The project team was tasked with reusing the existing parking deck structure and repurposing it into the main event space floor, designing and constructing a brand new three-story event space with tiered seating and firstclass back-of-house accommodations, and making use of the existing foundations by any means necessary to minimize disruptions to the site. Doing so would also accommodate a significantly accelerated project delivery schedule, making THE HALL at LIVE! fully operational in under 24 months from beginning of design to grand opening.

McLaren Engineering Group, which provided both structural and civil design and engineering services for the entire LIVE! complex since its original construction in 2012, proposed an innovative approach to reusing the parking deck and constructing an entertainment superstructure above it. The team envisioned modifying the area, which was conveniently sandwiched between the existing event space and casino, into a permanent yet flexible high-end facility that could soon accommodate 4,500-plus patrons. Cordish soon realized the project’s success presented an opportunity to expand the development with an on-site, large-scale entertainment venue centered on attracting big-name national acts to the casino resort.Īt that time, the northwest corner of the LIVE! development featured a post-tensioned concrete parking deck with open-air loading access to the ballroom. In 2018, The Cordish Companies, owners of the LIVE! Casino and Hotel resort in Hanover, Md., celebrated the grand opening of their newest 17-story luxury hotel tower and accompanying 12,000-sq.-ft ballroom space designed by architects Klai Juba Wald. Maryland’s LIVE! Casino and Hotel uses an existing structure as a launchpad for a new steel-framed entertainment venue.ĭavid McLaren is a project executive, Brad Fallon is a project manager, and Cassandra Dutt is a project engineer, all with McLaren Engineering Group.ĪN EXISTING PARKING deck has been transformed into a three-level, 75,000-sq.-ft, steel-framed entertainment superstructure dubbed THE HALL at LIVE! Modern Steel Construction - February 2021 Live Transformationĭavid McLaren, PE, Brad Fallon, PE, And Cassandra Dutt 05:46:51

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