Studio Twenty Seven Architecture

Historic Chapman Stables Housing Community

Historic Chapman Stables Housing Community
© Anice Hoachlander, Hoachlander Davis Photography

HISTORIC CHAPMAN STABLES HOUSING COMMUNITY

Studio Twenty Seven Architecture

CIVIL ENGINEERS
Christopher Consultants

MANUFACTURERS
Daltile, Kawneer, La Cantina, Loewen, Windsor, Columbia Green and Carlisle, Fabral, SalterspiralStair.com, Silbonite

LEAD ARCHITECTS
John K Burke, Principal, Niki Livingston, Jim Spearman, Allyson Klinner

LANDSCAPE ENGINEERS
Clinton & Associates

MEP ENGINEER
Meta Engineers

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Ehlert Bryan

YEAR
2018

LOCATION
Washington, United States

CATEGORY
Apartments

Historic Chapman Stables Housing Community
© Anice Hoachlander, Hoachlander Davis Photography
Historic Chapman Stables Housing Community
© Anice Hoachlander, Hoachlander Davis Photography

Text description provided by architect.

A housing community is the latest reincarnation of this one hundred and ten-year-old structure.

Historic Chapman Stables Housing Community
© Anice Hoachlander, Hoachlander Davis Photography
Historic Chapman Stables Housing Community
© Anice Hoachlander, Hoachlander Davis Photography

Built by J. Edward Chapman in 1908 over the remnants of his horse stable destroyed by fire and his old coal yard sales shed, Chapman Coal Company Garage and Stables represents a significant contribution to the broad patterns of history and embodies distinctive characteristics of early twentieth century life in Washington, DC.

For these reasons the building and site are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The identity of the new housing community is derived from this rich history.

The design includes a five-story addition to the site that totals 114 affordable and market-rate living units.

Historic Chapman Stables Housing Community
© Anice Hoachlander, Hoachlander Davis Photography
Historic Chapman Stables Housing Community
© Anice Hoachlander, Hoachlander Davis Photography
Historic Chapman Stables Housing Community
© Anice Hoachlander, Hoachlander Davis Photography

The development celebrates this historic resource by preserving the early 20th cen-tury light industrial detailing of the building.

The lobby is now located off the shaft that was used as an automobile elevator to lift Ford Model-Ts and other vehicles to their service bays. Former automotive service spaces with terrazzo floors have become living units opening to a densely planted front garden.

Historic Chapman Stables Housing Community
© Anice Hoachlander, Hoachlander Davis Photography
Historic Chapman Stables Housing Community
© Anice Hoachlander, Hoachlander Davis Photography

New housing units on the roof of the historic structure recall the form of “light monitors” that present in the original garage to allow northern light to illumi-nate workspaces.

Sightlines were carefully considered so that the new housing units on the roof are not visible from the street.

Historic Chapman Stables Housing Community
© Anice Hoachlander, Hoachlander Davis Photography
Historic Chapman Stables Housing Community
© Anice Hoachlander, Hoachlander Davis Photography
Historic Chapman Stables Housing Community
© Anice Hoachlander, Hoachlander Davis Photography


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