King Street Ferry Terminal
![Detail photograph of model, showcasing concrete plinth and wooden screen at entrance.]()
Detail photograph of model, showcasing concrete plinth and wooden screen at entrance.
Walking down King Street in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia is like reading a book from start to finish. What marks the introduction is the George Washington Masonic Memorial, offering historical background that sets the reader up with the context for the rest of the story. Witnessing the plot twist and turn as the buildings transition in style, the author carefully leads you down this lively, commercial strip filled with trendy restaurants, contemporary boutiques, established antique shops and local watering holes, bringing together tourists and natives alike.
This carefully curated procession to the waterfront, however, was missing its conclusion. With this intervention, the site was asking for a simple and classic design, with a steel frame supporting the clean glass box, and a warm wooden screen that wraps around the exterior, peeling away towards the water front to allow for views up and down the Potomac, where you can watch your ferry boat pull up to the dock, or the planes landing and taking off at Reagan airport. A concrete plight holding the building above the FEMA flood level of 13 feet, it activates the end of king street by offering a public plaza for visitors and locals alike to gather.
This carefully curated procession to the waterfront, however, was missing its conclusion. With this intervention, the site was asking for a simple and classic design, with a steel frame supporting the clean glass box, and a warm wooden screen that wraps around the exterior, peeling away towards the water front to allow for views up and down the Potomac, where you can watch your ferry boat pull up to the dock, or the planes landing and taking off at Reagan airport. A concrete plight holding the building above the FEMA flood level of 13 feet, it activates the end of king street by offering a public plaza for visitors and locals alike to gather.
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