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Foley & Lardner Project Address: 3000 K St NW Washington DC General Contractor: D|Watts Construction Landscape Architect: Land Design DESCRIPTION The Foley & Lardner rooftop design incorporated a wide variety of high-end finishes and landscape elements that were to be retrofitted onto three existing roof terraces, totaling 13,000 square feet, neatly situated on an iconic piece of Georgetown real estate. High quality finishes incorporated into a design that spared no attention detail, coupled with an existing building renovation provided a challenging renovation project that accomplished beautiful results. Existing building renovations always pose their fair share of existing conditions that provide an added level of construction complexity and this project was certainly an example of such. As the case with many renovation projects, actual roof conditions presented variances that were only realized after execution of the demo phase. These variances created additional installation challenges that had to be overcome while maintaining the design intent. Existing benchmark elevations (such as door thresholds) had to be maintained while meeting current code and ADA requirements. The paver deck had to be installed in such a way to meet those critical elevations, while remaining within manufacturers’ tolerances. The architects' design intent was to have a no cut (minimal cut) paver installation. In order to install the paver layout as intended by the design team, joint spacing had to be maintained to an exceptionally low tolerance. In many cases, field adjustments to layout had to be analyzed and implemented during installation. Amongst these landscape and hardscape elements, there were also complex and high-end site furnishings incorporated into the project, inclusive of millwork screen walls, custom powder coated aluminum planters, and electronically actuated shade structures. Additionally, this being a rooftop renovation, material logistics presented an added level of complexity. Large quantities of materials were hoisted onto and off the roof in a limited number of crane days, in order to remain within the project’s budget. Due to the small areas of the roof, careful planning was required to ensure accurate placement and stockpiling of materials, allowing us to maintain efficient installation progress while not exceeding point load constraints of the roof. Further it was necessary for manpower and additional materials to be traversed through a recently finished interior workspace which required an additional level of surface protection measures and coordination to ensure a fully satisfied client both during and after construction of the project.