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adaptiveWashington, DC • 1966

Harbour Square – South Tower

Architect
Chloethiel Woodard Smith (1960s)
Scale112 Units • 9 Floors
Harbour Square – South Tower

Project Overview

1960s modernist riverfront complex; south tower uses a European-style single circulation core (scissor-stair + elevator) serving larger through-units. Multiple renovation cycles over ~60 years with a quasi single-core layout.

Key Features

  • Modernist riverfront
  • Scissor-stair + elevator core
  • Through-units
  • Long-term renovations

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