International Hotel & Tower

Notable KOR Structural Solutions

• The tower integrates the desired mix for market residential as well as the hotel units
• The market residential units from levels 26 to 63 consist of three different floor configurations that conform with the structural scheme and form the tower dictated
• The design of a mechanical floor at level 25 allowed for structural load offsets and transfers enabling a majority of the tower structure to be contiguous
• The twisting slender form of the tower necessitated the design of a supplementary mass damper, consisting of two water-filled slosh tanks on the roof, to help mitigate building accelerations that might occur during very strong windstorms
• The curved glazed roof and atrium structure is supported by large steel tree columns and the glass façade system was integrated with the structural support system to become a seamless part of the glazing

• A nine-level underground parking structure required excavation depths of 100 ft. from Georgia street level to the base of the core foundations
• Hotel service spaces and loading dock facilities were integrated into the parking levels, maintaining tower structure integrity without the need for transfer structures
• The building maintenance requirements and strict tower height limitations required the design of a specialized roof track building maintenance unit that would not project above the top of tower parapet elevations
• A custom steel track support system was designed that also provides support for solar cell tubes that form part of the exterior façade at the top of the tower