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…
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…
National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) | Manhattan, KSCompletion Date: 2023 Project Overview The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF), located in Manhattan, Kansas, is the United States first integrated facility for research, diagnostics, training, and evaluation (RDT&E) for agricultural and zoonotic diseases. NBAF can address threats from high-consequence zoonotic disease agents and foreign animal…
Optus Stadium | Burswood, AustraliaCompletion Date: 2018 Project Overview Voted the Most Beautiful Sports Facility in the World in the Prix Versailles 2019 international architecture awards, Optus Stadium is owned by the Western Australian State Government and operated by VenuesLive. Over 100 contracts were used in the construction of the venue which began in December…
Colorado State University Health Education Outreach Center | Fort Collins, COCompletion Date: 2018 Project Overview Colorado State University (CSU)’s Health Education Outreach Center includes gross anatomy and neuroanatomy labs. One room contains 36 tables on which students dissect and study cadavers, each one of the off-gassing formaldehyde. Formaldehyde is a highly toxic systemic poison that…
200 Mission St. | San Francisco, CACompletion Date: 2025 Project Overview The 200 Mission St. Tower is part of the Atlas Block development replacing the Pacific Gas & Electric Building that previously occupied the space. The tower is the 33rd tallest structure in the Bay Area with a rooftop height of 492 ft. This renovation…
CityLife | Milan, ItalyCompletion Date: 2021 Project Overview CityLife, a 90-acre multipurpose district close to Milan’s old city center, brings together the talents of three starchitects: Arata Isozaki, Zaha Hadid, and Daniel Libeskind — each designing one of three CityLife towers. CPP worked on two of the three towers: the AllianzTower designed by Arata Isozaki…
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.
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.
