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Carnegie Library Rehabilitation - NCPC Concept Submission April 28, 2017 | 1

Carnegie LibraryRehabilitation and Exterior Restoration801 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001Mount Vernon Square (Reservation 8)

Concept Review SubmissionNational Capital Planning CommissionFiling Date: April 28, 2017Meeting Date: June 1, 2017

ApplicantEvents DCc/o Jennifer IwuOffice of the President and CEO801 Mount Vernon Place, NWWashington, DC [email protected]

Narrative Prepared by:EHT TRACERIES, Inc.440 Massachusetts Ave., NWWashington, DC 20001www.traceries.com

Drawings Prepared by:FOSTER + PARTNERS Riverside, 22 Hester Road London SW11 4ANwww.fosterandpartners.com

BEYER BLINDER BELLEARCHITECTS & PLANNERS LLP3307 M Street, NW, Suite 301Washington, DC 20007www.beyerblinderbelle.com


Figure 1: Vinity Map (not to scale)

CONTENTS

Project NarrativeExisting Conditions 3Historical Overview 3Basic Design Concept 4Historic Preservation Documentation 4Environmental Documentation 4Schedule 4Funding 4Employment 4Building Area and Site Coverage 4Floodplain Management and Wetlands Protection 4

Project DrawingsLocation Plan 5Site Plan - Demolition 6Site Plan - Proposed 7Site Plan - Proposed Planting 8Existing Conditions Plans 9Basement Floor Plan - Proposed 10First Floor Plan - Proposed 11Second Floor Plan - Proposed 12Third Floor Plan - Proposed 13Roof Plan - Proposed 14South Elevation - Proposed 15North Elevation - Proposed 16East Elevation - Proposed 17West Elevation - Proposed 18Transverse Section (Facing West) - Proposed 19Longitudinal Section (Facing North) - Proposed 20North Stair Details - Proposed 21Elevation Renderings - Proposed 22

Union StationPatent Office

House Office Building

Senate Office Building

Library of Congress

West Terraces and Steps

Supreme Court

National Gallery of Art - West

Government Printing Office

National Archives

Natural History Building, Smithsonian Institution

Willard Hotel

Mayflower Hotel

Botanic Gardens

Bureau of Engraving and Printing

The White House

Constitution Hall

Homer Building

Lincoln Memorial

Old City Hall

Freer Gallery of Art

Corcoran Gallery of Art

Arts and Industries Building, Smithsonian Institution

Old Post Office and Clock Tower

Central Heating Plant

Carlton Hotel

Pan American Union

Smithsonian Institution

The Cairo

Scottish Rite Temple

Hotel Washington

Lincoln Theatre

The WatergateFolger Shakespeare Library

Tower Building

Windsor Lodge

O Street Market

Central Public Library

The Woodward

Renwick Gallery

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

Dumbarton Bridge

Masonic Temple

Saint Dominic's Church

Old Naval Observatory

Army and Navy Club

D.C. Court of Appeals

Eastern Market

Tudor Hall

The Harrison

Metropolitan Club

American Red Cross, D.C. Chapter House

Howard Theatre

The Hawarden

The Gladstone

The Plymouth

The Champlain

Warner Theatre Building

American National Red Cross

The Rhode Island

The Chamberlain

Luther Place Memorial Church

Daniel Webster School

Old Naval Hospital

The Lafayette

Benjamin Franklin School

Manhattan Laundry

The Lindens

Carpenters Building

George Washington University

The Exeter

Washington Monument

Mackall Square

The Bachelor Flats

Phillips Collection

Arts Club of Washington

The Jefferson

The Roosevelt

Alibi Club

The Myrene

Proctor Alley Livery Stable

Saint Phillip's Baptist Church

Atlas Theater

Bartholdi Fountain

Dunbar Theater

Elizabeth Arden Building

Union Station - Columbus Fountain

Navy-Peace Monument

Blanche K. Bruce House

Emancipation Monument

Joseph Cooper House

Mary Ann Shadd Cary House

General Phillip H. Sheridan Statue

General George B. McClellan Statue

Major General George H. Thomas Statue

Benjamin Franklin Statue

General John A. Logan Statue

Ulysses S. Grant Memorial

Nathanael Greene Statue

John Paul Jones Monument

Edmund Burke Statue

1 km 2 km 3 km

Washington DC Landmarks

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PROJECT NARRATIVE

Existing ConditionsCarnegie Library is located at 801 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20001. The site is located on Mount Vernon Square (also designated as Reservation 8), which is owned by the U.S. Government and administered by the District of Columbia. The Carnegie Library building is separately owned by the District of Columbia and administered by Events DC, the convention and sports authority for the District of Columbia. The building functions as the headquarters of the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. (HSW). It houses the administrative offices, archival storage, exhibit galleries, and research functions of HSW. It also houses event and office space for Events DC. The building features three full stories in addition to three habitable mezzanines and a sub basement.

Historical OverviewConstructed in 1899-1902, Carnegie Library was listed in the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites in 1964 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1969 as the Central Public Library. The nomination recognized the building’s significance as one of many buildings given to American cities by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie to promote free library systems. It also reflects the growth of the D.C. Public Library (DCPL) system from humble beginnings in rented quarters to a Beaux-Arts edifice on Mount Vernon Square. Mount Vernon Square is a contributing resource to the Plan of the City of Washington (L’Enfant Plan; L’Enfant-McMillan Plan).

Since its completion, the Carnegie Library has undergone several small- and large-scale renovations. Shortly after the library’s dedication in 1903, Carnegie donated additional funds to complete the building’s then-unfinished

interior, including interior painting and expansion of the closed book stacks. From 1905 through 1962, DCPL undertook several additional changes, notably the reconfiguration of the Delivery Room and the addition of mezzanines in the east and west reading rooms. Carnegie Library operated as the Central Public Library for the District of Columbia until 1971, when those operations were transferred to the newly constructed Downtown Central Library, subsequently renamed the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library.

The building’s two later tenants, the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) (1977-1990s) and HSW (1999-Present), each completed major rehabilitations. At the time UDC acquired the library in 1977, it had been vacant for six years and was suffering from neglect. UDC’s $4.2 million renovation included the reorientation of the building towards Mount Vernon Place, NW, with the construction of a new main entrance at the north elevation, the removal of book stacks, the addition of a large HVAC unit, new lighting, the conversion of the former stack room and Lecture Hall into office space, removal of the Delivery Room counter, alteration of the west stairway in the northern portion of the building, and an additional layer of plaster onto the existing decorative plasterwork.

In 1999, Congress designated the Carnegie Library as the site for a city museum. HSW, which would operate the museum and house its administrative and research facilities in the former library, entered into a 99-year lease for the building. A comprehensive rehabilitation was undertaken to accommodate the City Museum, which opened in the spring of 2003. The project included: a newly constructed 150-seat theater in the east wing of the building; a permanent exhibit in the former west reading room on the first floor; new egress stairs and elevators; community galleries focusing on D.C. neighborhoods; two galleries, a public reading room, and a library on the second floor; and an archaeology lab, with classrooms and workshops in the basement. Though the City Museum only remained operational through November 2004, HSW remains in the building and continues to operate the library on an appointment basis.

Figure 2: Undated (circa 1902) view of south elevation, facing northeast. Library of Congress

Figure 3: Carnegie

Library, south

and west elevations,

facing northeast, 2017. EHT

Traceries


Basic Design ConceptThe proposed project will rehabilitate and modernize the Carnegie Library building to become a retail and education facility. The building will be leased jointly by HSW (which will continue to operate its research library, exhibit galleries, and administrative offices there) and a retail tenant (which will operate a retail, events, and educational facility in the building). The project will include a full restoration of the building exterior, including the repair and cleaning of the exterior stone, repair and retrofit of the original wood windows, repair and retrofit of the original skylight frames, and repair of the copper roof cladding. On the north side, the non-original stair and awning will be removed and replaced with a new stair that improves access to the building. Windows on this elevation—modified during the UDC and HSW rehabilitation projects—will be replaced or retrofitted.

The interior of the building will be rehabilitated, including removal of non-original infill construction throughout the building dating from the 2003 City Museum rehabilitation. The scope of this project included the enclosure of the central atrium with a museum gallery, offices, and clerestory extension with hipped roof. This addition will be removed, creating a central, skylit atrium space. The new atrium will be enclosed with a flat skylight, positioned below the existing roof line to obscure its visibility from the surrounding streetscape. Additionally, the MEP and other systems throughout the building will be upgraded or replaced.

Although the project is generally limited to the building itself, minor alterations may be made to site hardscape elements to comply with accessibility and other code requirements.

Historic Preservation DocumentationBecause the Carnegie Library is a District of Columbia Government-owned building in the Central Area, the proposed project is subject to the review and approval of the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) under the National Capital Planning Act. NCPC’s approval of the project is considered a federal undertaking; therefore,

the project must undergo review under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and the National Environmental Policy Act to consider its effects on historic and environmental resources.

NCPC initiated consultation with the D.C. Historic Preservation Office (DC SHPO) on April 21, 2017. The first consulting parties meeting will be held on May 11, 2017. The purpose of this meeting will be to define the undertaking, present the draft Area of Potential Effects and list of historic properties, and present additional information on the proposed design. Events DC and NCPC will continue to consult with DC SHPO and the consulting parties to identify, assess, and resolve adverse effects on historic properties.

Environmental DocumentationNCPC is preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) to consider the project’s effects on environmental resources. NCPC will conduct a thirty-day public scoping period to invite the public to consider the range of environmental issues to be addressed in the EA. During that period, on May 9, 2017, NCPC will conduct a public scoping meeting.

ScheduleConstruction is anticipated to begin in the fall of 2017 and continue for approximately one year, with occupancy in the fall of 2018.

FundingThe entirety of the project will be funded privately by the retail tenant.

EmploymentNeither the existing nor the proposed employment on the site will exceed 500 employees over a twenty-year period.

Building Area and Site CoverageThe approximate, existing gross site and building areas are listed below. Under the proposed project, only the gross building area will change nominally; otherwise, these figures will not change.

Gross building area 51,000 square feetGross site area 117,000 square feetArea of building footprint 17,000 square feet ~14.5% site coverage

Floodplain Management and Wetlands ProtectionThe project is not located within or near a floodplain or wetland.

Figure 4: North elevation

(including non-original stair and

awning), facing southwest


Location Plan

K STREET NW

MOUNT VERNON PLACE

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MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW

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Not to Scale

Carnegie Library - R516A-001Washington, D.C.

Foster + Partners Schematic DesignMarch 31st, 2017

Site Leasing Plan

Carnegie Library

Property LineMount Vernon Square

Property LineCarnegie Library Building

PROJECT DRAWINGS


Site Plan - Demolition

DN

MOUNT VERNON PLACE

K STREET

REMOVE EXISITINGDDOT STREET LIGHT

DEMOLITION LEGEND

FLOOR SLAB TO BE REMOVED

EXISTING WALL TO BE REMOVED

EXISTING WALL TO REMAIN

SITE WORK TO BE REMOVED,REGRADED PRIOR TO NEW WORK

WALKWAY PAVING TO BEREMOVED AND REPLACED

1/32" = 1'-0"

Carnegie Library - R516AD-100Washington, D.C.

100% Schematic DesignMarch 31, 2017

Site Plan Demolition10' 20' 40' 80'5'0


Site Plan - Proposed

MOUNT VERNON PLACE

K - STREET

SOUTH PLAZA

New North Access Stairs

New Screens to Service Area, see L/A for Landscape Design

New Grades to Plaza and Ramp, see L/A for Landscape Design

Refer to Landscape Arch drawingsfor Landscape Scope and Design

New Pedestrian Crossing (tbc)

New Pedestrian Crossing (tbc)

New Skylight

-5' - 8 1/2" [-1741]

-9' - 0 1/2" [-2760]

-9' - 5" [-2870]

-9' - 5" [-2866]

Relocated lamp posts1/16" = 1'-0"



Site Plan - Proposed5' 10' 20' 40'1'0


Site Plan - Proposed Planting


Existing Conditions Plans

Basement Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan

Third Floor Plan


Basement Floor Plan - Proposed

UPUP

DN

DEMOLITION LEGEND






1/16" = 1'-0"



Third Floor Mezz Demolition5' 10' 20' 40'1'0

SHARED

STORAGE

RETAIL SUPPORT

OTHER TENANTOTHER TENANT

OTHER TENANT

121

Floor Plan - Basement Level Proposed

RETAIL SUPPORT


First Floor Plan - Proposed

UPUP

DN

DEMOLITION LEGEND






1/16" = 1'-0"




RETAIL AREARETAIL AREA

RETAILSUPPORT

RETAILSUPPORT

ATRIUM AREA

SHAREDLOBBY

TRAINING AREA

122

Floor Plan - First Floor Level Proposed


Second Floor Plan - Proposed

OTHER TENANT

OTHER TENANTOTHER TENANT SHARED LOBBY

123

Floor Plan - Second Floor Level Proposed

UPUP

DN

DEMOLITION LEGEND






1/16" = 1'-0"





Third Floor Plan - Proposed

OTHER TENANT

124

Floor Plan - Third Floor Level Proposed

UPUP

DN

DEMOLITION LEGEND






1/16" = 1'-0"





Roof Plan - Proposed125

Floor Plan - Roof Proposed

UPUP

DN

DEMOLITION LEGEND






1/16" = 1'-0"





South Elevation - Proposed

201

South Elevation- Proposed

-23'-10" [-7264]Sub-Basement

57'-6" [17526]Top of Ridge

-12'-0" [-3658]Basement

0" [0]1st Floor

34'-1 1/8" [10392]Mech. Floor

27'-0 3/4" [8248]2nd floor Mezz exist.

9'-1 3/16" [2774]1st floor Mezz

MGA MGB

Level 00

Level 14000

1874761'-6 1/16"

1/16" = 1'-0"



East Elevation - Proposed5' 10' 20' 40'1'0

Existing South Elevation


North Elevation - Proposed

202

North Elevation - Proposed

Existing North Elevation

-23'-10" [-7264]Sub-Basement

57'-6" [17526]Top of Ridge

-12'-0" [-3658]Basement

0" [0]1st Floor

34'-1 1/8" [10392]Mech. Floor


9'-1 3/16" [2774]1st floor Mezz

MGA MGB

Level 00

Level 14000

1874761'-6 1/16"

1/16" = 1'-0"





East Elevation - Proposed

-23'-10" [-7264]Sub-Basement

57'-6" [17526]Top of Ridge

-12'-0" [-3658]Basement

0" [0]1st Floor

34'-1 1/8" [10392]Mech. Floor


9'-1 3/16" [2774]1st floor Mezz

MGA MGB

Level 00

Level 14000

1874761'-6 1/16"

1/16" = 1'-0"




Existing East Elevation

-23'-10" [-7264]Sub-Basement

57'-6" [17526]Top of Ridge

-12'-0" [-3658]Basement

0" [0]1st Floor

34'-1 1/8" [10392]Mech. Floor


9'-1 3/16" [2774]1st floor Mezz

1/16" = 1'-0"





West Elevation - Proposed

-23'-10" [-7264]Sub-Basement

57'-6" [17526]Top of Ridge

-12'-0" [-3658]Basement

0" [0]1st Floor

34'-1 1/8" [10392]Mech. Floor


9'-1 3/16" [2774]1st floor Mezz

MGA MGB

Level 00

Level 14000

1874761'-6 1/16"

1/16" = 1'-0"




Existing West Elevation

-23'-10" [-7264]Sub-Basement

57'-6" [17526]Top of Ridge

-12'-0" [-3658]Basement

0" [0]1st Floor

34'-1 1/8" [10392]Mech. Floor

37'-5 1/2" [11417]3rd Floor Mechanical

1/16" = 1'-0"



West Elevation - Proposed5' 10' 20' 40'1'0

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Cross Section D-D - Proposed

Transverse Section (Facing West) - Proposed

-23'-10" [-7264]Sub-Basement

57'-6" [17526]Top of Ridge

-12'-0" [-3658]Basement

0" [0]1st Floor

34'-1 1/8" [10392]Mech. Floor


9'-1 3/16" [2774]1st floor Mezz

MGA MGB

Level 00

Level 14000

1874761'-6 1/16"

1/16" = 1'-0"





Longitudinal Section (Facing North) - Proposed

221March 31st, 2017

Long Section A-A - Proposed

-23'-10" [-7264]Sub-Basement

57'-6" [17526]Top of Ridge

-12'-0" [-3658]Basement

0" [0]1st Floor

34'-1 1/8" [10392]Mech. Floor


9'-1 3/16" [2774]1st floor Mezz

MGA MGB

Level 00

Level 14000

1874761'-6 1/16"

1/16" = 1'-0"





North Stair Details - Proposed

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6

5

4

3

2

1

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13

12

11

10

9

8

MG12MG10 MG14

571418'-8 15/16"

361611'-10 3/8"

361911'-10 1/2"

569918'-8 3/8"

0' - 0" [0]

-12' - 0" [-3658]

-7' - 3" [-2210]

-12' - 0" [-3658]

-7' - 2 1/2" [-2191]

1A-255 E

A-16

1

DA-161

BA-161

Door Stop

0' - 0" [0]

1864861'-2 3/16"

3623

11'-1

0 5/

8"19

206'

-3 9

/16"

1725

5'-7

15/

16"

1920

6'-3

9/1

6"91

43'

-0"

2896

9'-6

"

9187

30'-1

11/

16"

3810

12'-6

"

-12'-0" [-3658]Basement

0" [0]1st Floor

0" [0]1st Floor

9'-1 3/16" [2774]1st floor Mezz

0" [0]1st Floor



North Stairs

1/8" = 1'-0"North StairsA

1/8" = 1'-0"North Stair Elevation 01E 1/8" = 1'-0"

North Stair Elev NB

1/8" = 1'-0"North Stair Elevation 03D

North Stair ISOC


Elevation Renderings - Proposed

South Elevation

North Elevation

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