Potomac Yard Metrorail Station

The project team developed the concept of a “station within a park,” using natural materials and an open architectural expression to connect the station with its landscaped setting. Canopies provide protection for passengers while preserving daylight and views toward the surrounding neighborhood.

Material selections were coordinated with the National Park Service to complement the historic character of the nearby George Washington Memorial Parkway. Natural stone cladding and arched bridge forms draw from the parkway’s 1930s-era architecture without directly reproducing it.

The station’s placement presented another central challenge: introducing new platforms, a mezzanine, pedestrian connections, and entrance pavilions into an active rail corridor and an area undergoing significant development. Careful site and multidisciplinary coordination allowed the new station to fit within the existing Metro track configuration while connecting current neighborhoods with the new mixed-use district taking shape around it.