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| CA Natural Resources high-rise as seen from the west |
As this tower finishes up, I admire the street view of the
building as seen when going west on P Street. The way some of the windows have
brown fins rising off the glass, giving the exterior a texture and variation
compared to the rest of the flat glass wrapped around the building. Thus far, the pedestrian plaza on the north
side along O Street is a the least attractive view of the structure. Then there
is the top of the building, the mechanical three story grey box on the roof
that is only seen from the west, a giant box that sticks out in a terrible
way. If you observe the same tower from
the Capitol looking west, the mechanical level is wrapped with glass to disguise
what’s on top of the high-rise. The State also did this when building the EPA
building on I Street in 1999, from the rail yards you can see the ugly
mechanical roof but it you view the same building from the south or the
Capitol, there is a nice glass wrap to hide all the stuff on the roof. You
might get the idea that these offices are designed to have the most attractive
side face the Capitol where the political wonks see the city skyline.
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| CA Natural Resources high-rise reflections on P Street |
The Bee recently wrote about how the building was originally
designed for 3,200 workers but in the last year found a way to add an
additional 1,200 workers because the building has been organized to allow
employees to share space so workers can rotate between staying home and coming
into the office. A total of 4,400 employees can now work in there.
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| CA Natural Resources high-rise as seen on P Street going west |
The historic Heilbron House, built in 1881, will undergo
some exterior improvements and will be preserved onsite. CA Natural Resources
Headquarters size: 838,000 square feet, 339 feet tall, project cost: $598
million Completion Date: 2021
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| CA Natural Resources high-rise as seen on O Street going west |
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| CA Natural Resources high-rise as seen on O Street going west |
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| CA Natural Resources high-rise pedestrian plaza on O Street |
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| Heilbron House, built in 1881 undergoes some exterior improvements |
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| CA Natural Resources high-rise as seen on P Street |
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CA Natural Resources high-rise
as seen on P Street |
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| CA Natural Resources high-rise as seen on P Street going west |
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| CA Natural Resources high-rise as seen on P Street going west |
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| CA Natural Resources high-rise as seen on P Street going west |
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| CA Natural Resources high-rise as seen on N Street looking south |
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