Langan International Hotel & Resort Qualifications

Four Seasons Bahrain

OVERVIEW
Langan provided site/civil, transportation/parking, and geotechnical peer review services for the fast-tracked design of the iconic Four Seasons Hotel. The project consists of a 68-story 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 the tallest tower in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Location
Bahrain Bay, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

Client
Signature Hotels Management Company S.P.C.

Services
Site/Civil
Geotechnical
Traffic & Transportation

Architect
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill


Aloft City Centre Hotel

OVERVIEW
The Aloft City Centre is a new hotel developed by Majid Al Futtaim adjacent to the existing Deira City Centre Mall. Situated on the southern side of the mall, off Baniyas Road, the hotel will include a mix of standard rooms and suites, and will offer views to the Dubai Creek Gold and Yacht Club, Dubai Creek, and the skyline of Dubai. Langan provided full geotechnical engineering services on the project.

Location
Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Client
Robert Bird Group

Service
Geotechnical

Strategic Partner
Laing O'Rourke


Atlantis

OVERVIEW
This mega resort development is the largest in the Bahamas and includes 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.

Location
Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas

Client
Kerzner International

Service
Geotechnical

Architects
WATG
HKS
EDSA


Santa Maria Golf & Country Club

OVERVIEW
Santa Maria Golf & Country Club is a high-end, 700-acre mixed-use development located along the Corredur Sur. It includes retail and restaurant space, residences, and a Jack Nicklaus golf course. Langan provided complete site/civil and traffic design for the on-site roads, drainage, and utility infrastructure from the conceptual phase through construction documents. One of the greatest site-specific challenges was the design of over 30 acres of on-site, man-made lakes to act as stormwater management and high-quality site amenities, which will be constructed in fill materials.

Location
Panama City, Panama

Client
Santa Maria Golf & Country Club

Services
Site/Civil
Geotechnical
Traffic & Transportation

Architect
EDSA


Desarrollo Vistas

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.

Location
Costalegre, Jalisco, Mexico

Client
RLD

Service
Site/Civil


Turning Stone Resort Casino

OVERVIEW
The Turning Stone Resort Casino expansion included a new main entrance with a garden atrium, expansion of the events arena, and construction of a 22-story hotel tower, four-story suites hotel and luxury spa, and a five-story parking garage. Langan investigated on-site subsurface conditions, provided foundation recommendations, evaluated the infrastructure system, and conducted on-site construction support, which helped maintain the project schedule.

Location
Verona, NY

Client
Oneida Indian Nation

Services
Site/Civil
Geotechnical

Architect
EDSA


Hotel Monaco

OVERVIEW
Langan provided full site/civil engineering and permitting services for the renovation of the landmark Lafayette Building, located in the prestigious Old City historic district, into a four-star Kimpton Monaco Hotel, restaurant and roof-top lounge. Langan landscape architects designed a rooftop garden featuring a large central planter with seating that serves as banquette seating and supports lush plantings.

Location
Philadelphia, PA

Client
Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group

Services
Site/Civil
Landscape Architecture
Traditional Surveying


Parx Casino Expansion

OVERVIEW
Langan provided engineering design, land-use and natural resource permitting, master planning, and construction-phase services for the Parx Casino, which is the largest casino gaming complex in the state. Geotechnical engineering services included subsurface investigations, foundation recommendations, and reports. Traffic improvements consisted of road widening, turn lanes and intersection improvements.

Location
Bensalem, PA

Client
Parx Casino

Services
Site/Civil
Geotechnical
Traffic & Transportation
Landscape Architecture
Natural Resources & Permitting

Architect
KlingStubbins/SOSH


Fontainebleau Resort & Spa

OVERVIEW
Langan completed a Phase I/Phase II Environmental Site Assessment (ESA), which identified chlorinated solvents in the soil and ground water as a result of discharges from a former dry-cleaning operation in the basement of the hotel. Langan also completed comprehensive asbestos surveys and monitored the abatement. In addition, Langan performed geotechnical engineering studies and comprehensive and innovative pile load testing programs, and inspected the installation of the piles.

Location
Miami Beach, FL

Client
Fontainebleau Resorts, LLC

Services
Geotechnical
Environmental

Architects
NBWW
HKS


Four Seasons Hotel Miami

OVERVIEW
The 70-story, 789-foot Four Seasons Hotel Miami is the second tallest building in Florida. The mixed-use development includes a hotel; office, condominium, and retail space; and an adjoining 20-story podium and seven-story parking garage. Langan conducted extensive subsurface investigations to identify the relevant soil, rock, and groundwater conditions. We also performed soil/structure interaction analysis to evaluate potential building settlements.
AWARDS
FICE Engineering Excellence Award

Location
Miami, FL

Client
Millennium Partners

Service
Geotechnical

Architect
Handel Architects


The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa

OVERVIEW
To date, the Diplomat project is the largest private project ever constructed in Florida. It consists of 40-story twin hotel towers, an eight-story convention center, a retail village, multi-level parking garage, mechanical plant, and a pedestrian bridge, which connects the two properties over Collins Avenue.

Location
Hollywood, FL

Client
Diplomat Properties, LP

Service
Geotechnical

Architect
Nichols Brosch Sandoval & Associates

Strategic Partner
DeSimone Consulting Engineers


Four Seasons Calistoga

OVERVIEW
Four Seasons Calistoga is a substantial multi-purpose development of a 23-acre parcel that will include two inns, commercial space, a spa, swimming pools, a vineyard and wine cave, and a below-grade parking deck. Langan performed a geotechnical investigation and a limited environmental site assessment for the proposed development. As part of our services, we performed a hydrogeologic study to evaluate the potential flow discharge rate arising from the basement wall back drain and underslab drainage system during heavy rainfall.

Location
Calistoga, California

Clients
Silver Rose Venture, LLC
Bald Mountain Development

Services
Geotechnical
Environmental


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