The award-winning project entailed the complete reconstruction of the 10-story pedestal’s interior to effect improved circulation, enhanced accessibility, and a higher life-safety standard within the national monument.
Keast & Hood served as part of a multi-disciplinary design team to upgrade visitor safety and comfort at the Statue of Liberty. Work included structural engineering consultation on an initial three-month pre-project to replace helical railings, culminating in the crown re-opening July 4, 2009 for the first time in eight years; comprehensive structural design and construction administration services for the pedestal interior renovation and two new egress routes through abandoned elements of the War of 1812-era Fort Wood surrounding the statue; full Revit (BIM) modeling of the new elevator shaft and two separate but intertwined stair structures that ascend within the pedestal and around the existing statue hold-down structures; and extensive site representation to respond rapidly to multiple field conditions and help maintain the tight construction schedule.
The renovation was recognized with a 2013 Building Design + Construction Gold Award, a 2013 Delaware Valley Association of Structural Engineers Outstanding Project Award, and a 2013 Merit Award from the New Jersey Chapter of the American Concrete Institute and the New Jersey Concrete and Aggregate Association.
The award-winning project entailed the complete reconstruction of the 10-story pedestal’s interior to effect improved circulation, enhanced accessibility, and a higher life-safety standard within the national monument.
Keast & Hood served as part of a multi-disciplinary design team to upgrade visitor safety and comfort at the Statue of Liberty. Work included structural engineering consultation on an initial three-month pre-project to replace helical railings, culminating in the crown re-opening July 4, 2009 for the first time in eight years; comprehensive structural design and construction administration services for the pedestal interior renovation and two new egress routes through abandoned elements of the War of 1812-era Fort Wood surrounding the statue; full Revit (BIM) modeling of the new elevator shaft and two separate but intertwined stair structures that ascend within the pedestal and around the existing statue hold-down structures; and extensive site representation to respond rapidly to multiple field conditions and help maintain the tight construction schedule.
The renovation was recognized with a 2013 Building Design + Construction Gold Award, a 2013 Delaware Valley Association of Structural Engineers Outstanding Project Award, and a 2013 Merit Award from the New Jersey Chapter of the American Concrete Institute and the New Jersey Concrete and Aggregate Association.
CLIENT: Mills & Schnoering Architects, LLC
LOCATION: Liberty Island, NY
TYPE: Cultural, Government, Historic, Special, SERVICES: BIM, Feasibility Study, Renovation, MATERIALS: Concrete, Steel, SUSTAINABILITY: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Photography courtesy National Park Service
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