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Explore 600 Mass
Explore 600 Mass

Explore

Mass Ave View
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through lobby of 600 Mass

Main Entrance Glass Bridge

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Rooftop Terrace Landscaping and Trellis

The building's white roof is one of the key features that earned 600 Massachusetts Ave its LEED Platinum status while staying within budget. The roof's reflective surface serves as an energy-efficient way to cool the building — saving operational costs over time and decreasing environmental impact.

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Greenery

The tree-lined entrances and green rooftop terraces of 600 Massachusetts Ave blur the line between indoors and outdoors. Many of the building's lush greenery and natural elements (stone, granite, and water) can be experienced by employees, visitors, and pedestrians, alike.

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How We Do It

Explore

At our CORE, we believe the design process begins with exploration.

The 600 Massachusetts Ave journey began by exploring the separate, distinct building requirements that govern high-rise Massachusetts Avenue and historic I Street. CORE worked with Gould Property Company and Oxford Properties Group to develop a timeless design that unifies two vastly different sides of the building.

Co-Create

At our CORE, we believe our best work comes from designing with you.

Environmental responsibility and building longevity are critically important to our clients, Gould Property Company and Oxford Properties Group. We helped them achieve their goal of designing a 400,000 square foot LEED Platinum office building.

Design

At our CORE, we believe intentional design has the power to shape experiences.

From the onset of this project, CORE committed to thinking globally by designing a multicultural, environmentally responsible building. Together with our clients, CORE carefully shaped a desirable, sustainable work space that excites, intrigues, and inspires.

Guide

At our CORE, we believe in earning your trust by leading with experience.

Creating 600 Massachusetts Ave involved troubleshooting a unique set of challenges. At CORE, we leveraged the diversity of our team’s skills and experience to realize our clients' vision.

Project Quick View

400,000 SF
Class-A Office Building
Ground Floor Retail
Underground Parking
3 Levels
Rooftop Terrace
5 Levels
HPRB Approval Process
DC Downtown Historical District
Historical Chinatown
Mount Vernon Triangle Overlay
Alley Closing
Special Merit Major's Agent
LEED Platinum
Project Features
  • Class-A Office Building
  • Ground Floor Retail
  • Underground Parking, 3 Levels
  • Rooftop Terrace HPRB Approval Process
  • HPRB Approval Process
  • DC Downtown Historic District
  • Historical Chinatown Mount Vernon Triangle Overlay
  • Alley Closing
  • Special Merit – Mayor’s Agent
  • LEED Platinum

600 Massachusetts Avenue NW is located in the Chinatown neighborhood of Washington, DC. The 11-story office building offers 400,000 SF of multi-tenant space and 20,000 SF of retail space as well as 300 units of underground parking. The design combines highly efficient floor planning, clean aesthetics, luxurious amenities, and green spaces that blur the line between indoors and outdoors. CORE served as Design Architect and Architect of Record for the base building, as well as the lobby and amenity spaces.

Client Owner/Developer

Gould Property Company
Oxford Properties Group

CORE Team

Guy Martin, AIADesign Principal
Ron Ngiam, AIALEAD Design ARCHITECT
Rod Sellers, Associate AIAProject Manager
Dean Hutchison JOB CAPTAIN
Michael Borissow DESIGNER


Smriti Nayak Project Architect
Christopher Peli DESIGNER

Consultants

Clark Construction Group General contractor
SK&A Structural EngineersStructural Engineer
Girard EngineeringMEP Engineer
Wiles MenschCivil Engineer


Gustafson Guthrie NicholLANDSCAPE ARCHITECT

Sustainable Design ConsultingLEED Consultant
Rosa D. Cheney, AIASpecifications
John A. Van Duesen & Associates
ELEVATOR

AON Fire Protection Engineering
Code

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