Olympia DUMBO
| Client | NYC Private Developer |
|---|---|
| Architect: | Hill West Architects |
| Size | 26 Stories | 450 Feet (137 M) | 398,000 SF (36,975 SM) | 76 Units |
| Office: | New York |
| Completion: | 2023 |
Our all-concrete structural solution was complex yet logical, following the unique contours of Olympia’s profile, with stacked floorplates of decreasing size along its height and setbacks and terraces with atypical slab edges. Cast-in-place concrete, combined with sustainable, voided concrete slabs work in tandem with transfer columns to carve out long-span amenity zones. To sculpt the building’s sail-like profile, our engineers’ innovative use of sloping columns at each floor efficiently resolved load paths as the structure tapers asymmetrically upward.
Olympia’s dynamic exterior envelope, clad in a sophisticated palette of materials—glass, concrete, and aluminum—generates a vibrant interplay of light and shadow over two distinct zones. A blend of precast concrete panel system, windows, and storefront glazing defines the podium façade, while a custom, unitized window wall system wraps the upper tower.
Critical in-house coordination between our façade and structural teams during the façade installation ensured that the varying concrete, window wall, and interior tolerances were accounted for and meticulously constructed.
