our work
Marriott Moxy Hotel
The Project
The development of Marriott’s first Moxy Hotel project involved restoration of an historic four-story mansion and blending it with construction of a new, upscale, 13-story modern tower in Washington, DC. The new structure would eventually be awarded LEED Silver certification.
The 19th century building would retain its vintage façade and receive a new interior as part of the hotel. Steele Foundation was entrusted with the preservation of the fragile façade. Extreme care was necessary* to support the existing exterior façade with custom steel shoring frames to allow for demolition and installation of the new structure.
Year
2017-18
Location
1101 K Street NW
Washington, DC
Scope
Underpinning, Sheeting, Shoring
Category
Hospitality
General Contractor
Winmar Construction and CBG
Consultants
Architect: Peter Fillat
Structural Engineer: Tadjer-Cohen-Edelson Associates, Inc.
Geotechnical Engineer: Froehling & Robertson
Challenges and Results
● The work of Steele Foundation at the Moxy Hotel is considered exceptional, given the restricted access and sensitivity of the historic DC structure.
● Custom steel shoring frames were assembled on the building exterior to allow for demolition of the existing structural framing because interior access was restricted.
● Extreme care was necessary to support the existing exterior façade to allow for demolition and installation of the new structure.
Why Steele Foundation?
The Steele Foundation team was honored with a Washington Building Congress (WBC) Craftsmanship Award for exemplary craftsmanship on this project. According to Steele team member Olsi Bokciu, the company’s foreman on the project, “We’re able to do a difficult job that many companies can’t do because, number one, we know what we are doing and, number two, the company gives us everything we need to get the job done.”
