Projects:
Elysian Hotel and Private Residences
Chicago, Illinois
Hotel
under construction
Wind and its dynamic effects governed the structural design of this 700 foot tall residential building. With the assistance of the Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory, HP studied options for different combinations of structural stiffness and damping to develop a cost effective structural solution that incorporates a Tuned Liquid Damper at the top of the building. The TLD is the latest approach to controlling perceptible motion in tall, slender buildings offering low cost, low maintenance and high performance over a broad range of wind conditions.
