Landmark NYC Skyscraper Built Smarter with Qnect

"We’re able to make connection revisions quickly and with confidence using Qnect, which would have taken us weeks longer without them.”  Chuck Hongell, VP at WSP

The Project

This landmark building provides 2.85 million square feet and is known as the Spiral. The 65-floor skyscraper, was announced in 2016 by real estate developer Tishman Speyer as a 1,031-foot tower.[1] The tower, designed by Danish architectural firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), continues to generate accolades across the architectural world.

Engineering and constructing 66 Hudson in a fast and efficient manner required the use of new technologies and workflows by a number of those involved including the global engineering firm, WSP and their detailing division at WSP based in Maryland. 

Why Qnect?

Qnect optimization software was used multiple times, easing the burden on the detailing team and speeding shop drawings to the Fabricators, Banker Steel and Cives Steel. The detailing/engineering team set up a process that would connect floor-by-floor, using the same selected preferences for connection types, plate thickness and bolt sizes.

10,000+ connections were connected using Qnect’s proprietary optimization software. Qnect saved an estimated 144 person weeks, not including the streamlining of the many revisions. 

The outcome of this process is a 3D Tekla model fully connected with efficient connections and ready for fabrication to meet the demanding schedule of NYC construction.

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