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Situated in the Union Market neighborhood within Northeast Washington, D.C., 1280 Union is designed in response to its surrounding urban conditions. This is most clearly manifest in its carefully considered façade, which conceptually references an oyster - the soft, elegant pearl surrounded by a tougher and harder shell. Christopher Barrett Photography Christopher Barrett Photography Christopher Barrett Photography Facing the “pearl’, Neal Place Park, the building opens as primarily glass to connect residents to the serenity of the landscape. Conversely, the “shell façade” protects the building from the congested New York Avenue and active train tracks just steps away in the other direct... More