Dumbarton Oaks Greenhouse

PROJECT: Dumbarton Oaks Greenhouse
DATE: November 2004
ARCHITECT: Venturi, Scott Brown Associates
CONTRACTOR: Whiting-Turner, Inc.
Montgomery Smith, Inc.
Evaluation Assessment 2003
Specifications
Mechanical Systems and Control System Design
Glazing Systems Design

Dumbarton Oaks Greenhouse complex was built by the Wm. H. Lutton Company in 1921 for the Dumbarton Oaks Estate in Washington, D.C. This conservatory consists of two curved eave growing greenhouses flanking the Headhouse, two cold frames structures on the front elevation, a “Pit Greenhouse” and additional cold frame structures behind the main greenhouses on a lower level.

The current restoration is included as part of the construction of a new library structure being erected adjacent to the greenhouses. This restoration involves replacing all of the glazing systems on the various greenhouse structures, installing new heating systems, ventilation systems, computerized environmental controls, automatic shading systems and the addition of bulb cooler units.


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