Fusion Building, Howard University Wonder Plaza

The Fusion Building consists of the redevelopment of the Howard University Wonder Plaza site into a nine-story, 430,160 sf building featuring 280 student-housing units, a dining hall, ground-floor retail, and a wellness center on the underground level. The redevelopment will retain select portions of the existing multi-wythe brick masonry façades of the original Corby Baking Company building, to integrate with the new building enclosure along Georgia Avenue.

Building enclosure consulting services were provided for the existing site including an evaluation of the historic multi-wythe brick masonry walls and the selection and design of the new building enclosure materials, components, systems, and assemblies for the proposed new construction. The services consisted of a basis-of-design and subsequent technical review of the building enclosure and waterproofing-related design documents, construction administration services, and quality assurance inspection services during construction.