Nanni Presents Olara Residences at CVU
What a fantastic turnout for our presentation on the Olara Residences in West Palm Beach for our friends at the Council on Vertical Urbanism South Florida. A cross section of A/E industry professionals and experts joined us to hear about what it took to design and develop this luxury residence on the South Florida waterfront.
The engaging and highly entertaining event featured our own DeSimone Principal and structural engineer Danilo Nanni, PE, SI, along with architect and Arquitectonica Principal and Miami Office Director Sherri Gutierrez , AIA, and Associate Principal Carlos Ortiz, PE, and Senior Project Manager Omar Conte, PE, from geotechnical engineer Langan to tell the story of how the team realized the architectural vision the 26-story, two-tower, 1.6M SF Olara Residences—while singers from the event host, the Florida Grand Opera at the OMNI, including tenor, Josue Brizuela, soprano, Susana Diaz, mezzo soprano, Catherin Meza, and pianist Jared Peroune treated the audience to an outstanding performance of three arias, leaving the event attendees both dazzled…and informed!
Danilo Nanni explained how DeSimone’s structural engineers designed a structure that can withstand high hurricane winds, while staying true to the original architectural vision. To maximize views and create open floor plans, we devised a solution that combines the use of shear walls with moment frames built within the depth of the slabs, preserving the design intent while adding the required stiffness to prevent wind-induced deflections and torque.
In her presentation, Sherri Guttieriez discussed how Arquitectonica approached the design of each level, touching on how they brought the design scheme into the entrance, amenity floors, and residences. Known for their sculptural approach to design, they modeled the gentle curves of the Olara structure after the sailboats that pass by on the Intracoastal Waterway just outside.
Carlos Ortiz and Omar Conte from Langan focused on the foundations and subsurface conditions of the 4-acre site, diving into location-related considerations, evaluations, and solutions.
