Hart Senate Office Building
The Hart Senate Office Building is the third and largest office building in the US Senate after the Russell Senate Office Building and the Dirksen Senate Office Building . It's right next to the Dirksen Building northwest of the Capitol in Washington .
The building, built from 1974 to 1982, is designed according to the plans of the architectural firm John Carl Warnecke & Associates and differs markedly from the other buildings of the Senate, as it is the only one that does not contain any reminiscences of neoclassicism , but essentially like an office building from the 1970s works. Only the marble facade of the Hart Building is reminiscent of the other buildings. Unlike the other buildings, it does not have an open inner courtyard, but a roofed atrium in which the monumental sculpture Mountains and Clouds is located.
The building became necessary after additional employees and technical requirements caused a lack of space in the old buildings. Due to rising costs, the original plans were shortened by a few points such as a restaurant on the top floor and a sports hall.
The nine-story building has space for 50 senators and their staff, three committees and several sub-committees. There is also a committee room specially designed for the needs of television companies. Thanks to numerous television broadcasts, it has since become the most popular room of all office buildings at the congress. In contrast to the old buildings, the walls can be slid and relocated to meet the individual requirements of the respective Senator for his offices. The bottom can be easily removed for easy cable work for computers and phones.
The building is connected by a covered corridor to the Dirksen Building directly next to it and by the Congressional Subway to the Capitol and the office buildings of the congress. It is named after long-time Senator Philip Hart from Michigan .
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Coordinates: 38 ° 53 ′ 34.7 " N , 77 ° 0 ′ 15.3" W.