Project Spotlight Tour: Langan Leader, February 2018

Learn more about Langan’s involvement in our featured projects.

The Studio Museum in Harlem – New York, NY
King Abdullah Financial District – Ahlamana – Riyadh, KSA
Accurate Box – Paterson, NJ
Coleman Highline – San Jose, CA
Los Angeles Chargers Training Facility – Costa Mesa, CA
Brighton Boulevard – Denver, CO

The Studio Museum in Harlem

OVERVIEW
The Studio Museum in Harlem broke ground on its new home in 2018 to celebrate the institution’s 50th anniversary. Designed in accordance with the museum’s core values of openness and engagement, the six-story, 83,820 SF building provides twice the exhibition space to showcase artists of African descent. The facility was constructed on the same site as the previous museum through a public-private initiative with the City of New York. Langan conducted a subsurface investigation with our geotechnical test pit study to evaluate environmental conditions and collected environmental samples in a single mobilization, which accelerated the project schedule and saved the client money. We also submitted applications and permits to multiple city agencies and prepared a geotechnical report with subsurface information, a seismic evaluation, and foundation recommendations. During the investigation, we worked with the museum to overcome challenges related to working in restricted areas, mitigating noise and dust, and following a tight schedule planned around the exhibitions.
AWARDS
2023 SARA Special Award for Innovation in Cultural Design
2018 New York City Public Design Commission, Awards for Excellence in Design

Location
New York, NY

Client
The Studio Museum in Harlem

Services
Site/Civil
Geotechnical
Environmental

Architects
Adjaye Associates (Design Architect)
Cooper Robertson (Executive Architect)

Strategic Partners
Zubatkin Owner Representation
Sciame Construction
McKissack & McKissack


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


Accurate Box

OVERVIEW
Accurate Box, one of the largest independent manufacturers of high-quality laminated packaging in the US, is a 73-year old family-owned business based in Paterson, NJ. Accurate Box called on Langan to help expand their headquarters to over 300,000 SF, so that they could continue to grow and increase much needed employment in the City of Paterson. Langan faced several technical challenges that required innovative approaches to resolving the unique conditions encountered during construction. Environmental considerations also increased the complexity of construction. A number of unanticipated underground storage tanks were identified, removed, and reported to the NJDEP.

Location
Paterson, NJ

Client
Accurate Box Company, Inc.

Services
Environmental
Surveying/Geospatial
Geotechnical
Site/Civil


Coleman Highline

OVERVIEW
Coleman Highline is a massive office development next to Avaya Stadium. The site was previously used by FMC Corporation for the testing of military tracked vehicles under US Department of Defense Contracts. Phase 1 of the project includes four office/mixed use buildings, ranging from 4 to 6 stories tall, several small retail structures, parking structures, and associated paved parking areas. As the environmental consultant, Langan conducted various tasks including soil sampling, soil gas investigation, and groundwater treatment system evaluation. Langan also performed a geotechnical investigation for all of the planned buildings within Phases 1 and 2.
AWARDS
Ranked #5 in the Silicon Valley Business Journal’s Top 25 Construction projects for 2017

Location
San Jose, CA

Client
Hunter Properties

Services
Geotechnical
Environmental

Architect
Gensler


Los Angeles Chargers Training Facility

OVERVIEW
Langan provided multi-discipline engineering services in support of the new Los Angeles Chargers NFL training facility and team headquarters in Costa Mesa, California. The project site is a 5-acre redevelopment parcel that required tenant and parking improvements and the construction of new practice fields. As part of the design phase, Langan provided grading and utilities design, land surveying, Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP), and SWPPP monitoring/inspection. Geotechnical services included materials testing, observation and testing earthwork, subgrades for shallow foundations and concrete flatwork, and foundations for fence light standards at the practice fields.

Location
Costa Mesa, CA

Client
Los Angeles Chargers (AG Spanos Companies)

Services
Geotechnical
Site/Civil
Surveying/Geospatial


Vario Redevelopment

OVERVIEW
Langan provided geotechnical and environmental engineering due diligence review services for proposed 2900-3060 Brighton Boulevard mixed-use redevelopment, Vario. The redevelopment of is part of a larger development of the rapidly growing section of Denver, Colorado known as River North Art District (RiNo). The redevelopment includes new construction, as well as renovations to several buildings. The project site consists of two adjacent parcels totaling approximately 7.8 acres. New construction will include over 400 apartments, nearly 100,000 SF of office space and 30,000 SF of retail space.

Location
Denver, CO

Client
AECOM Capital

Services
Geotechnical
Environmental

Architect
OZ Architecture


Selected Projects