Bethesda, MD

Marriott Headquarters Hotel

Scope/Solutions

Marriott International owns and operates more than 8,000 hotels across the world and sought to construct a new global headquarters in the national capital region. The campus includes a new hotel, the Marriott Bethesda Downtown; an office tower for the company’s corporate employees; and a public plaza over the shared five-level concrete podium. SGH consulted on the building enclosure for the hotel.

SGH consulted on the design of the hotel’s facades and roofs. Highlights of our work include:

  • Identifying relevant performance criteria and helping select building enclosure materials and systems
  • Reviewing the proposed design and recommending ways to improve airtightness, watertightness, thermal and condensation performance, and constructability
  • Helping select materials and systems for the facades and roofing
  • Consulting on the facade systems comprising a combination of glazing systems (e.g., window wall and curtain wall) and opaque exterior wall assemblies (e.g., metal panels and stone cladding)
  • Developing details to tie the facade into the below-grade and grade-level waterproofing systems of the garage and pedestrian plaza designed by others
  • Evaluating the roofing design for low-slope and vegetative roofing to help develop specifications and ballast detailing
  • Witnessing testing of laboratory and on-site facade mockups
  • Providing construction phase services, including reviewing relevant submittals, visiting the site to observe ongoing construction, witnessing performance testing of as-built assemblies, and helping the project team address field conditions

Project Summary

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2022

Completion Date
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180k

Project Size
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Award

Winner
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LEED

Certification
Solutions
New Construction
Services
Building Enclosures
Markets
Commercial | Mixed-Use
Client(s)
Gensler
Specialized Capabilities
Facades & Glazing | Roofing & Waterproofing

Key team members

Bradford Carpenter
Senior Principal
John Jackson
Associate Principal

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