Few brand new residential complexes are as welcoming as Park Kennedy in Washington, D.C. This 290,000-square-foot apartment building by GTM Architects is the perfect example of how brick can provide detail, contrast, and a more human-scale appearance even in large projects.

When approaching Park Kennedy from the outside, it becomes immediately clear how well this new construction responds to its surroundings. As the GTM design team themselves describe, rather than creating a monolithic façade, “street facades are divided into smaller rowhomes and mansions, to fit within the context of the existing neighborhood and give an appearance of buildings that have developed over time.”