The owner’s innovative program for retail and residential redevelopment of a full city-block in Georgetown involved engaging the services of five architects for five interlocking parcels. The major open space for the projects is Cady’s Alley, a historic way in Georgetown’s industrial past. The alley was converted to pedestrian use, with several shops and residential buildings having their main entrances on the alley. LAB worked closely with the developer, all five architects, the local Advisory Neighborhood Commission, the Commission of Fine Arts, the National Park Service and the District’s Department of Transportation, designing Cady’s Alley to serve shoppers and residents as well as the service needs of the adjacent businesses. Also included was a response to the C&O Canal National Park on the south edge of the development. LAB was the only consultant working on the project as a whole, working to make sure that the disparate projects work well together, complementing the historic character of the alley while its use changes from service to pedestrian front door.
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