Title: Structural Design and Construction
Date: January-February, 1984
Volume: 29
Issue: 1
Page number: 24-48
Author(s): Alfred A. Yee, Chang Nai Kim
https://doi.org/10.15554/pcij.01011984.24.48

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Abstract

The challenge faced by our firm, as structural engineers for One Hundred Washington Square, was clear: to work out the logistics of balancing the office tower on its pedestal. Our solution to this  assignment is based on an exterior wall system acting as an understated, 19-story precast concrete Vierendeel wall truss, spanning from corner column to corner column, which provides an economical  but visually interesting means of lifting the bulk of the building 40 ft (12.2 m) above its plaza, The truss opens the ground level for pedestrian use and provides unimpeded views of both the main headquarters building and the gardens around the new building.