12/3/2023 0 Comments Ohoto of tallest jenga tower![]() ![]() Each cantilevered tier is connected by six-inch diameter struts oriented vertically up the edges of these sections, such that the floors will move in unison as well as provide what DCI calls a “redundant load path” within the connected elements. The weight of the extended cantilevered floors is supported by two-inch diameter tension rods, which are each tied back to the main columns - this enables the long sections of cantilevered floors which switch sides up the building. (I’m not gonna come out and encourage you to watch Waterworld, but that’s what Kevin Costner’s boat is.) The Big Boat in the SkyĪccording to Kris Swanson, principal at DCI, it’s kind of helpful to imagine the Independent as a very tall, square trimaran - that’s one of those boats with two outriggers on either side of the main hull, which stabilize the craft and prevent it from tipping over when it turns. Today, we’re taking a closer look at two of the building’s most fascinating engineering features, which I’ll attempt to explain as simply as possible due to the inherent constraints of my liberal arts brain. Roughly 80% of the 58 -story residential building’s 370 units are spoken for, and the project should deliver in 2019 at an estimated total cost of $300 million.Īs you might imagine, the appearance of the so-called “Jenga Tower” is the first thing on everyone’s mind - the architects at Rhode Partners have certainly designed a one-of-a-kind building. But after spending some time with the folks at DCI Engineers, one half of the joint venture with Frank Lam & Associates collectively overseeing the Independent’s structural engineering, I’ve come away with a deeper appreciation of what it takes to keep this tower - which is obviously designed to look more than a little precarious - standing tall. Since it’s visible from almost everywhere in and around downtown, you probably won’t be surprised to learn that Austin’s next tallest tower, The Independent, is topped out and in a late stage of construction at 301 West Avenue in the emerging Seaholm District. A rendering of the finished Independent tower superimposed on the Austin skyline.
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