APTA Headquarters

Located in Alexandria’s Potomac Yard neighborhood, the new headquarters building for the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) features a seven-story, 85,000 sf building with an atrium and floating stairwell, meeting space, roof terrace, fitness center, café, and a public plaza. Designed for LEED Silver certification, the building’s sustainable design features incorporate spaces that save energy and water, generate less waste, and support human health.

The ground floor and below grade parking levels are conventionally reinforced concrete with drop panels supported by concrete columns. A landscaped public plaza on the ground floor is located over the garage. It includes planters up to 4’-6” deep and has been designed to support firetruck loading. Above grade, the slabs are post-tensioned concrete with 44-foot maximum spans. The roof terrace at the seventh floor includes planters and paved public gathering spaces.