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DUPONT UNDERGROUND
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Hunt Laudi Studio
MAIN
About
DUPONT UNDERGROUND
RESIDENTIAL
MULTI-FAMILY
INSTITUTIONAL
GARDENS | PARKS
URBAN DESIGN | PLANNING
Research
MAIN
About
DUPONT UNDERGROUND
RESIDENTIAL
MULTI-FAMILY
INSTITUTIONAL
GARDENS | PARKS
URBAN DESIGN | PLANNING
Research
DUPONT UNDERGROUND A New Cultural Institution for the District In 2005, Hunt Laudi Studio founded the Arts Coalition for the Dupont Underground , a registered not-for-profit 501(c)(3) consisting of a volunteer staff and a Board of Directors. Gui View fullsize
Site Plan: The former streetcar station consists of two platforms and two sets of tunnels. View fullsize
1910s - 1940s: Transit and Traffic When Connecticut Avenue was widened in the late 1920s, increased traffic in the neighborhood caused a great deal of congestion in the Circle, making it difficult for pedestrians to get around. In fact, Dupont View fullsize
1949 - 1962: Open The Dupont Circle Streetcar Station greeted its first riders in November 2, 1949. However, neither the Dupont circle streetcar station, nor the subway system it was designed to plug into were allowed to flourish. While DC' View fullsize
2000-2010: Rediscovered In the early aughts, Hunt Laudi Studio partner Julian Hunt returned stateside after spending the previous decade living and working in Barcelona, which was a city that had undergone tremendous urban renovations shaped b View fullsize
Site Location Plan As one of DC's most iconic public spaces, Dupont Circle is part of Pierre l'Enfant's original plan for the nation's capital. It is less than a mile from the White House and sits atop one of the city's busiest metro stations View fullsize
Located in the center of the District's distinguished arts institutions, the goal of the ACDU is to transform the abandoned platforms and tunnels of the old Dupont streetcar station into innovatively designed spaces for art exhibition, production, View fullsize
Diagram: Proposed Programming View fullsize
Proposed Programming: Art and Architecture Installations View fullsize
Proposed Programming: Performance Events View fullsize
Proposed Programming: Retail Events View fullsize
Proposed Programming: Multi-media Exhibitions View fullsize
Proposed Programming: Art and Architecture Installations View fullsize
Site Plan: Proposed Public Spaces Amenities Above-Ground One major development potential of the project is its ability to reinvigorate the public spaces above-ground, including consolidating and making use of many adjacent small odd-shaped par View fullsize
Photo: Existing Parcel at Q Street and Massachusetts Avenue View fullsize
Rendered View: Proposed Main Entrance at Q Street and Massachusetts Avenue View fullsize
Photo: Existing Parcel at Q Street and Connecticut Avenue View fullsize
Rendered View: Proposed Entry at Q Street and Connecticut Avenue View fullsize
Photo: Existing Connecticut Avenue Underpass View fullsize
Rendered View: Proposed Cap Park over Connecticut Avenue Underpass View fullsize
Photo: Existing Median on Connecticut Avenue over former Streetcar Ramp View fullsize
Rendered View: Proposed Entry of Re-Opened Ramps on Connecticut Avenue View fullsize
Rendered View: Proposed Re-Opened Ramps on Connecticut Avenue View fullsize
DUPONT UNDERGROUND A New Cultural Institution for the District In 2005, Hunt Laudi Studio founded the Arts Coalition for the Dupont Underground , a registered not-for-profit 501(c)(3) consisting of a volunteer staff and a Board of Directors. Gui
Site Plan: The former streetcar station consists of two platforms and two sets of tunnels.
1910s - 1940s: Transit and Traffic When Connecticut Avenue was widened in the late 1920s, increased traffic in the neighborhood caused a great deal of congestion in the Circle, making it difficult for pedestrians to get around. In fact, Dupont
1949 - 1962: Open The Dupont Circle Streetcar Station greeted its first riders in November 2, 1949. However, neither the Dupont circle streetcar station, nor the subway system it was designed to plug into were allowed to flourish. While DC'
2000-2010: Rediscovered In the early aughts, Hunt Laudi Studio partner Julian Hunt returned stateside after spending the previous decade living and working in Barcelona, which was a city that had undergone tremendous urban renovations shaped b
Site Location Plan As one of DC's most iconic public spaces, Dupont Circle is part of Pierre l'Enfant's original plan for the nation's capital. It is less than a mile from the White House and sits atop one of the city's busiest metro stations
Located in the center of the District's distinguished arts institutions, the goal of the ACDU is to transform the abandoned platforms and tunnels of the old Dupont streetcar station into innovatively designed spaces for art exhibition, production,
Diagram: Proposed Programming
Proposed Programming: Art and Architecture Installations
Proposed Programming: Performance Events
Proposed Programming: Retail Events
Proposed Programming: Multi-media Exhibitions
Proposed Programming: Art and Architecture Installations
Site Plan: Proposed Public Spaces Amenities Above-Ground One major development potential of the project is its ability to reinvigorate the public spaces above-ground, including consolidating and making use of many adjacent small odd-shaped par
Photo: Existing Parcel at Q Street and Massachusetts Avenue
Rendered View: Proposed Main Entrance at Q Street and Massachusetts Avenue
Photo: Existing Parcel at Q Street and Connecticut Avenue
Rendered View: Proposed Entry at Q Street and Connecticut Avenue
Photo: Existing Connecticut Avenue Underpass
Rendered View: Proposed Cap Park over Connecticut Avenue Underpass
Photo: Existing Median on Connecticut Avenue over former Streetcar Ramp
Rendered View: Proposed Entry of Re-Opened Ramps on Connecticut Avenue
Rendered View: Proposed Re-Opened Ramps on Connecticut Avenue