About the author ⁄ Anantha Chittur, P.E., S.E.

Anantha Chittur is a Senior Associate at BASE and is based in its Chicago office. (achittur@baseengr.com)

Kō‘ula Inspired by Nature

Kō‘ula is in the center of Ward Village, a 60-acre master-planned community in Honolulu’s urban core that was named “Master Planned Community of the Year” by The National Association of Home Builders and “Best-Planned Community in the United States” by Architectural Digest. Planned as a beautiful addition adjacent to the community’s central park, Kō‘ula is a 41-story mixed-use development featuring 942,000 square feet of built area, including a 566-unit residential tower, common and amenity spaces, 58,300 square feet of retail space, mechanical and support space, and six stories of above-grade parking.

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Apr, 2023 By Steven Baldridge, P.E., S.E., LEED AP, Anantha Chittur, P.E., S.E. and Mark Hirschi, S.E. In Articles, Feature

Resilient Military Housing

This Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (BEQ) project is a $60 million multi-story housing complex for enlisted military personnel. In addition to sleeping rooms, the facility includes an entry vestibule, quarterdeck, multi-purpose rooms, classrooms, laundry areas, and other support spaces. The T-shaped building results from multiple studies that considered site orientation and access, parking layout, view planes for future expansion, and more (Figure 1).

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Feb, 2022 By Anantha Chittur, P.E., S.E. and Francis K. Humay, Ph.D., S.E. In Feature Comments 0

Wave One

A Story of Transfer Girders

The Near Capital Region (NCR) around India’s capital, New Delhi, witnessed a decade-long construction boom starting in 2008. Several high-rise apartments were constructed to cater to the growing need for housing in Noida, which was followed by new office construction to lure large corporations away from the urban sprawl of New Delhi.

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Sep, 2021 By Anantha Chittur, P.E., S.E. and Steven Baldridge, P.E., S.E., LEED AP In Feature Comments 0

The Ritz-Carlton Residences

Waikiki Beach, Phase 1

A truly striking structure, the Ritz-Carlton Residences Waikiki Beach Phase 1 project in Honolulu, Hawaii, was certainly deserving of the Post-Tensioning Institute’s (PTI) 2017 Project of the Year Award, presented to the project’s engineer, Baldridge & Associates Structural Engineering, Inc. (BASE). The architects, engineers, and contractors on this project faced several significant challenges but successfully overcame them through the creative use of post-tensioning, resulting in a stunning structure that reflects the Ritz-Carlton’s luxurious brand. …

Oct, 2018 By Steven Baldridge, P.E., S.E., LEED AP, Fernando Frontera, S.E., LEED AP and Anantha Chittur, P.E., S.E. In Feature Comments 0

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