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Grimke School Redevelopment - 9½ Street Initiative
Washington, DC
Built in 1887, the Grimke School is an adaptive reuse project in the Greater U Street Historic District of Northwest Washington, DC offering office space, cultural uses, and the new permanent home of the African American Civil War Museum.
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Urban Design
Project Data
• 11,500 sf of museum space
• 3,500 sf of cultural arts uses
• 47,000 sf of office use
• The Thread - 36,000 sf adaptive reuse mixed-income multifamily residential
• The Fold - 30,000 sf new infill multifamily residential
• 3,200 commercial use
Project Description
This Public-Private Partnership is a collection of residences, work spaces, and cultural beacons, The 9½ Street Initiative celebrates U Street’s rich artistic character and cultural history. The multi-building redevelopment provides a new and permanent home for the African American Civil War Museum and creates a supportive mix of commercial and residential uses. As a result of the thoughtful and surgical-like urban infill design, this adaptive reuse celebrates the historic character of the former Grimke School while creating new modern living, working, learning and “making” spaces.
The preservation effort of the Grimke School across the street from a metro station includes the replacement of the existing windows matching the same character of the existing ones and the reintroduction of the original 1887 entry as the new ceremonial entrance to the Museum.
The renovated Grimke School is now also the international headquarters of TG+P.
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