Case Study
WSP and McGee Optimize Complex Basement Design on Waldorf Astoria Hotel in London
Leveraging RAM and PLAXIS Provides Innovative Structural Solutions to Save 25% in Design Time Redeveloping Historic Infrastructure One of London’s most iconic buildings, completed circa 1911, the Admiralty Arch was designed to reflect a sense of stature and grandeur as the former house of the Royal Navy. Incorporating three archways that are the gateway to Buckingham Palace and Trafalgar Square, the structure includes six levels above ground and two sublevels. As part of a redevelopment initiative to convert this historic landmark into a Waldorf Astoria Hotel, residences, and private-members’ club global engineering firm WSP was contracted to provide structural and geotechnical engineering services.