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1000 Connecticut Avenue

1000 CONNECTICUT AVENUE

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Constructed in 2012, 1000 Connecticut Avenue is a LEED Platinum office complex located at the corner of K Street and Connecticut Avenue (and adjacent to Farragut Square) in Washington D.C. This beautiful Class A office offers first-class amenities including restaurants, a rooftop terrace, bike racks, and a fitness center. Dawson doors proudly greet building occupants each day through their lobby doors.

Dawson Doors was contracted to provide high-end, sophisticated doors to match the elevated building design as well as provide a durable and sustainable entrance for building occupants. That, along with the needs of the space in mind, Dawson provided a combination of Balanced Ultra Narrow Stile doors with exposed hinge tubes, Ultra Narrow Stile center hung doors and Herculite (All Glass) center hung doors. The choice matched the luxury design and helped ensure that the entrances we provided could withstand the traffic level in and out of the building.

Dawson provided a combination of Balanced Ultra Narrow Stile with exposed hinge tubes and Ultra Narrow Stile center hung doors and Herculite (All Glass) center hung doors. For the door material, Dawson provided 13 (.090″) Gauge Type 304 Stainless Steel #8 mirror polish finish. For the framing, Dawson used exposed Stainless Steel headers with an embossed finish.

 

Doors: A combination of Balanced Ultra Narrow Stile w/exposed hinge tubes. Also Ultra Narrow Stile center hung doors and Herculite (All Glass) center hung doors.
Sidelites: Sidelites at required entrances were provided as narrow profile stainless steel with “embossed” finish.
Frames: Exposed headers at required entrances were provided as Stainless Steel with “embossed” finish.
Material: 13 Gauge Type 304 Stainless Steel
Finish: #8 mirror polished finish #8 mirror polished finish

1000 Connecticut Ave

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Rigidized® Metals’ Contrarian Micro Textures clad the exterior of 1000 Connecticut Avenue in Washington, D.C. The micro textures reduce glare, and provide an easy to clean surface, which reduces maintenance costs and ensure the material will last the lifetime of the building.

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Since 1940, Rigidized® Metals Corporation has led the world in the development, production and fabrication of deep-textured, three dimensional metals used in both interior and exterior architectural and design applications. Rigidized® Metals’ deep textured products are known for their attractive, economical and functional appeal. The Rigidized® process adds strength, impact resistance and the ability to hide scratches. It also allows for down-gauging, resulting in lighter, longer lasting products and reduced maintenance costs. Rigidized® deep-textured metals are available in a wide palette of textures, giving the kind of rich surface variation few materials can provide. We furnish our proprietary Rigidized® deep textured metals to Service Centers and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) of countless products around the world. Rigidized® Metals Corporation proudly supports its customers and community, as well as the local and world communities of engineers, designers, and architects.
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