Ferebee Hope Recreation Center

Project Location
Washington, D.C.

Project Type
– Civic/Government
– Renovations/Adaptive Re-use
– Sports, Recreation, and Wellness

Services
– New Construction

Rec Center exterior

A new fully modernized 24,000 SF recreation center alongside a high-quality public charter high school in Washington, DC’s Ward 8.

The Project

 A new fully modernized 24,000 SF recreation center alongside a high-quality public charter high school in Washington, DC’s Ward 8.

Structural Features

The center is constructed using steel frame and load bearing masonry walls. The center includes a large indoor pool, large gymnasium, multipurpose and support spaces, and extensive green roofs. Ehlert Bryan also provided structural consulting services for site structure design which included: extensive retaining walls, planter walls, terraced seating, playfield scoreboard foundations and light pole support foundations.

Exterior recreation center