Clark Construction will lead work on a $ 200 million project that expands the White House with a state ballroom, has recently announced officials.
The project team also includes Aecom as an engineer and Washington, McCrery Architects, based on DC, according to the White House.
The “designed and carefully designed” designed dance hall of 90,000 square meters is scheduled for the current east wing of the White House, the press secretary Karoline Leavitt told journalists on July 31. The ballroom would have a sitting capacity of 650, above the current capacity of 200 people in the east room of the White House. The wing, which was originally built in 1902 and received a second story in the 1940’s, will be modernized as part of the project, added Leavitt.
“The white house dance will be substantially separated from the main building of the White House, but at the same time its theme and its architectural heritage will be almost identical,” he said.
Clark, based on Mclean, occupied the number 179 of the list of contractors Top 400 Enr 2025. Aecom, based in Dallas, is the number 1 of the 2025 best design companies in Enr. Neither of the two companies responded immediately to the consultations on the project.
The White House highlighted McCrery’s experience with classic architectural design. Jim McCrery, the director of the firm, said in a statement that his renewal design would preserve “the elegance of [the White House’s] Classical design and historical importance. “”
President Donald Trump and other private donors did not pledge to finance the project, according to Leavitt.
Staff staying on the east wing will move temporarily during construction. Leavitt said the work is scheduled to start in September and is expected to be complete “long before President Trump’s term.”
