and wood windows but widened the connection between the two wings, added new dormers, and replaced the mechanical exhaust cupola. The sleek units highlight 11-foot to 14-foot ceilings, 12-foot windows, exposed brick, and Italian ceramic tile.

“We wanted to do modern insertions, so the interiors are simply detailed,” says David T. Haresign, AIA.

principal in charge / project architect: David T. Haresign, AIA, Bonstra | Haresign ARCHITECTS;
project architect: Jennifer Marca, AIA, Bonstra | Haresign ARCHITECTS;
project designer: Joe Corridore, Bonstra | Haresign ARCHITECTS;
developer: William Herman, Urban Realty Advisors/Monument Realty, Washington, D.C.;
general contractor: Dennis Cotter, James G. Davis Construction Corp., Rockville, Md.;
historic architect: Mary Oehrlein, FAIA, Oehrlein & Associates Architects, Washington, D.C.;
historic preservationist: Emily Eig, EHT Traceries, Washington, D.C.;
project size: 550 square feet to 1,290 square feet per unit;
site size: 0.97 acre;
construction cost: $190 per square foot;
sales price: $300,000 to $600,000 per unit;
units in project: 92;
photography: Anice Hoachlander.