Washington D.C., USA

Helmut Jahn of Jahn has created One Freedom Plaza for Quadrangle Development in downtown Washington D.C. as an exemplary building that uses the perfect blend of aesthetics and technology to maximize efficiency and optimize comfort.

Form follows function, 2.0. Good design doesn’t have to be revolutionary.

In Washington, DC, just steps away from the White House, One Freedom Plaza stands out not for breaking new ground but for building upon best practices in 21st Century building technology.

For its elegant, high-tech design, One Freedom Plaza has recently been awarded a 2022 American Architecture Award Honorable Mention, by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.

A simple, yet refined, aesthetic masks a complex set of high-performance systems.

These include operable windows and intelligent window shades that achieve maximum efficiency and optimal comfort for office workers inside.

The building is one of clarity, integrity, and authenticity—a building of our time.

Project: One Freedom Plaza
Architects: Jahn
Lead Architect: Helmut Jahn
Contractor: Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
Client: Quadrangle Development Corporation
Photographers: Rainer Viertlböck