Presidential City

Coscia Moos and Post Brothers collaborated to transform the once-aging property into state-of-the-art apartments with luxury amenities. Principal Sergio Coscia’s obelisk concept “turned the traditional idea of the obelisk on its head,” he said. The firms enlisted Cima to present a compelling branding statement for traffic along City Line Ave., a major thoroughfare that’s the gateway to downtown Philadelphia.

  • Custom Landmark
  • Monument Sign

Challenges
• Creating cost-effective solutions for a 60-ft.- tall obelisk
and a 35-ft.- wide cantilevered monument sign
• Engineering fabrication for specified aluminum-
composite material
• Illuminating the monument and obelisk for optimum
efficiency using three different technologies
• Developing a stout welded-metal substructure with an
internal gasket layer to prevent friction and corrosion

Our design team specified every detail down to the nuts and bolts to ensure a frictionless transition through fabrication and installation.

The project features a vertical monument with an obelisk that spans 60 ft.- tall, and a horizontal monument sign that reaches 35 ft.- wide to greet new and prospective residents.

How We Helped
• Cima developed all project elements as digital 3D models, which enabled the customer to see how all elements interact, as well as the structural seams’ finishes
• We worked closely with Coscia Moos, and specified a combination of Philips Color Kinetics lighting solutions to optimize lighting-beam angles while alternating up-and-down lighting for optimal effect
• To maintain power output, Cima installed Color Kinetics’ Data Enabler Pro controller system, which was paired with a power-over-Ethernet switch. ColorDial Pro’s color-management system allows the color temperature to be adjusted on each fixture.
• From the modeling phase forward, Cima accounted for the need to fabricate the obelisk in sections that could be easily transported and assembled onsite with appropriate component fabrication and assembly.

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