The Cairo Condominium

Location: 1615 Q St NW,Washington, DC

Date: Schematic Design Package Completed 2022

This project involved the restoration and renovation of The Cairo’s main Lobby, a landmark historic building in DC’s Dupont Circle neighborhood, with a storied past and inclusion on the National Register. The clients wished to modernize and update the historic lobby while taking care to retain and restore many of the historic elements. Vie Studio’s concept proposed to introduce a new, more energy efficient vestibule with improved traffic circulation, relocate the front desk, allocate a mail/package room, restore & repair historic materials, and introduce new light fixtures.