Contemporary Arts Center at University of Irvine | Irvine, CACompletion Date: 2010 Project Overview Irvine, California is home to mild temperatures, regular winds, and low humidity. When designing their new Contemporary Arts Center, University of California Irvine wanted to take advantage of Irvine’s temperate climate to naturally ventilate the new building and maximize its sustainability.…
Aldar Headquarters | Al Raha, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesCompletion Date: 2010 Project Overview The Aldar Headquarters building, located at Al Raha Beach in Abu Dhabi, is one of the most recognizable structures on earth. Resembling an upright biconvex lens, the Aldar Headquarters relies upon a diagonal grid, or diagrid, to transfer the weight of…
Marina Bay Sands | Singapore Completion Date: 2010 Project Overview The Marina Bay Sands is a world-class resort on Singapore’s waterfront designed by internationally renowned architect, Moshe Safdie. It is immediately recognizable from its triple towers, which are connected by the Sands SkyPark™. A unique feature of the sky park is that it extends 65 meters…
Platinum Park is a multi-tower development located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Home to residences, offices, retail space, and a luxury hotel, the high-end property is just east of the KLCC green space and the iconic Petronas Towers. Completed in several phases, Platinum Park promises to serve the needs of businesses and residents alike for years to come.
The March 2009 edition of Engineers Australia (EA) featured a profile of CPP’s wind engineering work for the Platinum Park towers. Our thanks to the premier magazine for the wind engineering profession in the Australasian region for their recognition of this work.
Denver Art Museum Frederic C. Hamilton Building | Denver, COCompletion Date: 2006 Project Overview The Denver Art Museum’s Frederic C. Hamilton Building extension helped the museum to become one of Denver’s most notable and recognizable landmarks. It has been featured in multiple publications such as ARCHITECT Magazine, Arch Innovations, Structure Magazine, and Arch Daily. The…
The Torres El Faro (Spanish for “The Lighthouse Towers”) are twin residential high-rise buildings in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Their unusual design includes four walkways, or sky bridges, that connect the towers at varying levels.
CPP has been working with the engineers and architects on the Stratosphere Tower since its original design phase in 1991. Initially, the wind-related issues included standard wind loads and effects for the tower.
