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Handrails Installation at Blair House Complex Entrance Stairs 704 Jackson Place, NW: Proposed addition of secondary, code-compliant handrails at entrance stair Constructed in 1861 and purchased by the U.S. Government in 1950, the rowhouse at 704 Jackson Place, NW was incorporated into the President's Guest House in 1969. The rowhouse is adjacent to (north of) the corner rowhouse at Jackson Place and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. The Blair House Complex is occupied by the U.S. Department of State and serves our nation’s diplomatic activities. The entrance, which faces Jackson Place and Lafayette Square, is the primary entry for Blair House public events, such as the annual holiday gatherings, hosted by the U.S. Department of State. The brownstone stair assembly was installed in the late 1980's, replicating the original, which was removed due to its severe deterioration. A safety concern has been noted, as the brownstone railings’ width and height do not afford a safe means of grabbing and holding should a person entering or exiting the building lose balance, particularly when the steps are wet. Further, the ambient lighting on Jackson Place is low, adding to the safety concern of those using the stairs. GSA proposes adding a pair of secondary, ABA Standards code-compliant handrails, following the example of those added at public historic building entrances throughout the District of Columbia. The simple railings are designed to acknowledge their additive, secondary status, while being compatible with the brownstone railings. The proposed handrails have as small a diameter top rail as allowable to meet code (1 ½ inches), the smallest cross section picket structurally feasible, (1 1/8 inches), and the minimum structurally acceptable number of pickets to support the top rail. In addition, the pickets are centered on the existing balusters to obscure them during a pedestrian’s approach along the Jackson Place sidewalk. To address the ambient low lighting level and improve visitor safety during evening events at Blair House without affecting the harmony of Jackson Place, the top rails would incorporate on their undersides inset U channels to run LED lighting to directly illuminate the stair treads without casting wider illumination that would alter the quiet nighttime appearance of 704 Jackson Place in the context of the other rowhouses and of Lafayette Square. The LED lighting would be manually switched on and off by Blair House staff and employed only when the entrance was in use for evening events. To achieve a compatible yet quiet finish for a secondary handrail that must also be appropriate to the age and architectural significance of the rowhouse and precinct, GSA has selected a bronze finish, blackened to subdue the sheen and have a soft, dappled surface effect. While accepting the reasons and requirements for the proposed code-compliant railings, GSA would install them to be reversible per the Secretary of the Interior's Standards. The core drill sections required to set the pickets in the treads would be labeled and stored on site. Should 704's entrance cease to be used as it is today, the railings could be removed and the core drill sections reset with a matching Jahn brownstone grout. The proposed addition of the secondary handrails is a visually and structurally minimal intervention that updates the entrance stairs to conform to current code requirements. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION WHITE HOUSE SERVICE CENTER HUANG'S, INC. 5601N General Washington Dr. Alexandria, VA 22312 7 0 4 J A C K S O N P L A C E SUMMER CONSULTANTS I N C O R P O R A T E D LAFAYETTE SQUARE | WASHINGTON DC 7900 Westpark Dr. | Suite A405 | McLean, VA 22102 (703) 556-8820 | www.summerconsultants.com ADDITION OF SUPPLEMENTAL CODE COMPLIANT COMPLIANT RAILINGS GRAPHIC SCALE A/E CON. NO. A/E TASK NO. CONS. CONTR.GS-11-P-17-NW-C-0019 CONS. WORK PRIME A/E SUMMER CONSULTANTS, INC. SUB A/E CONSTR. CON. GAGHAN/HUANG JV NAME SA 51 COMPLEX STREET CITY/ST./ZIP WASHINGTON DC 20210 BUILDING NO. DC0042ZZ SUBMISSION TO THE national capital planning commission - preliminary & FINAL REVIEW - GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION OTHER BUILDING NOs. FACILITY CODE PROJECT INVESTMENT TIMELINE DEFICIENCY TITLE CONSTRUCTION UPGRADES - EAST BLDG PROJECT 07 JUNE 2019 DESCRIPTION PROJECT NO. RDC-03715 GSA PM EDMOND BABINEAU SUBMISSION 100% / AGENCY SUB. DATE 18 MAY 2019 DRAWING TITLE FILE NAME FLOOR NO. DRAWN BY DATE DRAFTED: CHECKED BY SHEET SIZE: 24 X 36 DRAWING NO. DISCIPLINE SHEET TYPE SEQUENCE SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED (SBU) - PROPERTY OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT - FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY. Do not remove this notice. Properly destroy documents when no longer needed. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION WHITE HOUSE SERVICE CENTER HUANG'S, INC. 5601N General Washington Dr. Alexandria, VA 22312 SUMMER CONSULTANTS I N C O R P O R A T E D 7900 Westpark Dr. | Suite A405 | McLean, VA 22102 (703) 556-8820 | www.summerconsultants.com JACKSON PLACE LOOKiNG NORtH BALUStER DEtAiL JACKSON PLACE EASt ELEvAtiON GRAPHIC SCALE A/E CON. NO. A/E TASK NO. CONS. CONTR.GS-11-P-17-NW-C-0019 CONS. WORK PRIME A/E SUMMER CONSULTANTS, INC. SUB A/E CONSTR. CON. GAGHAN/HUANG JV NAME SA 51 COMPLEX STREET CITY/ST./ZIP WASHINGTON DC 20210 BUILDING NO. DC0042ZZ OTHER BUILDING NOs. FACILITY CODE PROJECT NEW ABA COMPLIANT HANDRAILS TITLE 704 JACKSON PLACE PROJECT DESCRIPTION PROJECT NO. RDC-03715 GSA PM EDMOND BABINEAU SUBMISSION 100% / AGENCY SUB. DATE 18 MAY 2019 DRAWING TITLE FILE NAME 1888 SANBORN, PLAtE 30 APPROACH fROm SOUtH APPROACH fROm NORtH FLOOR NO. DRAWN BY DATE DRAFTED: CHECKED BY SHEET SIZE: 24 X 36 DRAWING NO. DISCIPLINE SHEET TYPE SEQUENCE SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED (SBU) - PROPERTY OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT - FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY. Do not remove this notice. Properly destroy documents when no longer needed. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION WHITE HOUSE SERVICE CENTER 1 1/8" SQ. SOLID S.S. PICKET HUANG'S, INC. CENTERED ON EXTANT 5601N General Washington Dr. BROWNSTONE BALUSTER Alexandria, VA 22312 SUMMER CONSULTANTS I N C O R P O R A T E D 7900 Westpark Dr. | Suite A405 | McLean, VA 22102 (703) 556-8820 | www.summerconsultants.com 1'-11 3/8" [594] 11'-1 7/16" 3 1/8" SQUARE SOLID [3390] ESCUTCHEON 1 1/2" BLACKENED BRONZE HAND RAIL PiCKet esCutCheon 0 1'' 1" = 1" l [1280] 4'-2 3/8" C 1 1/2" DIA. SECTION, SOLID MINIMUM LINE OF EXTENSION EQUAL DEPTH OF ONE TREAD [R615] R2'-0 3/16" LED LIGHT STRIP Plan U-SECTION 11/8" SQ. SOLID PICKET 0 1' 2" [51] [38] 3"= 1'-0" 1 1/2" 0 1'' Rail enD & seCtion 1" = 1" 1 1/2" DIA. BLACKENED BRONZE C l 0 1' 2' 1 1/8" BLACKENED BRONZE PICKET 1"= 1'-0" GRAPHIC SCALE A/E CON. NO. A/E TASK NO. CONS. CONTR.GS-11-P-17-NW-C-0019 CONS. WORK PRIME A/E SUMMER CONSULTANTS, INC. 3'-0" [914] SUB A/E CONSTR. CON. GAGHAN/HUANG JV [849] NAME SA 51 COMPLEX 2'-9 7/16" STREET CITY/ST./ZIP WASHINGTON DC 20210 BUILDING NO. DC0042ZZ ANCHOR THROUGH EXTANT OTHER 1 1/8" BROWNSTONE TREADS BUILDING NOs. ROUND CORE DRILL 2" DIA FACILITY CODE [29] SET WITH JAHN MORTAR PROJECT INVESTMENT TIMELINE DEFICIENCY TO MATCH COLOR AND TITLE CONSTRUCTION UPGRADES - EAST BLDG COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH PROJECT 3 1/8" DESCRIPTION PROJECT NO. RDC-03715 [79] GSA PM EDMOND BABINEAU SUBMISSION 100% / AGENCY 3/4" [19] SUB. DATE 18 MAY 2019 DRAWING TITLE FILE NAME FLOOR NO. DRAWN BY DATE DRAFTED: CHECKED BY SHEET SIZE: 24 X 36 ANCHOR THROUGH EXTANT eXistinG BallustRaDe & PRoPoseD RailinG south elevation east elevation BRICK SIDEWALK. SET IN 3,500 PSI CONCRETE DRAWING NO. DISCIPLINE SHEET TYPE SEQUENCE SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED (SBU) - PROPERTY OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT - FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY. Do not remove this notice. Properly destroy documents when no longer needed. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION WHITE HOUSE SERVICE CENTER HUANG'S, INC. 5601N General Washington Dr. Alexandria, VA 22312 SUMMER 700 JACKSON PLACE 704 JACKSON PLACE CONSULTANTS I N C O R P O R A T E D 7900 Westpark Dr. | Suite A405 | McLean, VA 22102 (703) 556-8820 | www.summerconsultants.com 0 1' 2' 4' 8' 1/4"= 1'-0" GRAPHIC SCALE A/E CON. NO. A/E TASK NO. CONS. CONTR.GS-11-P-17-NW-C-0019 CONS. WORK PRIME A/E SUMMER CONSULTANTS, INC. SUB A/E CONSTR. CON. GAGHAN/HUANG JV NAME SA 51 COMPLEX STREET CITY/ST./ZIP WASHINGTON DC 20210 BUILDING NO. DC0042ZZ OTHER BUILDING NOs. FACILITY CODE PROJECT NEW ABA COMPLIANT HANDRAILS TITLE 704 JACKSON PLACE PROJECT DESCRIPTION PROJECT NO. RDC-03715 GSA PM EDMOND BABINEAU SUBMISSION 100% / AGENCY SUB. DATE 18 MAY 2019 DRAWING TITLE FILE NAME FLOOR NO. DRAWN BY DATE DRAFTED: JACKSON PLACE EASt ELEvAtiON ENtRANCE ELEvAtiON CHECKED BY SHEET SIZE: 24 X 36 0 1' 2' DRAWING NO. DISCIPLINE SHEET TYPE SEQUENCE 3/4" = 1'-0" SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED (SBU) - PROPERTY OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT - FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY. Do not remove this notice. Properly destroy documents when no longer needed. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION WHITE HOUSE SERVICE CENTER STOP RAILING ON CENTER LINE OF EXTANT BALUSTER CORNER OF ENTRANCE HUANG'S, INC. ANCHOR INTO EXTANT 5601N General Washington Dr. STOP RAILING ON CENTER BROWNSTONE TREADS Alexandria, VA 22312 ROUND CORE DRILL 2" DIA LINE OF EXTANT BALUSTER SET WITH JAHN MORTAR TO MATCH COLOR AND COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH SUMMER CONSULTANTS I N C O R P O R A T E D 7900 Westpark Dr. | Suite A405 | McLean, VA 22102 (703) 556-8820 | www.summerconsultants.com [R615] R2'-0 3/16" 6" [152] LINE OF EXTANT STONE HAND RAIL EDGE OF LANDING * LABEL, AND STORE CORE DRILLS ON SITE FOR REINSTALLATION SHOULD NEW RAILING BE TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE EXTANT NEWELL PicKeT iMBeD aT TreaD railing TerMinUS aT FacaDe railing TerMinUS aT FacaDe railing TerMinUS aT SiDewalK 0 1' 0 1' 0 1' 0 1' 3"= 1'-0" 3"= 1'-0" 1 1/2"= 1'-0" 1 1/2"= 1'-0" STOP RAILING ON CENTER LINE OF FINAL EXTANT BALUSTER 1 1/2" DIAMETER SOLID RAIL 1 1/8 " SQ.
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