US Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington, DC
The new 1.2 million-square-foot office project for the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Headquarters is on the slopes of the historic St. Elizabeths Hospital Campus. It overlooks the Anacostia River and Washington’s National Mall. Like a traditional Italian hill town, the design reduces the building bulk by fragmenting it and strategically placing buildings around a series of linked, cascading courtyards. Designed at Perkins & Will, Aki Z Knezevic AIA, Principal-In-Charge, Ralph Johnson FAIA, Design Principal, Photos by James Steinkamp Photography