Blast engineering for new courthouse with 2 towers and curving glass prism on 2-block site. Designed to comply with most recent GSA Security Criteria. 557,000 sf.

Weidlinger Associates provided blast analysis and design services for a new 557,000-square-foot federal courthouse located on a two-block site in downtown Miami. The project included building hardening and mitigation against progressive collapse, to comply with the most recent GSA Security Criteria. The building consists of two 14-story towers joined by a curving glass prism that houses the public circulation and waiting spaces. The facility includes 16 district courtrooms and chambers, as well as space for the Clerk of the Court, grand jury suites, pre-trial services, US Marshals Service, and detention cells; shared conference/training rooms for the US Attorney and GSA; and various support spaces. The project also includes 110 secured indoor parking spaces.

Completion Date: 2005
Location: Miami, Florida
Owner or Client: General Services Administration (GSA)
Prime Consultant(s): Arquitectonica; Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum (HOK)