Una Residences Selected as NCSEA Finalist

Una Residences, a spectacular, 47-story, waterfront residential tower with an innovative cantilever at the 15^th floor in Miami, has been selected as Finalist in the NCSEA Structural Engineering Excellence Awards.

In designing the reinforced concrete structure, DeSimone’s structural engineers faced a number of challenges, including challenging subsurface conditions, a high water table, and the need to withstand high hurricane winds—as well as how to optimize a tight footprint to maximize the size of units on the tower’s desirable upper floors.

Our design solution features a creative, sophisticated system of reinforced concrete transfer elements and sloped columns, including a visually dramatic, load-bearing cantilever system, which rises gradually to become pronounced at the 15th floor, reaching a maximum projection of 33 feet at the 19th floor.  This solution achieved the goal of providing larger units with panoramic views across the upper levels. Overall, our team implemented a design for the structure that leverages outrigger trusses, walking columns, multiple cantilevers, a complex lateral system—and one of the deepest below-grade parking structures in South Florida.

Award winners will be announced at the awards gala on October 29.

DeSimone Team: Managing Principal Luis Ramirez, PE, Associate Marc Samuel, SE

Developer: OKO Group, Cain International
Architect: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architects, Revuelta
MEP: HNGS Consulting Engineers
Civil: VSN Engineering
GC: Civic Construction, Ant Yapi