03/22/2026
▪️Renderings and plans for a new White House West Wing have been produced. The new West Wing effort has been designed by Shalom Baranes Associates—the same architectural firm that’s been working on the new White House ballroom.
▪️The West Wing’s rebuild includes a proposed addition of a second story—along with a southern face expansion that would enlarge the wing’s footprint. Apparently, there may also be plans to enlarge the Oval Office in some fashion (unconfirmed).
▪️It’s unclear as to how much of the existing West Wing would be torn down.
▪️The existing West Colonnade would be replaced with a new one to match the look of the east ballroom colonnade which is currently under construction. President Trump wants symmetry on both sides of presidential residence.
▪️The estimated cost of the new West Wing project would be around $400 million—the same price tag as the ballroom. No bills are before Congress as of yet that would provide funding for the new West Wing expansion.
— Sources: NYT, Axios, NPR, Politico, NY Post, ABC News; image London Independent; original meme by William Castronuovo 2026.0322 Facebook, The Washington Reader
