A superscaled running bond pattern of metal channels wraps the façade of this new condominium building in D.C’s Shaw neighborhood, the second structure in the industrial-style Atlantic Plumbing development.
The second Atlantic Plumbing structure is a 62-unit condominium building located next to the first, at 2030 8th Street. The two buildings share a basic aesthetic sensibility that makes them immediately identifiable as part of the same development, even though the designs are quite different.
In lieu of Atlantic Plumbing 2112's steel cross-bracing, the smaller, square building is wrapped in dark metal framing that forms a superscaled running bond pattern to divide the façade into enormous glass “bricks” of one- and two-bedroom units enclosed by floor-to-ceiling factory-sash windows.
Like Atlantic Plumbing 2112, Atlantic Plumbing 2030 rests on a brick base suggestive of old warehouses—albeit with much more glass. The base introduces 5,000 square feet of new retail space to the neighborhood, including a destination restaurant with outdoor seating. At the top of the building, five two-story penthouse units feature private terraces, but all residents have access to a communal landscaped terrace, as well as other rooftop amenity spaces.
Dark metal framing divides the new building’s façade into enormous glass “bricks” of one- and two-bedroom condos enclosed by floor-to-ceiling factory-sash windows. The condo interiors of Atlantic Plumbing 2030 are more restrained than the adjacent Cor-Ten-framed rental building, with high-end finishes and details designed to attract a more established demographic looking to make the Shaw neighborhood their long-term home. The rooftop clubroom at Atlantic Plumbing 2030 offers views over the terrace to Atlantic Plumbing 2112.