The configuration created clear spans of up to 155 feet column to column. Porte-Cochere + ParapetĪt the casino’s grand entrance, 8-foot-deep plate girders with up to 27’ cantilevered breams were utilized to enable the “floating” porte-cochere to be supported on a single column. This required the team to design a complex system of support, including roof screen, girts and braces, and a 160’ long curved steel truss at the 10 th Street entrance. Unifying the parking, casino, and hotel tower, the undulating and curving ribbon often did not align to floor levels or slab edges.

McLaren engineered structural steel support of the iconic architectural “ribbon”. Architectural “Ribbon” at Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia The joists were designed to strict deflection criteria to allow for the use of operable partitions in order to maximize flexibility between convention and performance venue uses. The use of long span joists allowed for 32,000 square feet of ballroom event space with 120 foot clear spans. To allow for an open gaming floor with limited obstructions, the casino section utilized structural steel and the event space utilized long-span joists. Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia was designed using a combination of structural systems.

All are connected to a convenient 500,000 square feet structured parking garage. Today, the development features luxury hotel rooms in a 12-story all-glass tower, 130,000 square foot state-of-the-art gaming floor, a collection of bars, lounges, and restaurants adorned with huge LED screens, and a flexible space Event Center. McLaren Engineering Group provided full site, civil and structural engineering services for the project that involved razing the site’s former hotel complex and building a brand-new facility in its place. Surrounded by the Phillies’ Citizens Bank Ballpark, the Eagles’ Lincoln Financial Field, the Flyers’ and 76ers’ Wells Fargo Center, and in close proximity to Xfinity Live!, the casino hotel weaves an authentically Philly sports and gaming experience for fans across the board. Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia is a 2 million square foot, world-class entertainment concept like no other located in the middle of the city’s Stadium District. Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia Development

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