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2030 M ST - Lobby Renovation

This building at 2030 M Street, NW in Washington, DC is owned by the American Legacy Foundation. The building has multiple tenants, in addition to housing the headquarters of the American Legacy Foundation so the Foundation wanted to achieve two things. They wanted a reception area for guest check-in and a great waiting area for their clients, board members and vendors as they check in prior to being escorted to American Legacy Foundation’s headquarters on the 6th floor. We created a comfortable waiting area as well as a reception desk complete with an electronic directory of the building tenants. Cable television was incorporated into the reception desk so that world news events can be displayed for those waiting in the lobby, or the system can be customized to display information about American Legacy or special events by other companies in the building. The glass panel behind the reception desk displays a very subtle etched map of the world, which relates to one of American Legacy’s programs, a campaign for the year 2030. A custom art piece was commissioned to balance the seating group and the reception area and to add interest to the space. The art piece and a floor covering under the seating area help to soften and add warmth to the stone and other hard surfaces. The ceiling was renovated to provide some interest and to draw attention to the path to the elevators.