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THE YARDS PARK, WASHINGTON DC CLIENT: FOREST CITY ARCHITECT: M. PAUL FRIEDBERG, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT & JAMES CARPENTER DESIGN ASSOCIATES The Yards Park, Washington DC’s new waterfront destination and the centrepiece of the Capitol Riverfront neighbourhood, offers a mix of active and passive recreation features including open grassy areas and well-landscaped outdoor rooms, a waterfall and canal-like water feature, an elevated overlook, a dynamic bridge and light sculpture, terraced performance venue, and a riverfront boardwalk. MCLA designed lighting for the Monumental Structures with the goal of creating an intimate, luminous environment and, at the same time, to provide a beacon for motorists across the river and sports fans at the nearby ballpark. For the pedestrian bridge, the design employs a white structural glass curb that is internally illuminated with a wet location, linear fluorescent strip, acting to softly flood- light the bridge’s dramatic structure and provide path lighting. A stainless steel tower, designed by James Carpenter Design Associ- ates, is composed of an exterior ‘screen’, an interior pendant array, and a ‘solid’ interior base. Here, the challenge was to illuminate the pendant array without illuminating the surrounding structure. The cumulative effect of the lighting design is that these iconoclastic structures appear to glow of themselves, creating a magical night- time ambience for the park.
POTOMAC YARDS RESIDENCE INN, ARLINGTON, VA CLIENT: MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECT: COOPER CARRY
INTERIOR DESIGNER: MARCEL BEQUILLARD
The newly constructed Residence Inn is part of the larger Re- naissance Hotel by Marriott and features its own distinctive en-
trance and lobby. MCLA illuminated the three-story Hearth Room and lobby lounge by incorporating cove lighting above the edges of the 18-foot high millwork walls. Perforated metal panels and
pendent lights enliven and ease the scale of the space, maintain- ing a sense of openness. A 30-foot high backlit wall leads to the entry and registration area. As an alternative to the originally
planned water wall, MCLA’s design creates a visually active wall with twinkling lights, recreating the image of falling water and clouds. By incorporating LED fixtures into a channel at the base
and into the cove above, MCLA’s glowing wall of coloured poured resin shelves divides and delineates the dining lounge.
MCLA ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING DESIGN
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