James V. Forrestal Building - U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, D.C.) | office building, ministry / government department, 1969_construction, federal government, Modern (architecture)

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The James V. Forrestal Building is a Brutalist-styled office building in Washington D.C.. It serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Energy, who has occupied the building since 1978. The building is named after James Vincent Forrestal, the first U.S. Secretary of Defense.

The Forrestal Building was designed by Curtis & Davis, Fordyce & Hamby Associates, and Frank Grad & Sons. It cost $46,000,000 to construct from September 1965 to November 1969 and was originally named Federal Office Building Number Five. It is a single building consisting of three structures: An East Building with eight floors, a North Building with four floors, and a West Building with two floors, all of which are connected by two underground floors. The North Building is raised up 35 ft (11 m) on 40 piloti and has a photovoltaic solar panel array on its roof. The building has a floor area of 1,688,494 sq ft (156,895 sq m).

A child development center was added to the south of the building in 1991. The building underwent energy-efficient upgrades and security upgrades during the 2000s decade.

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Coordinates:   38°53'11"N   77°1'32"W

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  • Second photo of Department of Energy courtesy of me, photo taken in August 2005.
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