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JEDDAH TOWER
Location: Jeddah‚ Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Client: Jeddah Economic Company
Architect: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Partner: Thornton Tomasetti‚ RWDI
Services: Geotechnical‚ Site/Civil‚ Traffic & Transportation
OVERVIEW
Rising 1‚000 meters (3‚280 feet) into the Arabian sky‚ the tower will eclipse the reigning tallest building by 173
meters (568 feet). The first phase of the Kingdom City comprises the Tower‚ a 65‚000-square-meter retail mall‚
and a 3‚000+ car underground garage. Langan's role has included the development and oversight of the site
subsurface investigation‚ final design of the piles in collaboration with the design team‚ stormwater management
and integration of the circulation and volume demands of the Tower and retail building into the traffic master plan
for Jeddah's Kingdom City.
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RIYADH RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
Location: Riyadh‚ Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
Client: Confidential
Architect: Munoz+Albin Architecture and Planning
Services: Site/Civil‚ Geotechnical‚ Traffic & Transportation
OVERVIEW
Langan specifically provided a multi-disciplinary team to assist in the development of the sustainable master plan
for the 130‚000 sq m site. The centerpiece of the development will be a large central amenity building at the end
of a heavily landscaped wide-well pedestrian path. The central amenity building and path will be surrounded by
several large swimming pools and varying densities of residential housing. The entire site combines high-level
security with a resort quality ambiance. Given the project's high standard for sustainability Langan's LEED
accredited professionals coordinated grey and black water treatment systems with the irrigation water system to
provide the most efficient use of water possible.
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DAMAC HEIGHTS
Location: Dubai‚ United Arab Emirates
Client: Ramboll Middle East
Architect: Aedas Architects
Partner: Damac Heights
Services: Geotechnical
OVERVIEW
Located in the Dubai Marina‚ this 85-floor (420-meter tall) skyscraper will be the tallest tower in its vicinity.
Langan's services included a geotechnical review of the enabling work for the development related to dewatering
issues at the project site and movement of the diaphragm wall of the adjacent Diamond Tower. Based on our
review of the various documents and conversations with our client‚ Langan concluded that the deflection of the
Diamond Tower diaphragm wall was the direct result of an inadequate shoring design and lack of proper
monitoring during excavation.
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AL MARYAH CENTRAL
Location: Abu Dhabi‚ United Arab Emirates
Client: Gulf Related
Services: Geotechnical‚ Environmental‚ Traditional Surveying‚ Terrestrial
Scanning/BIM
OVERVIEW
This new development on Al Maryah Island will encompass nearly 16 hectares of premier shopping and world
class dining. It will seamlessly link to luxury hotels‚ The Galleria mall‚ and residential and commercial towers.
Langan was retained to carry out full-scale geotechnical and environmental investigations. Langan provided
geotechnical recommendations for foundation design‚ an environmental site investigation‚ an environmental
impact assessment‚ and a construction environmental management plan. Based on the extensive physical survey
data collected at the site and surrounding areas‚ Langan also developed a 3D Revit survey model.
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SKYVIEW 456
Location: Dubai‚ United Arab Emirates
Architect: Skidmore‚ Owings & Merrill‚ LLP
Services: Geotechnical
OVERVIEW
The proposed development consists of two 240-meter-plus towers‚ linked together via a two-story boat-shaped
bridge near the top. The towers will house serviced apartments and a hotel. The towers will be surrounded by a
common multi-level podium structure and will also share common basement levels for MEP and parking. Langan
was hired to assist the structural engineer in obtaining the Dubai Municipality approval for the foundation design of
the development within a very short time frame.
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OFFICE OF THE FUTURE
Location: Dubai‚ United Arab Emirates
Client: Syska Hennessy Group‚ Inc.
Services: Site/Civil
OVERVIEW
Launched in April 2016‚ Dubai's 3D Printing Strategy aims to have 30 percent of the city's buildings 3D printed by
2030. Langan provided site/civil engineering services for the world's first †3D printed office† in Dubai‚ which
opened over Summer 2016. The building houses the offices of the Dubai Future Foundation and took 17 days to
build by a 3D printer with a robotic arm. The 3D printed building is a model for sustainability due to the lower costs
and faster delivery.
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ZAYED MILITARY HOSPITAL
Location: Abu Dhabi‚ United Arab Emirates
Client: Abu Dhabi Command of Military Works
Architect: Leo A Daly
Services: Site/Civil
OVERVIEW
The new hospital will be a teaching facility which will include 260 single-patient bedrooms and provide a variety of
treatment services in cardiology‚ trauma‚ and burn care. The project campus also includes separate buildings for
an outpatient clinic‚ a mosque‚ women's dormitory‚ 40-bed psychiatric center‚ military police facilities and a central
utility plant. Langan assisted in the conceptual master planning through full design development. We provided
design of the site earthwork‚ grading and drainage‚ stormwater management‚ an engineered site layout‚ roadway
materials‚ regulatory signage‚ and the site-wide infrastructure.
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AL HILAL BANK TOWER
Location: Al Maryah Island‚ Abu Dhabi‚ United Arab Emirates
Client: Al Hilal Bank
Architect: Goettsch Partners
Partner: DeSimone Consulting Engineers‚ Environmental Systems
Design‚ Al Fara'a General Contracting Co.
Services: Geotechnical‚ Site/Civil‚ Traffic & Transportation
OVERVIEW
Langan provided geotechnical‚ site/civil‚ traffic engineering‚ and parking design services for the Al Hilal Bank
Tower. The project includes development of a 24-story commercial tower with nearly 68‚000 square meters of
gross floor area and associated basement and above-ground car parking‚ landscaped park areas‚ and
podium-level retail areas.
AWARDS
2015 Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Best Tall Building Finalist Award
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HAZZA BIN ZAYED STADIUM
Location: Al Ain‚ Abu Dhabi‚ United Arab Emirates
Client: Broadway Malyan
Architect: Pattern Design Limited (Stadium Architect)‚ Mark Habre &
Associates (Architect of Record)
Partner: WSP‚ Thornton Tomasetti‚ Mott MacDonald‚ Hoare Lea
Services: Geotechnical‚ Site/Civil
OVERVIEW
As part of the UAE's ?Plan Al Ain 2030‚? Langan provided engineering services for a new world-class 25‚000-seat
stadium to house the Al Ain Football Club (FC). Langan engineers provided a variety of services‚ including
development of the subsurface investigation program‚ stormwater and sewer system design‚ and conceptual
transportation design.
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BASRAH SPORTS CITY
Location: Basrah‚ Iraq
Client: Iraqi Ministry of Youth and Sport
Architect: HOK‚ RMC-Partners
Partner: Abdullah Al-Jiburi‚ Thornton Tomasetti‚ WSP‚ Lloyd
Engineering‚ Cini-Little
Services: Site/Civil‚ Geotechnical‚ Earthquake/Seismic
OVERVIEW
Basrah Sports City is a multi-phase‚ multi-venue‚ mixed-use complex planned for the Iraqi port city of Basrah.
Phase one of the project‚ with an estimated cost of approximately $500 million US‚ features a 65‚000-seat stadium
and a 10‚000-seat secondary stadium/practice facility each designed to international standards.
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FOUR SEASONS BAHRAIN
Location: Bahrain Bay‚ Manama‚ Kingdom of Bahrain
Client: Signature Hotels Management Company S.P.C.
Architect: Skidmore‚ Owings & Merrill LLP
Services: Site/Civil‚ Geotechnical‚ Traffic & Transportation
OVERVIEW
Langan is providing site/civil engineering‚ transportation/parking services‚ and geotechnical peer review for the
fast-tracked design of the iconic Four Seasons Hotel. The project consists of a 50-story‚ approximately 218-meter
hotel tower with associated guest amenities‚ surface and basement level parking and outdoor facilities on a
self-contained and reclaimed island in Bahrain Bay. The hotel is projected to be the tallest tower in the Kingdom of
Bahrain.
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US EMBASSY COMPOUND MOROCCO
Location: Rabat‚ Morocco
Client: U.S. Department of State‚ Office of Overseas Building
Operations‚ SmithGroup‚ Inc.
Services: Site/Civil‚ Geotechnical‚ Environmental
OVERVIEW
The new embassy compound includes main and service compound access control structures‚ a new office
building with basement‚ marine security guard quarters‚ perimeter walls‚ and a parking garage. Important design
parameters included incorporating specific Department of State and local agency requirements. Langan provided
the necessary site/civil‚ environmental‚ and geotechnical engineering services to prepare design plans and written
reports for approval by the Department of State's OBO department and local review agencies.
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OBEROI SKYZ
Location: Worli‚ Mumbai‚ India
Client: I-Ven Realty Limited
Partner: Leslie E. Robertson Associates
Services: Geotechnical
OVERVIEW
This mixed-use residential project consists of twin 60-story‚ 755 FT (230 meter) towers with a five-story podium
and two basement levels. Langan provided geotechnical engineering services that included the review of existing
boring and foundation reports and published information on the engineering properties of the various geologic
formations within the site. We reviewed the seismic risk assessments made in the reports and the performed a
supplementary subsurface investigation once the tower had been sited on the development parcel. Langan
developed design parameters for a shallow mat foundation in-lieu of more conventional and expensive bored
piles.
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WORLD ONE‚ LODHA PLACE
Location: Upper Worli‚ Mumbai‚ India
Client: Lodha Group
Architect: Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
Partner: Leslie E. Robertson Associates
Services: Geotechnical
OVERVIEW
Rising over 442 meters above the Arabian Sea‚ the 117-story World One Tower will be the iconic tower of Lodha
Place‚ the 7.3-hectare development. It is anticipated that the tower will obtain LEED Gold certification and be one
of the only 100+ storied buildings in the world to have this certification. Langan's role included the development of
a subsurface investigation program‚ foundation evaluation‚ 3D finite element analysis‚ seismic hazard analyses‚
and construction administration. World One is projected to be the world's tallest residential tower.
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SIGNATURE JAKARTA TOWER
Location: Jakarta‚ Indonesia
Client: PT Grahamas Adisentosa
Architect: Smallwood‚ Reynolds‚ Stewart‚ Stewart & Associates‚ PT
Pandega Desain Weharima/PDW Architects
Partner: Thornton Tomasetti‚ PT Gistama Intisemesta
Services: Geotechnical
OVERVIEW
Langan was appointed as the geotechnical engineer for the Signature Tower Jakarta‚ which promises to be an
Indonesian icon for the 21st century. Situated in the Sudirman Central Business District‚ the 111-story tower will
rise 638 meters above six below-grade parking levels. The development will include a six-star luxury hotel‚
observatory‚ office space‚ a convention center‚ and luxury retail mall.
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ANTALYA EXPO 2016 TOWER
Location: Antalya‚ Turkey
Client: TACA + TA Group
Architect: Nitelikli Tasarimlar Atölyesi (NITA)
Partner: Thornton Tomasetti
Services: Geotechnical
OVERVIEW
This 114-meter observation tower will consist of three panoramic rooftop decks tapering into a single shaft at the
building's base. Langan's geotechnical engineers prepared a review of pre-existing reports and recommendations
for a supplementary exploration which include additional borings and laboratory testing in support of the tower's
construction. Our FEM services examined the structure's foundation as it related to the area's topography. Our
staff examined potential for future settlements‚ ground deformations‚ vertical reinforcements‚ wind loads‚ and
effects of deep foundation elements beneath the tower.
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IKITELLI INTEGRATED HEALTH CAMPUS
Location: Ikitelli‚ Istanbul‚ Turkey
Client: Reanaissance Holding‚ A.S.
Partner: VP Design Group
Services: Geotechnical‚ Traffic & Transportation
OVERVIEW
At over 800‚000 square meters‚ this world-class health complex will be the largest hospital in Europe by area.
Langan's geotechnical services will include a review of existing geotechnical engineering reports‚ soil boring logs‚
and provision of all necessary information to properly supply the data needed for the earthwork value engineering
model. Through earthwork value engineering‚ we will provide the client with conceptual grading plan and
earthwork analysis utilizing our state of the art engineering software such as AutoCAD Civil 3D and SITEOPS.
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ISTANBUL GRAND AIRPORT CITY DEVELOPMENT
Location: Istanbul‚ Turkey
Client: Istanbul Grand Airport
Architect: Perkins + Will
Services: Site/Civil‚ Geotechnical‚ Traffic & Transportation
OVERVIEW
Langan was retained to provide multi-disciplinary engineering services for the Airport City mixed-use development
as part of the new Istanbul Grand Airport Development; the largest airport development currently being
undertaken in the world. Airport City is located on approximately 7‚650 hectares near the Black Sea northwest of
central Istanbul. Our services include site/civil‚ infrastructure‚ and geotechnical engineering support along with
traffic design peer review services with the consultant team.
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RION-ANTIRION BRIDGE
Location: Corinthian Straits‚ Greece
Client: Gefyra S.A.‚ Bank of America‚ Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (UK)
Ltd.
Services: Geotechnical‚ Site/Civil‚ Environmental
OVERVIEW
Langan International served as the Lender's Technical Advisor for this ?1 billion multi-span cable stayed bridge
spanning the Gulf of Corinth in Greece. It consists of a 3.2 kilometer long deck constructed in an area of deep
sea waters (65 m+)‚ marginal soils and high seismicity. Construction involved dry docks‚ wet docks‚ deep
dredging‚ underwater high-voltage cable relocation‚ soil improvement‚ tension leg barges‚ and off-shore
techniques for the float-out and final positioning of the 90-meter diameter pylon bases.
AWARDS
2014 International Federation of Consulting Engineers Award of Merit
2007 Deep Foundation Institute Outstanding Project Award
2006 International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering Award for Outstanding Structure
2005 American Society of Civil Engineers Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award
2005 American Council of Engineering Companies New York Diamond Award
2005 American Council of Engineering Companies National Grand Award
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ELEFSINA-KORINTHOS-PATRAS-PYRGOS-TSAKONA (EKPPT)MOTORWAY
Location: Peloponnese‚ Greece
Client: VINCI S.A.‚ HOCHTIEF‚ J&P-ETETH
Services: Geotechnical‚ Site/Civil‚ Environmental‚ Natural Resources &
Permitting
OVERVIEW
Langan is serving as technical advisor to the lenders (LTA) for the design‚ construction‚ financing‚ operation‚
maintenance and exploitation of the EKPPT motorway in Greece. The motorway will link Athens and Korinthos to
the western end of the Peloponnese‚ including the Rion-Antirion Bridge‚ and significantly improve the safety of the
existing road between Korinthos and Patra.
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COUVA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
Location: Couva‚ Trinidad & Tobago
Client: Shanghai Construction Group UDeCOTT
Partner: Shanghai Construction Group
Services: Site/Civil‚ Geotechnical
OVERVIEW
A mixed-use‚ master-planned community on the island of Trinidad will include a 230-bed‚ child and adult hospital‚
and training and teaching facility in the initial phase of development. Future phases will include a hotel‚ retail‚ and
residential developments.
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CHACAO BRIDGE
Location: Chacao Channel‚ Chile
Client: Consortium of HOCHTIEF‚ VINCI and American Bridge
Partner: Ammann & Whitney
Services: Geotechnical‚ Earthquake/Seismic
OVERVIEW
Langan served as an Independent Engineer to provide design checking on the team of Ammann & Whitney/Flint
& Neill for this 2.5 km long suspension bridge Concession Project reporting to concessionaire; currently
underway. The suspended bridge was planned to link the island of Chiloé with continental Chile through the
Chacao Channel. If completed‚ it will be the largest suspension bridge in South America.
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MANZANILLO INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL
Location: Colon‚ Panama
Client: Stevedoring Services of America
Services: Geotechnical
OVERVIEW
The new construction required dredging of the adjacent bay for ship movements. In addition‚ a new 16-hectare
container storage area was created within the existing bay. Deep foundation support of this area was not
economically feasible. Consequently‚ a vertical wick drain system combined with fill surcharging was used to
accelerate settlements to allow for near future construction while minimizing post-construction settlements.
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SERENA DEL MAR
Location: Cartagena‚ Colombia
Client: Novus Civitas
Architect: SB Architects‚ Moshe-Safdie Architects
Partner: EDSA
Services: Site/Civil‚ Geotechnical‚ Environmental‚ Traffic &
Transportation
OVERVIEW
The project is located on a 1‚000 hectare site along the coastal highway immediately north of the city of
Cartagena‚ Colombia. The phased development will include about 10‚000 residential units ranging from social
housing to luxury resort homes‚ a US-branded community hospital‚ several hotels‚ a branded championship golf
course‚ office and retail shopping centers and a regional mall.
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PORTA NORTE
Location: Panama City‚ Panama
Client: Porta Norte Investments
Architect: Edward McGrath
Partner: DPZ Partners
Services: Site/Civil‚ Geotechnical
OVERVIEW
Porta Norte is a 250-hectare development just north of Panama City‚ next to the Panama Golf Club and just 10
minutes from Tocumen International Airport. Inspired by the Old Quarter of Panama‚ this project was designed to
harken back to the time when communities were tightly-woven networks. To achieve this‚ the design team looked
to new urbanism - a concept founded on the belief that well-designed cities‚ towns‚ and neighborhoods build
healthier and happier communities where businesses prosper. Langan is providing site/civil and geotechnical
services for this project.
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ATLANTIS
Location: Paradise Island‚ Nassau‚ Bahamas
Client: Kerzner International
Architect: WATG‚ HKS‚ EDSA
Services: Geotechnical
OVERVIEW
This mega resort development is the largest in the Bahamas and included two 22-story hotel towers‚ a water park‚
Mayan-style temple‚ pools‚ amusement park amenities‚ and various support structures. Expansions to the existing
casino and conference center were also part of the project. Langan provided geotechnical consulting in support of
the project.
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DESARROLLO VISTAS
Location: Costalegre‚ Jalisco‚ Mexico
Client: RLD
Services: Site/Civil
OVERVIEW
Two hours from Puerto Vallarta‚ a seaside resort is proposed on property that stretches over 1‚200 hectares of
undeveloped land with 8 kilometers of beach front. Desarrollo Vistas will be a self-sustaining‚ master planned
community that will be built with gratefulness and respect for the environment and the natural elements of the
property. Private residents‚ hotels‚ beach clubs and a fisherman village are envisioned.