Katherine Cong
Licensed Architect | High-rise Towers and Mission Critical Data Centers | AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, LEED AP Homes, WELL AP
- Role
- Associate Project Architect at HED
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Katherine Cong
I am a California Licensed Architect with 15 years of experience in large-scale, complex projects. As a project architect, I have extensive experience in technical design coordination, construction administration, and working with large consultant teams for High-Rise Towers and Mission Critical Data Centers. Recent projects include a multi-building hyperscale data center campus in Goodyear, Arizona, a 510-foot luxury residential high-rise in Los Angeles, and a LEED Silver aquatics center in Long Beach, California. I am driven by technical complexity and cross-disciplinary collaboration to deliver projects that align Owner goals and regulatory compliance with technical building integrity.
Experience
Associate Project Architect
Jan 2020 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US
Compass Datacenters PHX-I-I Hyperscale Campus (2022 - Present)Architectural Lead/Project Architect- Managed CDs & Permitting for 5 concurrent facilities in a 6-building campus; & 36MW each, 180MW total- Coordinated Owner’s base-build scope with Tenant requirements from SDs to construction- Conducted field observations of precast panel erection and joint sealant installation- Integrated hybrid liquid cooling in 3 buildings, air-cooled in 2 buildings- Resolved Revizto model clashes with Civil, MEP/FP, Structural and ICT disciplines- Executed CA and supported BIM pre-construction clash resolution.Belmont Beach Aquatics Center (2021 - Present)Project Architect- LEED Silver Public aquatics complex with 3 pools and support buildings- Aligned Owner requirements with Coastal Development Permit conditions- Coordinated with Civil, Landscape, Life Safety consultants for egress and accessibility compliance- Coordinated ETFE roof, glass windscreen, and precast facade interfaces with Structural Engineer- Collaborated with Waterproofing consultant to specify and detail below-grade and roof assemblies- Defined performance parameters for decorative concrete and coatings for a coastal environment- Directed resolution of technical details resulting from internal QA/QC envelope review.Mirabel Luxury Residential Tower (2018 – Present)Project Architect- 42-story luxury apartment tower with 348 units above a 3-story podium- Managed coordination with 10+ disciplines- Collaborated with Curtain Wall consultant to define facade systems- Defined waterproofing systems and roofing assemblies with the Waterproofing Consultant- Refined Fire/Life Safety egress diagrams for code interpretations aligned with room functions- Resolved evolving LAFD fire prevention requirements for the fully automated parking system- Detailed acoustic partitions, joint sealants, and mullion sound caps per Acoustic Consultant report.
Education
University of California, Berkeley
Master of Architecture - MArch, Architecture
SCI-Arc
Bachelor of Architecture - BArch
Skills
- Laser Cutting
- Rendering
- Autocad
- Photoshop
- Sketchup
- Revit
- Illustrator
- Model Making
- Indesign
- Rhino
- Sustainable Design
- Maxwell Render
- Architectural Design
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