Case Study: The Walt Disney Company transforms its New York headquarters with Thornton Tomasetti's integrated engineering and security services

The Walt Disney Company transforms a 1.2 million sf headquarters with Thornton Tomasetti

The Walt Disney Company faced the challenge of transforming a full city block in Hudson Square into a new broadcast-ready headquarters, a complex project constrained by a difficult site next to an active subway tunnel and demanding requirements for column-free studio spaces and security. Thornton Tomasetti provided a suite of multidisciplinary engineering services including structural design, construction engineering, and protective design consulting to address these obstacles.

Thornton Tomasetti implemented innovative solutions such as a base-isolation system to protect a below-grade studio from subway vibrations and long-span transfer trusses to support heavy loads. Their integrated approach and Advanced Project Delivery™ methodology streamlined construction, kept the fast-track project on schedule, and resulted in a resilient, 1.2-million-square-foot headquarters with flexible, high-performance studio and office space.

The Walt Disney Company