Tall Buildings: Designing for Smaller and Complicated Sites

Since the 1970’s global multi-disciplinary consultancy Meinhardt has found and retained a place at the forefront of structural engineering associated with tall buildings.

Their specialist engineering team has been responsible for the design of many of Australia’s tallest buildings, dating back to 80 Collins Street (Nauru House) in 1977 to today where, for example in Melbourne, they are currently working on 4 towers that range in height from 55 levels to 70 levels (250m). When Meinhardt undertook the design of Rialto Towers in the early 1980’s it was the tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere and the second tallest concrete framed office tower in the world (and still the second tallest in Melbourne excluding spires or antennas or the third tallest if they are included).

This expertise has also contributed to some of the biggest/tallest and most complex structures in the world including Dubai Pearl(300m), Signature Towers Dubai (3 Interconnecting Towers, 358m, 292m & 230m), Ocean Heights Dubai (308m), Bayoke 2 Tower Bangkok (320m) and One Raffles Quay Singapore (245m) to name but a few.

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Text by Mark Hennessy, Director of Structural Engineering, Meinhardt Australia