Capital Yacht Club at the Wharf

Project Location
Washington, D.C.

Project Type
– Retail

Services
– New Construction

A 7,500 SF club house for the Capital Yacht Club in the Southwest Waterfront redevelopment district of Washington, D.C.

The Project

This 7,500 SF two-story clubhouse is part of the Southwest Waterfront redevelopment project on the Potomac River. Its location on a pier along the pedestrian promenade affords great views of the river and marina as well as public gathering spaces.

Structural Features

On the water-facing side, the building uses pre-patinated copper and large areas of glass with horizontal sun screens. The structure is steel-framed with a steel beam and metal deck roof and composite concrete upper floor on steel framing.