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Pinnacle Bay Commercial Hub

Client

Thomas Wright

Budget

$250 Million

Completion Date

Jul 2026

System Type

Berlin, Germany

Project Size

760,000,000 sq. ft.

Category

Commercial

Overview

Overview

Mid-century commercial tower rehabilitation combining seismic hardening and modernization.

Structural rehabilitation and seismic upgrading of a 22-story mid-century concrete office tower into modern mixed-use commercial space. The scope included reinforced shear wall thickening, carbon-fiber composite column wraps, MEP modernization, and curtain wall replacement within a densely populated downtown core.

Decades of weathering required extensive concrete spall repair before structural strengthening could take place. The structural engineering plan demanded substantial weight redistribution across lower load-bearing columns without reducing leasable interior floor plates.

Our Strategy

Our Strategy

Hydro-demolition concrete restoration reinforced with carbon-fiber polymer wraps.

Hydro-demolition stripped deteriorated concrete without micro-fracturing existing rebar cages, followed by high-strength self-consolidating concrete (SCC) pumping into precision formwork. Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) wrapping reinforced critical structural columns across the lower five levels to dramatically boost ductility and shear capacity.

An external mast-climbing work platform system allowed facade removal and unitized double-glazed curtain wall installation to proceed floor by floor without occupying ground-level sidewalks or blocking arterial bus lanes.

Central security monitoring room supporting round-the-clock estate oversight
Central security monitoring room supporting round-the-clock estate oversight

Our Strategy

Our Strategy

Multi-million dollar structural savings achieved while preserving embodied carbon.

Modernizing the existing structural frame preserved substantial embodied carbon compared to full demolition and rebuild, while upgrading the tower to exceed modern seismic safety codes.

Embodied carbon emissions avoided through structural reuse. Increase in base shear resistance across upgraded structural columns. Direct savings compared to baseline replacement cost projections

1,000%

Concrete certified

1,000in

Maximum deflection

1,000$

Direct cost savings

Condensing a six-lane bridge replacement into a 54-hour weekend shutdown required military-level coordination. Rolling fully prefabricated 180-foot spans into position with SPMTs prevented months of arterial gridlock and protected hundreds of thousands of daily commuters.
Condensing a six-lane bridge replacement into a 54-hour weekend shutdown required military-level coordination. Rolling fully prefabricated 180-foot spans into position with SPMTs prevented months of arterial gridlock and protected hundreds of thousands of daily commuters.

David Cho

Operations Lead

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