Langan International Middle East Qualifications

Langan International, the firm’s wholly owned subsidiary provides integrated consulting services on complex projects beyond the borders of the U.S.

From its headquarters in New York and regional offices around the world, Langan International supports development projects throughout the Middle East, Europe, Asia, Africa, Central America, South America and the Caribbean.

Langan provides in-country expertise and resources to manage some of the most challenging projects worldwide. Together, the domestic and international offices of Langan perform around-the-clock to meet project deadlines and exceed expectations for global clients.

Dubai Creek Harbour – Creek Gate Towers

OVERVIEW
The goal of the new Dubai Creek Harbour development is to integrate a smart, green city, while building on cultural heritage. The 113-million-SF project will contain 9 different districts and is expected to take 30 years to build. The mixed-use development will include waterfront eco-resorts, a marina and yacht club, commercial and retail spaces, luxury residences, and educational amenities. Creek Gate Towers, two of the project’s most anticipated residential buildings, will each rise 30-stories, house over 400 luxury apartments, and offer spectacular views of Dubai Creek Tower, a magnificent gravity-defying structure unparalleled in weight and strength. Langan reviewed previous geotechnical reports and developed a 3D geotechnical Finite Element Method (FEM) model of the towers’ foundations, podiums and the surrounding soil and rock. Langan prepared a final report to summarize findings and results, which included interpretation of subsurface conditions, derivation of soil, rock and interface properties, description and assumptions of the FEM model, analysis results and calculated pile springs, recommendations for transient load analysis, and lateral load analysis results.

Location
Dubai, UAE

Client
Emaar Properties

Service
Geotechnical

Architect
NORR


Jeddah Tower

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.

Location
Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Client
Jeddah Economic Company

Services
Geotechnical
Site/Civil
Traffic & Transportation

Architect
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

Strategic Partners
Thornton Tomasetti
RWDI


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


King Abdullah Financial District – Ahlamana

OVERVIEW
Langan provided geotechnical engineering services for a mixed-use residential, office, and retail building located within the southern portion of the King Abdullah Financial District. Ahlamana consists of two structures, a 26-story (105 meter) residential tower and a 15-story (78 meter) office tower. Four basement levels are planned for about two-thirds of the parcel and a fifth basement level for the remainder of the parcel. The total footprint for the location is approximately 5,700 square meters. Langan’s subsurface investigation observed significant rock fracturing during drilling. Additional services included calculations and recommendations for permanent control of groundwater, a seismic evaluation, backfill and compaction, and a site-specific investigation to better understand conditions at the site.

Location
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Client
Riyadh Investment Company

Service
Geotechnical

Architect
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

Strategic Partners
Saudi Binladin Group
Thornton Tomasetti


Al Maryah Central

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.

Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Client
Gulf Related

Services
Geotechnical
Environmental
Traditional Surveying
Terrestrial Scanning/BIM


Al Hilal Bank Tower

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

Location
Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Client
Al Hilal Bank

Services
Geotechnical
Site/Civil
Traffic & Transportation

Architect
Goettsch Partners

Strategic Partners
DeSimone Consulting Engineers
Environmental Systems Design
Al Fara'a General Contracting Co.


Zayed Military Hospital

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.

Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Client
Abu Dhabi Command of Military Works

Service
Site/Civil

Architect
Leo A Daly


Langan International Middle East Qualifications


OQYANA World First

OVERVIEW
OQYANA World First consists of 20 man-made islands that together shape the Australian-continent portion of the World Islands reclaimed in Dubai in 2006. The proposed developments, currently in the early design development phase, will consist of luxury villas, hotels, and commercial buildings with marinas for yachts and private boats. The island edges will predominantly consist of beaches and quay walls.

Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Client
OQYANA

Service
Geotechnical


Damac Heights

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.

Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Client
Ramboll Middle East

Service
Geotechnical

Architect
Aedas Architects

Strategic Partner
Damac Heights


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


King Abdullah Financial District – Ahlamana

OVERVIEW
Langan provided geotechnical engineering services for a mixed-use residential, office, and retail building located within the southern portion of the King Abdullah Financial District. Ahlamana consists of two structures, a 26-story (105 meter) residential tower and a 15-story (78 meter) office tower. Four basement levels are planned for about two-thirds of the parcel and a fifth basement level for the remainder of the parcel. The total footprint for the location is approximately 5,700 square meters. Langan’s subsurface investigation observed significant rock fracturing during drilling. Additional services included calculations and recommendations for permanent control of groundwater, a seismic evaluation, backfill and compaction, and a site-specific investigation to better understand conditions at the site.

Location
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Client
Riyadh Investment Company

Service
Geotechnical

Architect
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

Strategic Partners
Saudi Binladin Group
Thornton Tomasetti


Museum of the Built Environment

OVERVIEW
This 31,580-square-meter museum will host permanent and temporary exhibitions that interpret the historical development of Arts and Architecture in the Arabian Peninsula and will educate visitors on the important role that social, economic, and environmental issues have played in the region. Langan's site/civil scope included schematic design that included review of the site survey, utilities, and design standards for grading and stormwater management for the site's plaza and open spaces. Langan's traffic engineering services included support for the museum's interior parking and exterior access/circulation.

Location
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Services
Site/Civil
Traffic & Transportation

Architect
FXCollaborative

Strategic Partners
Thornton Tomasetti
DeSimone Consulting Engineers


Basrah Sports City

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.

Location
Basrah, Iraq

Client
Iraqi Ministry of Youth and Sport

Services
Site/Civil
Geotechnical
Earthquake/Seismic

Architects
HOK
RMC-Partners

Strategic Partners
Abdullah Al-Jiburi
Thornton Tomasetti
WSP
Lloyd Engineering
Cini-Little


Al Menaa Sports Complex

OVERVIEW
Commissioned by the Iraqi Ministry of Youth and Sport, the 30,000-seat soccer stadium, training fields, roads, plazas and parking are being constructed under a design-build contract. The wave and sail concept for the Al-Menaa stadium reflects the culture and heritage of Basrah, which has a rich nautical tradition as Iraq's port city. The total site area is about 100,000 square meters (24 acres).

Location
Al Menaa, Basrah, Iraq

Client
Iraqi Ministry of Youth and Sport

Services
Geotechnical
Site/Civil
Traffic & Transportation

Architect
HOK

Strategic Partners
Anwar Soura
Thornton Tomasetti
WSP


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